I do a good deal of public speaking, to all sorts of groups. This week, though, I had a particularly challenging gig--an hour with the current class of Youth Leadership Lincoln, a group of 40 high school sophomores, selected to participate in this intensive leadership development program. I enjoy high school and college students a lot, and I am quite comfortable with these audiences. The challenging part was the topic: technology.
Think about it a minute. I'm a 58 year-old, talking to a group of 15-16 year-olds about technology. I told these future leaders about ALPR, the proliferation of video surveillance systems, the impact of technology on criminal investigations and personal privacy, and our ground-breaking location-based services application, P3i. No problem, I had nothing to worry about in retrospect. The hour flew by, and we could have talked all morning. I guess I can still hold my own in the constantly-connected crowd. But I still won't tweet.
Friday, February 24, 2012
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Blogs are boring, chief. You really ought to switch to twitter and stop putting people to sleep.
You really are a great leader and role model for not only the generation coming up but also those of us that are a little grayer in the temple.
Blogs are boring, chief. You really ought to switch to twitter and stop putting people to sleep.
Not too boring for you to read, obviously.
7:52,
As I keep saying, sometimes I even put myself to sleep.
7:56,
Gag me with a spoon. But thanks, anyway.
8:32,
I think 7:52 is tongue-in-cheek. But then again....
There are a lot of really great things that have come from advances in electronics and technology. Unfortunately, there is a lot of downside to much of it, too. "You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows." Bob Dylan
I LOVE your blog, Tom. It's one of the first things I read in the morning. As for tweets, I don't do/read them, either. Please, don't ever quit your blog! It's very informative and I enjoy reading most of the comments.
Speaking of ALPR, what kinds of luck have you had with that? Are you considering an expanded implementation? Have there been unexpected challenges? Any impressive success stories?
ALPR might even more useful now, I'd bet, with the puzzling tag color choice that some "brilliant" individual or group made over at DMV.
I too enjoy your blog, please don't stop. I feel that I am still "connected" when I get my fix with your writing.
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