GeekWire Debate: Why Barack Obama should get your vote for president

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I’m not a partisan. I’m nominally a Democrat, but I served as co-chair (with Marc Benioff) of George W. Bush’s President’s Information Technology Advisory Committee – where, I assure you, partisan Democrats weren’t welcome! I have three principles that I hope you share. First, I try to be fact-based. Second, I try to be consistent… Read More…

What the budget crunch is doing to computer science, and what to do about it

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Guest Commentary: For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2011, the University of Washington has again taken a massive hit to its state budget.  This will largely (but by no means entirely) be offset by tuition increases.  The chart below shows state support and tuition revenues over the past 5 years: You see that state… Read More…