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- Government, markets and regulation
- Government, markets and regulationJust Another Gov't Program Gone BadFannie Mae was created in the Depression to create liquidity in the mortgage market. Lequidity had been wiped out by the stock market collapse and bank runs.As with all government programs, it just grew and grew and never went away. ...
- Tags: Mortgages, Vertical industries, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, mortgage, government
- Discussion threads 2008-07-24
- Ballmer seeks to justify Microsoft's bottomless-pit online spending
- Ballmer seeks to justify Microsoft's bottomless-pit online spendingBallmer Justifies Bottomless PitIt's called his STOMACH.Where is the return on these investments?They are no closer to competing with Google than before Ballmer started this spending spree. When people think "search" they think Google. It's that simple. No one thinks Yahoo or...
- Tags: Financial accounting, Microsoft Corp., Steve Ballmer, 3M Co.
- Discussion threads 2008-07-24
- (Photos: Solar players show off their wares)
- (Photos: Solar players show off their wares)electrolysis+solar powerI once saw a US company's ad for a set of palladium(why not use carbon?) electrodes that could be plugged into a cigarette lighter.This could be used to plunge into a beaker of outdoor sampled water.The electrolysis would create Chlorine in status nascendi(from...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, photograph
- Discussion threads 2008-07-18
- Obama calls for comprehensive cyber-security measures; looks for a national cyber ninja
- Update: It would seem that Richard Stiennon agrees with me on the concept of a group of experts to advise, also on keeping away from spending ridiculous amounts of money. Cyber-terrorism... ah, what a fancy buzz word that is. Defined on Wikipedia as: "The premeditated use...
- Tags: John McCain, Cybersecurity, Security, Nathan McFeters
- Blog posts 2008-07-18
- Microsoft's search ambitions are its Vietnam
- Microsoft's search ambitions are its VietnamMicrosoft's search ambitions are its VietnamThe simple answer is no. Microsoft has Google envy? Since when? Google has been in constant decline for a couple of years now. Microsoft on the other hand has been growing. Their interest in search is...
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, Live Mesh, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., software
- Discussion threads 2008-07-18
- In America money is life
- In America money is lifeWhat a crock[i]while the U.S. is both rich and powerful, it is “woefully behind when it comes to providing opportunity and choices to all Americans to build a better life.”[/i] OK, let me get this straight. There is someplace else in the world that...
- Tags: Warm-Weather, Woody Allen
- Discussion threads 2008-07-17
- Voting For A McCain
- Voting For A McCainAh, milk from the the government sow..Obama's tax policies will hurt American business way more than any benefits his technology policies may provide. It's not government's role to create and invest in technology; its role is to get out of the way so that the Apples,...
- Tags: Taxes, Free trade, Obamessiah, tax, Obama
- Discussion threads 2008-07-16
- At ease, Americans, your government is resting easy on global warming
- At ease, Americans, your government is resting easy on global warmingMaybeGeorgie was confused and thought he was in China, . . the "from" was probably his nod to them, . . . though aren't they just second place? Oh well, pollution control is within each persons' grasp to impact...
- Tags: global warming, government
- Discussion threads 2008-07-11
- How should Microsoft fight Vista criticism? "We're sorry" is a good start
- How should Microsoft fight Vista criticism? "We're sorry" is a good startYour type of experience is in the minority.Everyone thinks the majority that are dissatisfied have never tried Vista. When the truth is those screaming the loudest against it used it and didn't like it.My main complaint is not Vista...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-07-10
- Email preservation standards extremely lax, GAO finds
- Email preservation standards extremely lax, GAO finds.....Can we say DUH! It has been pointed out time and time again that the Bush administration has absolutely no respect for the Constitution nor do they care to adhere to the laws they create. The "we are above the law" mentality and the...
- Tags: preservation standard, Email preservation standard, e-mail, General Accounting Office, U.S. Congress
- Discussion threads 2008-07-10
- Email preservation standards extremely lax, GAO finds
- It just keeps looking like the Bush Administration is intentionally keeping shoddy records to avoid public accountability. After all of the missing White House and RNC emails, including a dearth of messages sent by and to Karl Rove, the Government Accountability Office reports that federal agencies and officials consistently fail...
- Tags: Agency, General Accounting Office, Standards, House, E-mail, Advertising & Promotion, Online Communications, Marketing, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-07-10
- Storm Worm says the U.S have invaded Iran
- Storm Worm says the U.S have invaded IranA little more convincing....Maybe if the storm worm article didn't sound as such a blatantly obvious fabrication some idiot who didn't know how far a was from z on a keyboard would have fallen for it. With all the things the storm worm...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Broadband Internet, Network technology, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Storm Worm, U.S, storm worm
- Discussion threads 2008-07-09
- Viacom vs YouTube exposes Google's data retention policy
- Viacom vs YouTube exposes Google's data retention policyDon't trust GoogleGoogle has more information about more people, all over the world, than any government agency anywhere in the world. People worry about the Bush administration, but they should be worrying about Google.Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts, absolutely.If you don't...
- Tags: Absolute Power, Google Inc., Viacom Inc., YouTube Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-07-03
- Do feds track cell users illegally? Legal groups want to know
- Do feds track cell users illegally? Legal groups want to knowDoes a bear crap in the woods?Is a frogs a*****e watertight?Does Barbara Walters talk funny?Seriously I believe most law enforcement people have little inclination to do so, especially the heavy data mining nonsense the neocon-spooks are crazy about gathering. ...
- Tags: cell user
- Discussion threads 2008-07-02
- Big Brother Getting Bigger Part 1: USA
- Eek, from Slashdot today: The FBI has confirmed to Popular Mechanics that it's not only adding palm prints to its criminal records, but preparing to balloon its repository of photos, which an agency official says 'could be the basis for our facial recognition.' It's all part of a new...
- Tags: FBI, Privacy, Washington Post Co., Slashdot, Government, Federal Government, Security, Nathan McFeters
- Blog posts 2008-06-30
- The French way to open source
- The French way to open sourceTop down short term thinking will harm youAnd you vote for the idiots who don't listen.RE: The French way to open sourceDana - I agree that if OSS is to grow past its current niche in servers and developing nations who mistrust US high-tech companies...
- Tags: French way, open source, OSS
- Discussion threads 2008-06-27
- Global warming is a security issue say American spies
- Global warming is a security issue say American spiesDead on[i]If global warming is real and it's consequences are as serious as some say which I doubt it will case major instability across the globe[/i]I think we've seen it repeated many times in history: Everyone's content and willing to lend a...
- Tags: security, global warming
- Discussion threads 2008-06-25
- The diabetes epidemic just gets worse
- The diabetes epidemic just gets worseshould we?Well, they force compliance on us on a number of other health issues. We are prohibited from injesting a wide variety of substances in the name of health. As far "should they" goes, I won't comment. But why they are or arn't, I'm almost...
- Tags: Vertical industries, Food & Beverage, Carbohydrate, epidemic, protein, health care
- Discussion threads 2008-06-25
- Sex Ed 2.0?
- Sex Ed 2.0?abstinence-only programs LOLYeah those abstinence programs are REAL effective.naaaaaaaaaht.RE: Sex Ed 2.0?The Bush administration bowing to the Religious Right has spent hundreds of millions promoting abstinence only. Studies show that most kids who sign abstinence pledges break them within a short time -- and since they aren't...
- Tags: Sex-Ed 2.0, abstinence
- Discussion threads 2008-06-24
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