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Court date set for Google lawsuit

Court date set for Google lawsuitwhat about....What about MSN and Yahoo they ave up their records without any question. Will google stand a chance in court after that?http://otherthingsnow.blogspot.com/Amazed they didn't back offThe inJustice Dept. has no legs to stand on! Boy do I hate the right-wing agenda . . ....

Tags: Web site development, Web technology, Government Official, Google Inc., Web site, IP address

Discussion threads 2006-01-27

Hacker strikes university computer system

Hacker strikes university computer systemGo hackers!Just kiddin'. Felt like goading the mouth foamers.[i]"The data, which included home addresses, telephone numbers and dates of birth, was being used at the state's authorization but without the consent of the individuals whose information was being used in the study."[/i]Think these individuals have a...

Tags: Hacking, SECURITY, government official, hacker, BSD

Discussion threads 2004-10-20

Government officials join security summit

Government officials join security summitinformation securityI like this term. Having a govy that exempts itself at every turn is something that is enevitable. I dont happen to believe that the govy gets first shot at every new technology that has a noticable advantage. But ya know that a 'lot of...

Tags: govy, security summit, security, Government Official

Discussion threads 2003-12-02

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Google announces Public DNS

It won't filter content, it will just put the higher paid blog spam ads at the top. No thanks. It seems that Google is trying ever so desperately to get into everyone's business, unfortunately that is going to backfire on them. No one trusts Google anymore, they are...

Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Domain names, Loverock, Google Inc., DNS, OpenDNS, Internet Service Provider

Discussion threads 2009-12-03

Fake H1N1 (Swine Flu) alerts lead to malware

How stupid are People?Very much so, I guess.Is there a Mac version?This is useless for me1. No link to fake CDC site.2. No Mac version.Very, and no.[b] [/b]If you're that bummed out.. try Boot Camp.Or WINE...

Tags: SECURITY, Spyware, adware & malware, Operating systems, malware, vulnerability, H1N1 flu, Apple Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-12-02

A single search index would speed up the entire Internet

Such cooperative efforts never work in the real worldIt's not like you can government-mandate this, because the internet is worldwide. And when you have this many groups involved that depend on this for making profits, you'll never get a consensus agreement on the finer details, and you'll never get everybody...

Tags: Robots, crawler, search-index, robot, Google Inc., Internet

Discussion threads 2009-11-24

Royal Navy gets creative in attracting engineers - develop online game

Engineering is not what it used to be.  There used to be only 10 or so basic engineering degrees one could graduate with. Now there are hundreds (some even argue it's triple that) of specialties. Most are in demand all over the world. The technology revolution is moving at a...

Tags: Talent, Facebook, Online Game, Tool, Technology Revolution, Navy, Professional Development, Games, Workforce Management, Productivity, Career, Personal Technology, Human Resources, Doug Hanchard

Blog posts 2009-11-18

Cap and trade controversial in Australia

This is what happened:An Australian researcher who was critical of mainstream theories got censored.The new Inquisition: dare to raise your voice against the enviro-whackos and they get all angry.CEC FAILs againCEC claims: [i]"An Australian researcher who was critical of mainstream theories got censored."[/i]He wasn't censored for disagreeing with the global...

Tags: theory, CEC, global warming, Cap-and-Trade, carbon dioxide, tax

Discussion threads 2009-11-17

Asia-Pacific leaders: no final deal in Copenhagen

Here Harry, take this tylenol.You're way too excited.The end of US freedomsWelcome to the new world where you are going tobe taxed and wealth transferred to other countries.2010 Vote them out.2012 Vote him out.Here's some better newshttp://www.climatedepot.com/a/3515/Prominent-Russian-Scientist-We-should-fear-a-deep-temperature-drop--not-catastrophic-global-warmingThanks to solar cycles, there's more to fear from COOLING than warming.Harry is such...

Tags: Government, leader, global warming, rich nation

Discussion threads 2009-11-16

Climate Eye for iPhone 1.2 (Mobile)

Climate Eye for iPhone provides daily climate averages and weather forecast information for more than 1300 major cities and locations throughout the world. All data is supplied by official government sources in each respective country. It is ideal for travelers, weather hobbyists, students, and anyone with an interest in the...

Tags: Apple iPhone, City, Mobile, Climate, Ajnaware, Government, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-11-10

Ubuntu Karmic Koala launches to mixed reviews

Not released yetKarmic koala hasn't been officially released yet and the bug that this article was talking about has been fixed for the official releaseMultiple hard drives issue already fixedThe problem only affected the 64-bit version of the release candidate, and it has apparently been fixed for the final release.wowwow,...

Tags: Web site development, Web technology, Microsoft Windows, Ubuntu, Ubuntu Karmic Koala, Dana

Discussion threads 2009-10-29

FCC unanimously approves next steps toward Net Neutrality

The Federal Communications Commission voted unanimously today to move forward on a process - expected to take 120 days - that could lead to Net Neutrality regulations.  The vote came after the two dissenters on the commission - Republicans Robert McDowell and Meredith Attwell Baker - went on the record...

Tags: FCC, Net Neutrality, Federal Government, Government, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-10-22

AT&T to FCC: Close loopholes and write rules that apply to Google, too

They have a point thereNuns aside, I think AT&T has a valid point there. Specially when Google blocks phone calls to an elected official. However, I don't see the FCC doing anything about it. Google is embedded pretty good with government agencies as it is, and who knows what data...

Tags: Federal government, Google Inc., FCC, AT&T Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-15

Snowe and enemies push health reform forward

Of course . . ."But the story is not yet told, and the trolls below will have their day."Of course. Your way is so right and everybody else is so wrong.at this point If they SO against the health reform let them have it there way since they...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, health care

Discussion threads 2009-10-14

Republicans protest net neutrality rules, fearing a chilling effect on broadband investment (or was it profits?)

Let the whining by the Neo-Cons begin. nt:-(RE: Republicans protest net neutrality rules, fearing a chilling effect on broadband investment (or was it profits?)bingoKeep your damn politics out of itCan't we just discuss technology issues without injecting our political views? There are valid arguments on both sides; let's focus...

Tags: Network technology, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, net neutrality rule, broadband investment, broadband, Net Neutrality

Discussion threads 2009-10-06

ICANN, US government splitting up - slowly

Well, this is a somewhat amorphous development: The Wall Street Journal reports that the U.S. government is now "loosening control" over ICANN, the semi-private "director" of DNS addressing. The move is seen as a stamp of approval for the private-sector approach and will mollify European governments who have long been...

Tags: ICANN, U.S. Government, Government, Internet, Vertical Industries, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-09-30

CIO Jury: Will Snow Leopard boost Macs for business?

Surprise to no-one hereLittle support for enterprise-level apps and CIOs won't adopt Apple? Color me surprised. This one I found amusing though:"The primary issue for us is always security and after that the need for applications to work reliably on the Mac OS."So volume-licensing of an AV/malware suite is more...

Tags: Apple Mac OS X, Desktops, Vertical industries, Operating systems, Apple Inc., Apple Macintosh

Discussion threads 2009-09-29

Facebook, Wrong Again!

There was a book and movieabout assassinating Bushmaybe the secret service has a pointbut both sides of the aisle should have more respect for the presidency Come on....I don't care for the guy myself, but all you need is the results to be over 50% and some whack job will...

Tags: Free-speech, Facebook, Obama

Discussion threads 2009-09-29

What if my kid went to Dawson's School of Online Learning?

As long as you are not teachingOtherwise they would be in a class called Google101.AcronymsYou gotta be careful about acronyms. SOL is a common acro for s**t-outta-luck. With the D in front, you get: da**-s**t-outta-luck. Not what you should use for a school, is it? And you can't use just...

Tags: E-learning, training and certification, Sol, education, Dawson, online learning, Harvard

Discussion threads 2009-09-28

Is keeping big media alive good for the future of journalism?

All old media companies need to die off...They are too constrained reliving memories of past glory to change in any meaningful way. What we need are modern 21st century media companies who understand the digital world. If Amazon, Google, or Facebook were to start new media companies, you can bet...

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, media, media company, big media, First Amendment

Discussion threads 2009-09-22