Andy Oram on O'Reilly Radar tag:radar.oreilly.com,2010-08-27://57 2012-02-06T19:46:10Z http://radar.oreilly.com/andyo/ Movable Type Pro 4.21-en Small Massachusetts HIT conference returns to big issues in health care tag:radar.oreilly.com,2012://57.47793 2012-02-06T19:46:10Z 2012-02-06T19:46:10Z The real reason hospitals haven't joined health information exchanges, and other reports from the Massachusetts Heath Data Consortium's annual conference. Andy Oram http://www.praxagora.com/andyo/ The real reason hospitals haven't joined health information exchanges, and other reports from the Massachusetts Heath Data Consortium's annual conference. A discussion with David Farber: bandwidth, cyber security, and the obsolescence of the Internet tag:radar.oreilly.com,2012://57.47760 2012-01-30T16:31:01Z 2012-01-30T16:31:01Z David Farber offers his big ideas about where the Internet is headed: how long it can last, slaying the bandwidth bottleneck, and waiting for the big breach. Andy Oram http://www.praxagora.com/andyo/ David Farber offers his big ideas about where the Internet is headed: how long it can last, slaying the bandwidth bottleneck, and waiting for the big breach. Massachusetts Open Checkbook: running through the ledger of choices and challenges in open government tag:radar.oreilly.com,2012://57.47720 2012-01-20T19:28:23Z 2012-01-20T19:28:23Z A tour of the new Massachusetts spending site, accolades and critiques from leading open government advocates, and an examination of it takes to produce data you can query for useful information. Andy Oram http://www.praxagora.com/andyo/ A tour of the new Massachusetts spending site, accolades and critiques from leading open government advocates, and an examination of it takes to produce data you can query for useful information. Medical imaging in the cloud: a conversation about eMix tag:radar.oreilly.com,2012://57.47696 2012-01-16T19:58:49Z 2012-01-16T19:58:49Z It's a situation crying out for networked transfer, but HIPAA requires careful attention to security and privacy. Andy Oram http://www.praxagora.com/andyo/ It's a situation crying out for networked transfer, but HIPAA requires careful attention to security and privacy. What would you like policy-makers to know about computing? Brian Kernighan's solution tag:radar.oreilly.com,2011://57.47644 2011-12-29T17:27:07Z 2011-12-29T17:27:07Z Brian W. Kernighan has been working for years to see that policy-makers knos a thing or two about the Internet, and now he has written a book called D is for Digital: What a well-informed person ought to know about computers and and communications. Andy Oram http://www.praxagora.com/andyo/ Brian W. Kernighan has been working for years to see that policy-makers knos a thing or two about the Internet, and now he has written a book called D is for Digital: What a well-informed person ought to know about computers and and communications. HealthTap's growth validates hypotheses about doctors and patients tag:radar.oreilly.com,2011://57.47588 2011-12-10T21:10:08Z 2011-12-10T21:10:08Z HealthTap has revealed two interesting and perhaps unexpected traits about doctors: they will take the time to post information online for free, and they are willing to rate each other. Andy Oram http://www.praxagora.com/andyo/ HealthTap has revealed two interesting and perhaps unexpected traits about doctors: they will take the time to post information online for free, and they are willing to rate each other. USENIX's LISA still for system administrators tag:radar.oreilly.com,2011://57.47586 2011-12-09T22:06:27Z 2011-12-09T22:06:27Z Topics that concern LISA are fairly stable from year to year. Configuration management, storage options, security, cloud computing (particularly with Xen), IPv6, customer relations, and a bit of NoSQL formed the pillars of the program. Andy Oram http://www.praxagora.com/andyo/ Topics that concern LISA are fairly stable from year to year. Configuration management, storage options, security, cloud computing (particularly with Xen), IPv6, customer relations, and a bit of NoSQL formed the pillars of the program. Could closed core prove a more robust model than open core? tag:radar.oreilly.com,2011://57.47549 2011-12-01T21:51:49Z 2011-12-01T21:51:49Z The closed core model requires businesses to determine where their unique value lies and to be generous in offering the public extra code that supports their infrastructure but does not drive revenue. This model may prove more robust and lasting than open core, which attracts companies occupying minor positions in their industries. Andy Oram http://www.praxagora.com/andyo/ The closed core model requires businesses to determine where their unique value lies and to be generous in offering the public extra code that supports their infrastructure but does not drive revenue. This model may prove more robust and lasting than open core, which attracts companies occupying minor positions in their industries. Intellectual Property Strategy: a book, a panel, and a movement tag:radar.oreilly.com,2011://57.47524 2011-11-23T16:17:51Z 2011-11-23T16:17:51Z The speakers, who included household names of the free culture movement such as Lawrence Lessig and Eric von Hippel, emphasized the culture shift that is breaking the seemingly iron grip of current policies that favor wealthy companies with portfolios of patents and copyrights. But I think even these speakers failed to convey how huge a sea change in underway. Andy Oram http://www.praxagora.com/andyo/ The speakers, who included household names of the free culture movement such as Lawrence Lessig and Eric von Hippel, emphasized the culture shift that is breaking the seemingly iron grip of current policies that favor wealthy companies with portfolios of patents and copyrights. But I think even these speakers failed to convey how huge a sea change in underway. VoIP Drupal reaches out to the developing world tag:radar.oreilly.com,2011://57.47512 2011-11-21T17:12:17Z 2011-11-21T17:12:17Z The VoIP modules form a door through which Drupal can move into a vast world of touch tone telephones, smart telephones, and text messaging, and therefore toward integrating a huge range of users in developing regions who use those technologies instead of desktop or laptop computers. Andy Oram http://www.praxagora.com/andyo/ The VoIP modules form a door through which Drupal can move into a vast world of touch tone telephones, smart telephones, and text messaging, and therefore toward integrating a huge range of users in developing regions who use those technologies instead of desktop or laptop computers. Demoting Halder: A wild look at social tracking and sentiment analysis tag:radar.oreilly.com,2011://57.47426 2011-11-01T18:00:00Z 2011-11-01T18:00:00Z My short story, "Demoting Halder," was supposed to lay out an alternative reality where social tracking and sentiment analysis had taken over society. As the story evolved, I wondered if the reality in the story is something we're living right now. Andy Oram http://www.praxagora.com/andyo/ My short story, "Demoting Halder," was supposed to lay out an alternative reality where social tracking and sentiment analysis had taken over society. As the story evolved, I wondered if the reality in the story is something we're living right now. On Dennis Ritchie: A conversation with Brian Kernighan tag:radar.oreilly.com,2011://57.47421 2011-10-30T13:29:07Z 2011-10-30T13:29:07Z I talked on Friday with Brian Kernighan about Dennis Ritchie, who sadly passed away two weeks ago at the age of 70. To a large extent, Ritchie completed what he started. Andy Oram http://www.praxagora.com/andyo/ I talked on Friday with Brian Kernighan about Dennis Ritchie, who sadly passed away two weeks ago at the age of 70. To a large extent, Ritchie completed what he started. What's New in CFEngine 3: Making System Administration Even More Powerful tag:radar.oreilly.com,2011://57.47418 2011-10-28T19:54:02Z 2011-10-28T19:54:02Z CFEngine is a surprisingly flexible and fast tool for distributed configuration management. A new version was released this week. Andy Oram http://www.praxagora.com/andyo/ CFEngine is a surprisingly flexible and fast tool for distributed configuration management. A new version was released this week. Wrap-up from FLOSS Manuals book sprint at Google tag:radar.oreilly.com,2011://57.47386 2011-10-21T20:57:12Z 2011-10-21T20:57:12Z Mixtures of grassroots content generation and unique expertise have existed, and more models will be found. Understanding the points of commonality between the systems will help us develop such models. Andy Oram http://www.praxagora.com/andyo/ Mixtures of grassroots content generation and unique expertise have existed, and more models will be found. Understanding the points of commonality between the systems will help us develop such models. FLOSS Manuals books published after three-day sprint tag:radar.oreilly.com,2011://57.47384 2011-10-21T03:31:50Z 2011-10-21T03:31:50Z Joining the pilgrimage that all institutions are making toward wider data use, FLOSS Manuals is exposing more and more of the writing process. Andy Oram http://www.praxagora.com/andyo/ Joining the pilgrimage that all institutions are making toward wider data use, FLOSS Manuals is exposing more and more of the writing process.