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- The glide path to an open society
- The glide path to an open societyCuba, change?Not if the Cubans have a choice.You wrote:Cuba, under Raul Castro, shows signs that he wants to make his island nation more open to the outside world. He has allowed wider access to essential communications technologies, such as cell phones and the Internet...
- Tags: INTERNET, CUBANS, Cuba
- Discussion threads 2008-04-08
- Blogger says cuba blocked access to her site
- Blogger says Cuba blocked access to her siteWhere's the American Media on this?The American mainstream media has such a love affair with Cuba, which I often don't understand. You'd think they'd be aghast about a country that not only runs the media, but openly suppresses any form speech. ...
- Tags: Cuba, media, Blogger
- Discussion threads 2008-03-25
- China's cyberwar: Is it all that surprising?
- China's cyberwar: Is it all that surprising?Why blog about it?Who cares? As long as Americans continue to be in love with the "sell for less" concept that essentially equals buying products made in China because you can save a couple bucks, they are in no position to complain about what...
- Tags: irony, cyberwar, free trade, IS IT, Cuba
- Discussion threads 2007-10-18
- How worried should Microsoft be about open source?
- How worried should Microsoft be about open source?They shouldn't be worried at allMicrosoft should continue business as usual, not bothering to even think about anything but how to squeeze the most out of their customer base.Don't worry, Steve; be happy!Worried? I defer to Mike CoxntRE: How worried should Microsoft...
- Tags: Linux, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows XP, UNIX, Databases, Microsoft IT, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Ubuntu, open source, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft IIS Server, Cuba
- Discussion threads 2007-09-25
- Castro: H1-B increases are plot to steal IT workers from Latin America
- Castro: H1-B increases are plot to steal IT workers from Latin AmericaIt's hard to understand...... why all the IT guys leave Cuba.See my small carton:http://geekandpoke.typepad.com/geekandpoke/2007/07/why-not-cuba.htmlBye,OliverThat's Just SillyThe U.S. Tech industry is not out to damage Cuba or Latin America's Tech industry. Its only goal is to destroy job opportunities...
- Tags: Cuba, Castro, H-1B visa, U.S. tech industry
- Discussion threads 2007-07-20
- Castro: H1-B increases are plot to steal IT workers from Latin America
- As Silicon Valley demands more H1-B visas be granted to foreign workers, Fidel Castro warned this week that increased migration of tech workers to the U.S. will hurt Cuba and other Latin American economies, ComputerWorld reports.Castro's warning was part of celebrations to mark the graduation of the first class from...
- Tags: International
- Blog posts 2007-07-19
- cuba to migrate to open-source software
- Cuba to migrate to open-source softwareWell duhit's a massive swing away from American based vendors as narcasism and nationalism finally take root and shifts turn to inward solutions. If only the US could separate itself from the indebtedness to China and Mexico's products and reintroduce industry that long ago...
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, Linux, OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, open-source software, Cuba, Stallman, Castro, Communism, communism, software
- Discussion threads 2007-02-20
- cuba going open source
- Cuba and Venezuela are shaking off the yoke of US hegemony by jettisoning Microsoft products for open source, AP reports. "Its basically a problem of technological sovereignty, a problem of ideology," said Hector Rodriguez, who oversees a Cuban university department of 1,000 students dedicated to developing open-source programs....
- Tags: Government technology, International, Linux/Unix, Microsoft
- Blog posts 2007-02-19
- cuba: We're forced to 'finance' the Internet
- Cuba: We're forced to 'finance' the InternetDon't listen to the man behind the curtains .The man behind the curtains would be George W. Bush , who is using the embargo as a tool to hurt al the people of Cuba for what one man is doing . George is...
- Tags: finance, Castro, Internet, Cuba, embargo
- Discussion threads 2006-11-02
- cuba targets illegal TV dishes as U.S. weapon
- Cuba targets illegal TV dishes as U.S. weaponThe Iranians say the same thingbut the enforcement is not there. The police have their own dishes!The US Government FCC allows Americans to receive ANY broadcast, ANY time, ANY frequency, period. They do however restrict regulate broadcasting. This allows for subversive regimes to...
- Tags: Vertical industries, airwave, government, Cuba, broadcasting, advertisement, U.S. Government, TV
- Discussion threads 2006-08-09
- cuban on hunger strike for Internet access
- Cuban on hunger strike for Internet accessConfused about the whole undersea cable issueThe official reason given by the Cuban government for rationing Internet use on the island is that the US embargo prevents Cuba from accessing undersea communications cables, thus limiting the available bandwidth. I am confused. How does...
- Tags: Cuba, Cuban, cable, Internet access
- Discussion threads 2006-03-09
- cuba, Iran lash out at Internet freedom
- Cuba, Iran lash out at Internet freedomCuba, Iran lash out at Internet freedomThat's what the internet is for! Anonymously slandering others and looking at porno.Who cares what they think!There's no rule that says every nations has to be online! If they don't like whats available on the web they should...
- Tags: Government, Internet, Internet Freedom, Cuba
- Discussion threads 2005-11-18
- Senator: Keep U.N. away from the Internet
- Senator: Keep U.N. away from the InternetMessage has been deleted.Yes The Internet Should Not Be Managed by the UN, and Neither by the US!For a president that was preaching smaller government, etc he sure is doing the complete opposite. The ICANN was doing fine, UNTIL the current administration could...
- Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Government, Internet, ICANN, domain, Cuba, indy
- Discussion threads 2005-10-18
- Feds blacklist 'illegal' cuban Web sites
- Feds blacklist 'illegal' Cuban Web sitesmakes sense in light of the Grokster decisionI know that it's not what the Grokster decision determined, but it's consistent with the reasoning that brought about the conviction.Big Brother"The reality is, the chances of them actually being caught is relatively slim, because there's really no...
- Tags: Vertical industries, Cuba, Cuban Web site, government, Big Brother
- Discussion threads 2005-07-08
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- Health care debate is a neverending story
- Health care debate is a neverending storySupply and demandOf course there's a way to balance the two. It's called the Market. Get third-party pay out of the equation, and demand and supply laws will come into effect.The reason demand is so high is because prices are artificially low. Whenever you...
- Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Insurance, health care
- Discussion threads 2008-05-09
- News to know: MicroNoHoo, OpenSolaris, 10 reasons for IT failure; Apple
- Notable headlines: Larry Dignan: Microsoft walks away from Yahoo: Assessing winners, losers and Plan Bs Microsoft walks: Five reasons why it's a good move Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft takes its ball and leaves Yahoo on the Web 2.0 playground Dan Farber: Yang...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Web, OpenSolaris, Information Technology, Yahoo! Inc., Apple Inc., Enomaly, Channel Management, Web 2.0, Microsoft Windows, Sales Strategy, Strategy, Open Source, Marketing, Internet, Operating Systems, Software, Sales, Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-05-05
- Using mail for phishing
- The standard phishing scams still catch enough people to justify the small costs and low risks involved - but there's a better way. From the bad guy's perspective traditional phishing has costs and benefits. On the cost side there's a few hundred dollars to get a million...
- Tags: Phishing, Cyberthreats, Spam, Viruses And Worms, Security, Spam And Phishing, Paul Murphy
- Blog posts 2008-05-01
- The glide path to an open society
- The International Olympic Committee IOC, the Switzerland-based group responsible for Olympic event planning, has been putting pressure on China to open the Internet during the games in Beijing as part of host-nation commitment to media openness. As Ars Technica reported, the results have been decidedly mixed. Though Chinese Internet users...
- Tags: China, Government, Vertical Industries, Internet, Enterprise Software, Software, John Carroll
- Blog posts 2008-04-07
- Massachusetts finds unintended consequences in health care reform
- Massachusetts finds unintended consequences in health care reformWell, duh.The hallmark of socialism is shortages. Massachusettes socializes it's health care, and wow, shock, just like Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Oregon and Hawaii, shortages appear.lol...[i]By putting 340,000 new customers on the rolls demand for service has skyrocketed. Doctors just can’t keep up.[/i]That...
- Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Massachusettes, health care
- Discussion threads 2008-04-07
- Microsoft: June 30 Windows XP cut-off set in stone
- Microsoft: June 30 Windows XP cut-off set in stoneFrom a consumer *AND* business perspective..Killing off XP is just stupid at this point on both counts. The premise, and success, of free enterprise is giving the customer what they want. If people want XP, TAKE THEIR MONEY. If people want Vista,...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Market Demand, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, stone, Linux, PC
- Discussion threads 2008-04-03
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