The CTO of the State of California, responding to being called out by Tech Crunch and the San Francisco Chronicle for setting aside $50 million to maintain an antiquated 70’s-era legacy system just to process unemployment checks, has challenged the public to “walk the talk” and propose better ways his state can conduct its IT operations.

Even though I don’t live in California, I can’t resist such a challenge.
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As I write this, The Princess & The Frog has grossed about $93 million after 8 weeks of wide release.  Is this a failure?
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I mostly listen to R&B, but ever since I heard the beautiful anguish in Norah Jones’ voice on I Don’t Know Why, there’s been room on my iPod for sultry jazz vocals. By the time another friend hipped me to Diana Krall, I was hooked.

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