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When Citi shares cost less than a newspaper

When Citi shares cost less than a newspaperwhat I don't get is...why doesn't the government just buy them for a few billions rather then giving them hundreds of billions of tax money.It's like paying $100 to rent a car for 2 days when you can buy it alltogether for $10.The...

Tags: Financial services, pyramid scheme, toilet, Citigroup Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-03-05

How to REALLY erase a LOT of hard drives

How to REALLY erase a LOT of hard drivesDBANNo DBAN listed in the options available?Tor those looking for an affordable option, try DBAN (Darik's Boot and Nuke) hosted at sourceforge. It's not only free, but will gladly wipe 8 SATA HDD at once with minimal hassle.$11k for a program...

Tags: governemnt, hard drive, DBAN

Discussion threads 2007-11-12

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How about a Microsoft Security Essentials for servers?

How about a Microsoft Security Essentials for servers?Leave that for the 3rd party providersMS is already treading on anti-trust thin ice with the release of this for the client. By not stepping into the enterprise market, MS allows all the current AV providers to charge for their enterprise features. So...

Tags: Servers, X-WINDOWS, server, Microsoft Corp., security, operating system

Discussion threads 2009-06-23

ObamaCare opponents scramble to build a winning coalition

ObamaCare opponents scramble to build a winning coalitionObamaCare sneaks a foot in the doorExisting insurance companies and health care providers worry about the government plan because it is the pre-ordained winner on the path to single payer, not because a government plan would be inherently superior.Any Democrat worth their credentials...

Tags: Vertical industries, Healthcare reform, HEALTHCARE, Benefits, game plan, health care, single payer, ObamaCare, ObamaCare opponent

Discussion threads 2009-05-12

Gov't failures: Engineering brain drain and bad leadership

Gov't failures: Engineering brain drain and bad leadershipIt's GovernmentWhy should anybody put any effort into any government project. There is no penalty for failure. The pay checks keep on rolling.The oversight Congress are a bunch of self serving fossils, who for the most part are clueless.However, the public...

Tags: Six Sigma, Government, brain drain, bad leadership, CMMI, leadership

Discussion threads 2008-06-27

Recent CNN Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack explained

Recent CNN Distributed Denial of Service DDoS attack explainedyou are racist, period.>> but am I concerned at the apparently large number of pro-China-Americans? You're damn right I am.>> they also own so many investments in the US, it poses a real threat to our economy.So are you too scared...

Tags: SECURITY, distributed denial of service, CNN Distributed Denial of Service, attack, CNN, denial of service

Discussion threads 2008-04-23

Give a man a computer ...

Give a man a computer ...Is Intel thinking these thing through?At least Negroponte has though through the facts that the users of this product may not have a consistent electrical source if any at all and that climate and geological issues would require a more rugged design. He's also thought...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Intel Corp., One Laptop Per Child project, computer, mesh networking

Discussion threads 2007-12-10

CIA, FBI computers used for Wikipedia edits

CIA, FBI computers used for Wikipedia editsI'm wondering where M$ edits track to?willing to take a bet?I'm not paying these guys to edit wikipediaAs a taxpayer, I think they need to concentrate on their jobs.So what??Those are the people I'd expect to actually know a bit more about those topics....

Tags: computer, FBI, Wikipedia, Wiki, harassment, government employee, CIA

Discussion threads 2007-08-17

Will security firms detect police spyware?

Will security firms detect police spyware?Sophos says "It's crazy not to detect police spyware"Malicious code is malicious code. There's no reason why organisations targeted by "police spyware" could not write a variant of the e-bug for their own use. Before we know it, we'll all be spied on by every...

Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, malicious code, security, U.S Government, spyware, police spyware, govt, Sophos Plc.

Discussion threads 2007-07-17

Thailand lifts YouTube blockade

Repressive governments don't like the idea of the obstreperous YouTube. But Thailand, one of many countries which has banned YouTube, has had a change of heart, reports TechSpot.Last April, the Thai government -- which took power in a coup -- declared an outright ban on YouTube after a video that...

Tags: International, Censorship

Blog posts 2007-06-27

MySpace: 179 million times more open than Facebook

MySpace: 179 million times more open than FacebookIt's time for Face Book to Pay Up.The recent announcements by Face Book that they are going to be the next OS, or the next platform, or the next goggle, reeks of egotism and self indulgence as well as a master slave mentality....

Tags: Operational accounting, MySpace, Facebook, FACE-BOOK, revenue

Discussion threads 2007-05-25

FBI turns to broad new wiretap method

FBI turns to broad new wiretap methodFBI BROAD NEW WIRETAPGEO ORWELL's 1984...BIG BROTHER...."LET THE PUBLIC BE DANMED" DITTO FOR THE U.S. CONSTITUTION AND CONGRESS's "OATH OF OFFICE".ISP should be in charge of any data interceptionAfter all it's ISP's network, and they've got no vested interest in any particular legal...

Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Federal government, Government, Internet, FBI, Internet Service Provider, warrant, prez

Discussion threads 2007-01-30

Software to monitor overseas opinions of U.S.

Software to monitor overseas opinions of U.S.It doesn't seem all that creepymedia is the other political force in the world, has been for as long as communication existed that opinions and news travels from source to target. No matter whether abroad or domestically, a govt or individual would do...

Tags: Vertical industries, Social Security, software, media, government, monitor

Discussion threads 2006-10-04

Barebones Windows to arrive in South Korea

Barebones Windows to arrive in South KoreaNo, the 'yet again' partis that customers are inconvenienced. Just like the N European version, few will want or purchase this. If they do, the very first thing they will do is download the missing software.Bundled IM and media capability are expected...

Tags: Digital music, Web browsers, Media players, Digital media, Microsoft Corp., media player, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2006-08-23

Memo to Bill Gates

Memo to Bill GatesIf not for the insults, he might have read it.Too bad you threw the opportunity away.I'm Insulted & I'm Not...Bill, Steve Or, Ray...Ouch!:-(Yeah!I like this letter. Bill has been living in the woods to long to catch a whiff of the omnious threat posed by Big Brother...

Tags: Bill Gates

Discussion threads 2006-06-03

Lenovo smear is grossly unfair

Lenovo smear is grossly unfairLenova smearIs this what we can expect a US Congressman to do ? When does he concern himself with the people's business and his time off the job ?? ...

Tags: Strategy, Lenovo Group Ltd., USofA, Lenova, Communist Chinese government

Discussion threads 2006-04-04

Hacktivism: Users in charge

Hacktivism: Users in chargeWhat makes your hacktivists "better" than China's?It's interesting, many hacks out there seem to get traced back to China. One always wonders if the Chinese government supports these efforts, whether explicitly with funding and resources, or implicitly by ignoring them. If some "hacktivists" in China were...

Tags: Chinese Government, U.S. Government, Kant

Discussion threads 2006-02-13

Google: China decision painful but right

Google: China decision painful but rightGoogle: China decision painful but rightWas it right when Microsoft pulled the chinese blog? We sure did hear a lot of crap about that from the linux fanboys. Where are they to protect Google?DisappointingBut Google's actions are no different than those of hundreds...

Tags: SEARCH, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2006-01-26

Verizon closes book on MCI merger

Verizon closes book on MCI mergerSeverance PackageHey,WTF???? 39.2 Million Severance. No frikken wonder my cell phone bills are so high. That is crazy. These people should get the boot and nothing more just like us Pi$$-ants.Just a minute....A conclusion of your article is that 'two mega-mergers...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, merger, BellSouth Corp., Verizon Communications Inc., MCI Inc., phone

Discussion threads 2006-01-06

Oracle password system comes under fire

Oracle password system comes under fireHello? Anyone awake at Oracle?"all passwords are converted to uppercase characters before calculating the hash."What the HECK was Oracle thinking? That's a big no-no for any database system. For Oracle this borders on complete negligence and is an inexcusable blunder. I wouldn't be surprised to...

Tags: Databases, Oracle Corp., password, database

Discussion threads 2005-10-28