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Why the Technology Gap Matters to YOU

Posted by Burgher Jon
/ March 1, 2010 / 10 Comments

<soap box> I am pulling out my soap box to address one of the public policies related to technology, the gap between the computer literate, the not-so-much and the not-at-all. I’m addressing it right now for two reasons. First, there have been a number of stories in the news that...
A Couple Interesting Local Business Stories in the News

Posted by Burgher Jon
/ February 23, 2010 / Leave a comment

Mike Madison asked whether it’s possible for local startups to get local funding and remain local. He points out that there are many people who still contend that local investors are too conservative. This stringency of funding puts pressure on companies to move to the funding. Mike points out that...
Sunday Sauerkraut with Kielbasa

Posted by Burgher Jon
/ February 21, 2010 / Leave a comment

While I use sauerkraut as a way to describe my Sunday hodge-podge posts, I don’t actually like to eat the stuff. I do however, LOVE to eat kielbasa. In fact, I just had some great kielbasa yesterday, over Mrs. T’s Pirogies. Anyways, on to the good stuff. As I go through...
Pittsburgh Political Blogs

Posted by Burgher Jon
/ February 17, 2010 / 1 Comment

A friend of mine (and fellow blogger) is preparing to launch a really innovative and exciting website that will be focused on politics. He wants to start it up in Pittsburgh and a few other cities around the burgh (I’ll keep you posted as features become available). While he’s a...
On Pittsburgh Public Policy Luring High-Tech Jobs: Part 2 – What About the Entrepreneur?

Posted by Burgher Jon
/ February 16, 2010 / Leave a comment

The Heinz Endowments, specifically the Innovation Economy Program, recently commissioned a report on Growing Pennsylvania’s High-Tech Economy. It took me a while to make it through the whole report (I don’t have tons of free time), but I wanted to share some of it and comment on it briefly. I’ll...
On Pittsburgh Public Policy Luring High-Tech Jobs: Part 1 – What’s the Goal?

Posted by Burgher Jon
/ February 15, 2010 / 2 Comments

The Heinz Endowments, specifically the Innovation Economy Program, recently commissioned a report on Growing Pennsylvania’s High-Tech Economy. It took me a while to make it through the whole report (I don’t have tons of free time), but I wanted to share some of it and comment on it briefly. I’ll...
Sunday Sauerkraut: My Legs Hurt Edition

Posted by Burgher Jon
/ February 14, 2010 / Leave a comment

You know what makes a great ice pack when you’ve just run 18 miles? Frozen Sauerkraut. Unfortunately, I don’t have any frozen sauerkraut. So this episode of your Sunday Twitter Tweets comes with frozen peas on both knees. As I go through the week, I use twitter to send out little...
Sunday Sauerkraut

Posted by Burgher Jon
/ January 17, 2010 / Leave a comment

Image via Wikipedia As I go through the week, I use twitter to send out little updates and links. I realize that I do this quite a bit and that not all of you have Twitter, so with that in mind I’d like to take Sunday to do sort of...
Some Sunday Sauerkraut

Posted by Burgher Jon
/ January 10, 2010 / Leave a comment

How to Make Sauerkraut As I go through the week, I use twitter to send out little updates and links. I realize that I do this quite a bit and that not all of you have Twitter, so with that in mind I’d like to take Sunday to do sort...
On the Mayor’s Veto – Updated

Posted by Burgher Jon
/ January 7, 2010 / Leave a comment

Yes, I’m aware that the Veto was actually at more like 4:00pm. No, I’m not an expert on the Sunshine Law, the Home Rule Charter, or any of the other relevant legal aspects of what happened 12/31/2009. If you want to read about that issue, may I recommend the incomparable...

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Why the Technology Gap Matters to YOU

A Couple Interesting Local Business Stories in the News

Sunday Sauerkraut with Kielbasa

Pittsburgh Political Blogs

On Pittsburgh Public Policy Luring High-Tech Jobs: Part 2 – What About the Entrepreneur?

On Pittsburgh Public Policy Luring High-Tech Jobs: Part 1 – What’s the Goal?

Sunday Sauerkraut: My Legs Hurt Edition

Sunday Sauerkraut

Some Sunday Sauerkraut

On the Mayor’s Veto – Updated

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