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PrntRhd
03-25-2006, 11:08 AM
I came across this story, a city in Oklahoma had installed a new Unix webserver and the default page was not set up properly. Check out the City Manager's reaction:
http://www.centos.org/modules/news/article.php?storyid=127
tommy
03-26-2006, 03:19 AM
Why you should elect one geek to City Councils.

OR

Why you should not have a city manager who, when you look closely into his left ear, you can see his right ear.
jlreich
03-26-2006, 10:19 AM
That's great. Everyone needs a geek around. :p :D
Jason1971
03-26-2006, 08:28 PM
The sad thing is I USE to work for the City of Tuttle (EMS). That place is small time. They changed city managers 2 times in the year I worked there. Did not care for it too much. There was a lot of small-town politics for me.

"I am computer literate! I have 22 years in computer systems engineering and operation."
Now this is a prime example of a little knowledge being dangerous
PrntRhd
03-26-2006, 09:18 PM
His "systems experience"
Program Manager 22 years
Raytheon(E-Systems, Inc.)
pentachris
03-28-2006, 01:01 PM
It's amazing how someone with so much experience on paper (http://www.tuttletimes.com/viewarticle.php?id=744) can know so little...

He is also planning to build a city website, including a user-friendly automated system. The website could include information about city officials, agenda and minutes of meetings, a place to read ordinances, bill payments and building permit applications. Taylor has a background in computers, and build the city of Harrah’s website.

In addition to his time with the cities of Hugo and Harrah, Taylor spent 22 years working with E Systems as a program manager. Seventeen of those years were in Virginia, working on a classified government program. He has run his own computer business and worked for the Choctaw Electric Cooperative as their internet technologies manager. He also wrote grants for Little Dixie Community Action, a skill he has carried into his work with cities.

Also, read his response (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/03/27/tuttle_email/) to the publicity (which he "welcomed" in the initial email exchange with CentOS).