NBC has a short but interesting article about some of the different groups planning to test, then build, a tethered ‘space elevator.’ Just be hopeful that you can avoid riding with the kid that presses every. single. button. Read about…
Surge Adventure Park: brought to Jacksonville by Drew Brees
It’s been talked about for a while, but there’s a sign up and people are employed at the new indoor adventure park backed by Drew Brees. The Jacksonville Daily Record has a nice write-up about the facility and the (hopeful)…
Dressed to impress, Xerox Iridesse is at PRINT 18
Industry Analysts has a nice write up about the Xerox Iridesse, Brenva inkjet press, and XMPie offerings being highlighted at PRINT 18 in Chicago this week. From white dry ink and extra long cut sheet (13×47″) on the Iridesse, to…
House passes longterm FAA reauthorization bill
From aopa.org: “HR302, a $90-billion, five-year FAA reauthorization bill, passed in the House of Representatives by a vote of 398 to 23 on Sept. 26. The legislation addresses industry workforce programs, aviation safety, drone integration, and other issues, but to…
Jacksonville City Council approves mayor’s $1.2B budget
Includes over $161 million in capital improvements, funding for the zoo, and development along McCoy’s creek. (among many other things) News4jax has a writeup over here.
Good Pandora station…
Based on a band called Defiance, OH and a whole bunch of thumbs, both down and up. No idea how well Pandora stations share, but here goes: https://pdora.co/2QYxTRy
Great turnout at the JITC
Great turnout and interesting talk about digital transformation today, at the Jacksonville Information Technology Council meeting this morning. TierPoint’s Bill Cashman shared several case studies that highlighted some of the IT challenges his company had been able to resolve. As…
Jax downtown developments
On September 19th, Jacksonville’s Downtown Investment Authority took action on quite a few exciting projects in the downtown Jax area. The most exciting of these is the proposed re-development of the Berkman II, which has been sitting partially finished for…
Jacksonville IT Council meeting:
Tuesday, September 25, 2018 at 7:30 AM. As always, free for members and $10 for guests Bill Cashman TierPoint (Corporate Sponsor) Topic: Hybrid IT in a secure environment FSCJ Technology Center401 W State StRoom 140 Jacksonville,…
Deep thoughts. Er… thought.
Nobody wants to be annoying, but the only thing worse than being perceived as too persistent is not being persistent enough.