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- U.S. capitalism vs. Web democracy
- U.S. capitalism vs. Web democracyIt's a no-brainerOf course the court is right. Why should any 2.0 jerk be allowed to hook into the content of somebody else when they aren't paying the costs to provide the content? The sponsors aren't getting their sponsoring value if their logos are being...
- Tags: Channel management, U.S. Capitalism, Web Democracy, Web, Davis
- Discussion threads 2006-12-22
- RIM chief: Chances of NTP deal appear slim
- RIM chief: Chances of NTP deal appear slimPersonally, I hope......RIM shuts down its US service--it would serve the country right to feel the effects of its own idiotic patent system.I don't know for sure if RIM would still be able to do business in Canada, Europe, and the rest of...
- Tags: Davis, Research In Motion Ltd., NTP
- Discussion threads 2006-02-24
- Davis CarChip E/X with Alarm
- Extremely simple to use, the CarChip E/X with Alarm ($199) plugs into a car's OBD-II connector and saves information on specific engine operating parameters. The information it logs can be downloaded to a PC via its included USB cable. Although it can log all the standard power train data, you...
- Tags: Monitors & displays, CarChip E/X, OBD-II
- Product reviews 2006-02-14
- Dell to stop free home delivery of PCs
- Dell to stop free home delivery of PCsGreat - 1st cut the warranty, 2nd make us pick it upPar for the course for this POS company.First cut the warranty from the industry standard 1 year to 90 days.Now we must pick the computers up.What's next? No warranty and we...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Desktops, PC, Dell Computer Corp., computer, Davis
- Discussion threads 2005-09-30
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- A peek into Silicon Valley and beyond . . .
- I enjoy being a journalist and reporting on the business and culture of Silicon Valley. Most of my reporting is done the traditional way, with a notepad and pencil. Increasingly journalists have to do more, carry a camera, do podcasts, run video. Software engineers have to...
- Tags: Silicon Valley, Tom Foremski, Journalist, Video, Corporate Communications, Marketing
- Blog posts 2008-08-26
- Some serious research into gasoline-free transport
- There's an institute in Davis, California, dedicated to studying what works and what doesn't work when it comes to people moving around. Headed by Dr. Dan Sperling the faculty and research staff have delved into all manner of transit modes, energy sources, etc. They don't have Washington lobbyists...
- Tags: Vehicle, Plug-in, PHEV, Telecommuting, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2008-08-22
- Awaiting decision on new trial in Thomas case
- Apparently, it is RIAA day here at the govtech blog. The Wall Street Journal reported Friday on the upcoming decision in the Thomas case. Jammie Thomas, of course, was hit with $220,000 is statutory fines for copyright infringement. The verdict was based on a "making available" theory (see this article...
- Tags: Theory, RIAA, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-08-18
- Europe discussing the business of the Semantic Web at ESTC
- I've written before about the importance of events that move us past introspection and academic debate, and bring the real benefits of semantic technologies to a wider business audience. As the Semantic Web Gang discussed recently, North America has had the excellent Semantic Technology Conference for several years, and this...
- Tags: Europe, Conference, Semantic Web, Research & Development, Benefits, Internet, Business Operations, Human Resources, Paul Miller
- Blog posts 2008-08-17
- Georgia conflict may mean the birth of modern cyber-warfare
- Georgia conflict may mean the birth of modern cyber-warfareTaiwanI think an impetus for Red Flag Linux wqas the inability of Beijing to secure Windows against Taiwan, but my memory might be faulty.Cyberwar? You must be kiddind...I thought that word "war" is applicable for some serious events that have catastrophic consequences...
- Tags: Government, Vertical industries, PRODUCTIVITY, SECURITY, Hacking, Saakashvili
- Discussion threads 2008-08-12
- Georgia turns to Google's Blogger amid Russia onslaught
- Georgia turns to Google's Blogger amid Russia onslaughtwhat a bsis it really journalism when just copy and paste somebody else's BS?RE: Georgia turns to Google's Blogger amid Russia onslaughtRussia is doing an amasing job in protecting the people in he break away regions.RE: Georgia turns to Google's Blogger amid Russia...
- Tags: Government, Recruitment & Selection, Blogger, Georgian, extremist, Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-08-11
- Glaucoma-monitoring contact lenses engineered at UC Davis
- There's nothing I love more than a great tech development from the lab. Researchers at UC Davis have engineered a new material that could make "smart" contact lenses that measure pressure within the eye and dispense medication accordingly possible. Crafted into lenses with a...
- Tags: Eye, Healthcare, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-08-06
- 'Making available' argument rapidly dying well-deserved death
- I'm passing along Ray Beckerman's post on two recent cases that show the RIAA's attempt to use a "making available" theory to show copyright infringement is clearly on the way out. The Copyright Act clearly requires a showing that the defendant transferred the content to someone else; the RIAA has...
- Tags: RIAA, Judge, Statute, Peer To Peer (P2P), Internet, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-08-05
- Judge hints he will declare mistrial in Thomas case
- The judge in the Jammie Thomas copyright-infringement case is likely to declare a mistrial because of his reliance on the RIAA's specious "making available" theory, Wired reports. Last year, a Minnesota jury may headlines by the RIAA a $220,000 verdict against Thomas pictured. But the verdict was based on...
- Tags: Distribution, RIAA, U.S. Congress, Judge, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-08-04
- Global Best Practices in Email Security, Privacy and Compliance
- A new generation of email security solutions is needed to meet the challenges of growing message traffic, rapidly-evolving security threats and increasingly complex data protection and privacy regulations worldwide. Securing inbound email - while challenging enough - is less difficult than maintaining compliance with the complex, overlapping...
- Tags: Financial, Compliance, E-mail Security, Privacy, Regulation, Proofpoint Inc., Best Practice, E-mail, Cyberthreats, Online Communications, Security
- White papers 2008-08-04
- PCMark 2005 memory benchmark favors Intel CPUs
- PCMark 2005 memory benchmark favors Intel CPUsError?That just happens to favor the marketshare leader? The same marketshare leader that is up on antitrust violations in several places across the globe?Doesn't seem likely. But perhaps I'm too cynical.RE: PCMark 2005 memory benchmark favors Intel CPUsIt is a mistake to...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Chipsets, Processors, Microsoft Windows XP, PCMark 2005 memory benchmark, PCMark 2005, memory benchmark, Intel CPUS, Intel Corp., BAPCo, CPU
- Discussion threads 2008-08-01
- A robot that really will make you smile
- And I mean it -- literally. An article from Vaughan Today, Canada, reports about robots which help straighten smiles. According to this paper, 'Dr. Kevin Davis and his team are the first and only in Canada to offer SureSmile, a high-tech, digital method of producing precision braces.' Davis says that...
- Tags: Brace, Vaughan Today, Robots, Emerging Technologies, Roland Piquepaille
- Blog posts 2008-08-01
- McAfee SiteAdvisor blocks SANS
- Showing you just how much they understand about security, McAfee blocked the SANS website, sans.org, as well as giac.org and sans.edu, with their SiteAdvisor application, listing it as a "bad" site. Interestingly enough, SANS sites are some of the best sites to go to for security related...
- Tags: McAfee Inc., McAfee SiteAdvisor, Web Site, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Security, Internet, Nathan McFeters
- Blog posts 2008-07-30
- Escapee 'Spam King' dead in apparent murder-suicide
- Convicted spammer Eddie Davidson, who escaped from federal prison over the weekend, killed his wife and 3-year-old daughter before killing himself in what is being described as a murder-suicide. Colorado's 9News.com said the tragic end of the man known as the "Spam King" was confirmed by the...
- Tags: Prison, Sheriff, Internal Revenue Service, Attorney, Healthcare, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-07-24
- 'Spam King' escapes from federal prison
- [ UPDATE: Davidson was found dead, involved in an apparent murder-suicide that involved his wife and 3-year-old daughter. ] Edward "Eddie" Davidson, a notorious e-mail spammer who was sentenced to jail time in April, has escaped from a federal prison camp in Florence, Colorado. Davidson...
- Tags: Internal Revenue Service, Restitution, Davidson, Federal Prison Camp, E-mail, Security, Online Communications, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-07-23
- 2008 Pwnie Award nominees announced
- Well, after getting 134 nominations, and spending countless hours pulling out nominees, the judges for the 2008 Pwnie Awards have announced the final nominees to be voted on. From the site: The final list of nominees for the nine Pwnie Award categories is ...
- Tags: Nominee, Vulnerability, XSS, Attack, Flaw, Dan, XSS Flaw, Lifelock, Security, Nathan McFeters
- Blog posts 2008-07-21
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