Online technologies have become enormously useful for increasing the speed and efficiency of communication, but they have a long way to go before they become the primary source for creating and maintaining quality human relationships.

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On-line data centers are increasing their capacity to deal with this increased demand for processing power, communication speeds and digital storage capacity but despite the increases in efficiency of enterprise equipment and software there is a price to pay for universal connectivity and general on-line resources.

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Because of this line of reasoning, managers or technical leads sometimes over-correct and attempt to maximize efficiency by staffing single-person projects to reduce the communication overhead down to zero.

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The governor can begin delivering on this promise by supporting AB 1850, a bill introduced by Assembly Majority Leader Charles Calderon and passed yesterday by the Senate Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communication, which would improve the way the California Energy Commission (CEC) considers energy efficiency in rapidly evolving industries like consumer electronics.

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