great idea. I think something of the kind is in the works but if it isn't it should be.
On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 2:14 PM, Jerry Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > My first "professional" programming project (for more than beer money) was a > Navy R&D project called TechBase. > > It was a database (and search and reporting functions) that tracked every > single Navy contract, status and costs and description and due dates. > > It was invaluable for the Navy (according to the admirals I got to meet). > > I would love to see this type of publically-accessable, up-to-the-minute > system showing where our tax dollars are going, to who, and for what. > > I don't have a problem helping me neighbors. Rats and sewage in their yard, > and their missing roof affects my house and health. > > I just want to know how much of my monthly income is going to them. And what > they are using it for. If they are fixing their roof, great. But if they > went with hand-cut slate with copper gutters, we are going to have a talk. > > > > On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 4:05 PM, Scott Stewart <[email protected]>wrote: > >> I dunno, I just think we should worry about cleaning up our own back >> yard, before we try to clean up someone else's. >> > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:286934 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
