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- Are programmers underpaid, or executives overpaid?
- Are programmers underpaid, or executives overpaid?Start his own company of course"What's a programmer who's already at the top of his or her development track to do?"No one ever hired Bill Gates or Michael Dell as an executive. They hired themselves.we should outsource executives to India;)Haven't seen a 3% raise...
- Tags: likeness, Dilbert Principle, Dilbert, incompetence
- Discussion threads 2006-08-28
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- Nobel Laureate is the father of Kevin Mitnick investigator
- We tend to say that information security is a small world. Conferences quickly become real-life demonstrations of the principle of six-degrees-of-separation. After a few years working in this industry, you either meet all or are within one hop of all the major players in the space; there just...
- Tags: Information Security, Kevin Mitnick, Nobel Laureate, Osamu Shimomura, Productivity, Security, Adam O\'Donnell
- Blog posts 2008-10-09
- Google is at your service
- Most everything Google does is given away, yet it makes a ton of money. That's the open source principle in action. The reason it makes money is that it gives great value for time, and that's what credibility comes down to -- value for time. by Dana Blankenhorn
- Tags: Google Inc., Credibility, Dawson, Advertising & Promotion, Open Source, Marketing, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-10-08
- Student Technology Day: Steve Ballmer Q&A
- There was quite a lot to transcribe out, and many questions asked. Some questions put to Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft, include: Will we always need programmers? What's Microsoft's input in Facebook and social networking? Does Microsoft have any changes in mind for their...
- Tags: India, Pyramid, Laughter, Network, Microsoft Office, Steve Ballmer, Product, Microsoft Corp., Programmer, Question, Microsoft Windows, Social Networking, Operating Systems, Software, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2008-10-06
- Techies choose Obama - by a landslide
- If techies could choose the next President, Obama would win in a landslide. Checking donors from 10 large tech companies, including Apple, Dell, Google and Microsoft, over 90% of the donations support the senator from Illinois. Why does high-tech love Obama? First the numbers The...
- Tags: Landslide, Broadband, Obama, McCain, Telecommunications, Broadband Internet, Network Technology, Telecom & Utilities, Networking, Robin Harris
- Blog posts 2008-10-05
- The cost of doing business in China: Privacy
- The cost of doing business in China: PrivacySo does the US !The only difference is, in china's case, you know and in US, you don't (or atleast most people don't). They even hijack all the data that flows through pipes of ISPs and make a copy and put analyzers on...
- Tags: SECURITY, Skype Technologies S.A., fundamental human right, big deal, human right, Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-10-02
- Will you get the flu shot?
- Will you get the flu shot?Uhhhh.. wrong site????Since when is a flu shot have to deal with computers......RE: Will you get the flu shot?I am getting the shot only because its free through my workplace. If it wasn't then I more than likely wouldn't and just take my chances.RE:...
- Tags: HEALTHCARE, flu shot, flu
- Discussion threads 2008-09-25
- Defense-in-depth in practice
- A long portion of my career in information security was spent as a security consultant. I would come into an engagement and either analyze data or an architecture and provide recommendations to the client on improvements they could make in their security posture. Maybe 9 times out of...
- Tags: Layer, E-mail, Security, Online Communications, Adam O\'Donnell
- Blog posts 2008-09-24
- Hunt for Palin 'hacker': Journalism or mob mentality?
- Hunt for Palin 'hacker': Journalism or mob mentality?So what are you advocating, anarchy?So, are you advocating anarchy where there are absolutely no constraints on moral, ethical, fair and legal behaviour?I am so sick of people who say that it's OK for a person to do something illegal, let alone it...
- Tags: Blogging, SECURITY, Koman, blogger, mentality, Palin
- Discussion threads 2008-09-23
- Is SOA governance even possible without data governance?
- Is SOA governance even possible without data governance?Focus on SOA governance is misplacedYou bring up a great point Joe. This is one of the reasons why I tend to question the focus on "SOA governance." That's too narrow, IMO. Governance needs to be broader than just focusing on service lifecycles.RE:...
- Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Web services, cloud computing, Middleware, SOA, data governance, SOA governance
- Discussion threads 2008-09-23
- Outside school doesn't equal online carte blanche
- Outside school doesn't equal online carte blancheTime to teach the little buggers, and the idiot parents, a lesson.If I were the principal, I'd file a defamation of character & libel suit against the kids involved, AND their parents...two of whom are obviously low-grade morons at best. Then see what they...
- Tags: principal
- Discussion threads 2008-09-22
- Is open source politically attractive?
- Is open source politically attractive?Do you think Canadians are so obsessed with software...... that a reference to open source as software is significant?I suggest the endorsement is a statement of political principle. Though it may not be accurate, open source might be considered an expression of an old principle:...
- Tags: open source, Bloc Quebecois, voter
- Discussion threads 2008-09-19
- Gumboy Tournament (exe)
- Test your reflexes, judgment, and tactics while facing up to eight other players in this follow-up to the critically acclaimed and popular arcade game Gumboy: Crazy Adventures. Featuring the same graphically rich, fantasy style that made the original Gumboy so captivating, Gumboy Tournament adds new levels, bonuses, and four new...
- Tags: CINEMAX, Games, Personal Technology
- Software downloads 2008-09-19
- Is That Non-Compete Too Broad?
- Is That Non-Compete Too Broad?Noncompetes are BadI spend a great deal of my time representing employees in disputes over the enforceability of noncompete contracts. Almost to a fault, these provisions are overly broad and puntitive for the employee. I also believe they stiffle innovation. We blog about noncompete...
- Tags: HEALTHCARE, Workforce management, Noncompete, Medicare
- Discussion threads 2008-09-16
- Using open source smarts to pick change agents
- Using open source smarts to pick change agentsNetworksPeople are usually promoted one level at a time. If one of your potential allies has a reprimand in his file for rebellion, would you expect to find him in a more senior position? Would you want to endure the difficulties...
- Tags: open source, network, Murph, agent
- Discussion threads 2008-09-16
- Leaked Homeland Security doc warns of data threats
- A memo from the US Department of Homeland Security has recommended that corporate and government leaders do not travel with mobile equipment carrying sensitive information. A document emphasizing mobile-data security threats has appeared online after being leaked from the US Department of Homeland Security. The...
- Tags: Document, Mobile, Homeland Security, Spokesperson, Tom Espiner ZDNet.co.uk, security, travel
- News items 2008-09-16
- Might Ubuntu and Firefox part ways because of the dreaded EULA?
- Might Ubuntu and Firefox part ways because of the dreaded EULA?Let Mozilla put the EULA on their start pageIf they want it, they can host it.Increasing awareness is not always a good thingCancer, for instance.I'm in the "it's no big deal" camp.We're talking about trademark usage here, not use of...
- Tags: Web browsers, EULA, Mozilla Firefox, Ubuntu, Mozilla Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-09-15
- In remembrance of scoundrels past
- In remembrance of scoundrels pastSame mess - different scum.I agree. I did some consultancy work for a large brand name in sportswear and was horrified by their IT systems. It had been held in thrall by one man who started his IT career in the 70s and was still going...
- Tags: Strategy, Recruitment & Selection, information technology, IT System
- Discussion threads 2008-09-15
- Flight Attendants Want Porn Banned from Wi-Fi Flights
- Flight Attendants Want Porn Banned from Wi-Fi FlightsIm sure this will largely be a non-issue..Most decent people will not view this type of material in a small, confined space - especially since children would be present. For those that would disregard this fact a public reminder (IE>tapping them on the...
- Tags: Wireless LANs, Flight Attendant, Wi-Fi flight, Wi-Fi
- Discussion threads 2008-09-11
- LHC and Faith-Based Science
- Public reaction to the Large Hadron Collider is so ignorant and brain-dead we need a theory to explain what's going on. I asked Charles King at Pund-IT for a theory. He offered this: I believe that much of the public reaction to the LHC is grounded in...
- Tags: Science, LHC, Research & Development, Homeland Security, Business Operations, Government, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-09-08
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