links for 2008-02-17
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More coverage of Kim’s work.
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In a more globalized world, does the phrase “diaspora” even make sense?
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Good luck storming the castle! “…China’s long-term strategic dilemma: how to balance its rapid integration into the international economic system with its determination to preserve its autonomy in domestic and foreign affairs.”
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Man, I wish I understood how the energy market works better. How mean, how do they ship energy from West Texas to Austin? Is it all accounting magic, or real? Anyone got pointers?
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Uh…”all politics are local”…is that anything?
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Man, this movie is never gonna get made.
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Another, more positively put, list of tips for dealing with “the kids” in the workplace. Note the “24/7″ part. Yow!
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“For one thing, he says, consumers around the world are less inclined to believe any ‘Made in ____’ label.”
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NYTimes ranking of vodka. I say Austin’s own Tito’s is tops!
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Round-up of the current state of hip-hop. An optimistic “played out” rating it seems.
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Hey, lookit! It’s danah boyd without her Gen-x fuzzy ear hat thing on! WhA-bAAM!
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Summary of tips on getting developers to give a crap about you and help you make money.
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Yuh!
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Joel talks of SLAs being sort of not too handy depending on the fine print, and the need for check lists in IT; that is, process to avoid doing stupid stuff - Black Swans even! - that cause problems.
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Wikipedia sez
“All of the electric utilities in the Texas Interconnection are electrically tied together during normal system conditions … The Texas Interconnection covers most of the State of Texas.”
and
“Unlike the other major NERC interconnections, the high voltage transmission and energy market within the Texas Interconnection is operated by ERCOT as essentially a single power system instead of as a network of cooperating utility companies.”
ERCOT = Electric Reliability Council of Texas
“As the independent system operator for the region, ERCOT schedules power on an electric grid that connects 38,000 miles of transmission lines and more than 500 generation units.
ERCOT also manages financial settlement for the competitive wholesale bulk-power market and administers customer switching for 6 million Texans in competitive choice areas.
ERCOT is a membership-based 501(c)(6) nonprofit corporation, governed by a board of directors and subject to oversight by the Public Utility Commission of Texas and the Texas Legislature. ”
http://www.ercot.com/news/presentations/2007/Bojorquez_-_Nuts_and_Bolts_of_Wind_Integration_-_11282007.ppt
Thanks for the foot-work there, Mark ;)
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