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California court order effectively erases Wikileaks

California court order effectively erases WikileaksOh yes! Judges are so wonderful! *sweet*LOL!Judges are so wonderful who are so illiterate in computer technology and the Internet... :D ]:)Aren't judges wonderful?I think everyone should have one or two in their pocket (like many large organizations obviously do.)InternationalThey need to register the site...

Tags: Government, Vertical industries, Currency & Foreign exchange, Pandora, Constitution, GW Bush, Wikileaks, California Court

Discussion threads 2008-02-18

Google gives new meaning to Bush's low approval rate

Google gives new meaning to Bush's low approval rateEasierIf you are using firefox,or have google bar installed for IE type 'failure' in the address barGoogle bombingYes, this is one of the more dramatic results of that time-honored tradition known as Google bombing, see..http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_bombThe "miserable failure" project got its start way...

Tags: INTERNET, GW Bush, Google Inc., year old

Discussion threads 2005-09-26

Your ISP as Net watchdog

Your ISP as Net watchdogAnd here is where I cry rights violationTo me it is perfectly ok if a person asked to have a filter in place to block what may or may not be in their interest. But to ask for the ability to snoop and verify where...

Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), computer, Looks like IT, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, GW Bush, Internet Service Provider, watchdog, government

Discussion threads 2005-06-16

Additional Resources

Girls are as smart as boys, but tests are getting dumber

New research published in the journal Science confirms what all of us teachers have known for a long time: girls are just as smart as boys. I hope none of our tax dollars went into that one. A quick quote from the article before I get into the...

Tags: Test, Teacher, Hyde, Taxes, Free Trade, Financial Planning, Finance, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-07-25

Government, markets and regulation

Government, markets and regulationJust Another Gov't Program Gone BadFannie Mae was created in the Depression to create liquidity in the mortgage market. Lequidity had been wiped out by the stock market collapse and bank runs.As with all government programs, it just grew and grew and never went away. ...

Tags: Mortgages, Vertical industries, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, mortgage, government

Discussion threads 2008-07-24

Ballmer seeks to justify Microsoft's bottomless-pit online spending

Ballmer seeks to justify Microsoft's bottomless-pit online spendingBallmer Justifies Bottomless PitIt's called his STOMACH.Where is the return on these investments?They are no closer to competing with Google than before Ballmer started this spending spree. When people think "search" they think Google. It's that simple. No one thinks Yahoo or...

Tags: Financial accounting, Microsoft Corp., Steve Ballmer, 3M Co.

Discussion threads 2008-07-24

(Photos: Solar players show off their wares)

(Photos: Solar players show off their wares)electrolysis+solar powerI once saw a US company's ad for a set of palladium(why not use carbon?) electrodes that could be plugged into a cigarette lighter.This could be used to plunge into a beaker of outdoor sampled water.The electrolysis would create Chlorine in status nascendi(from...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, photograph

Discussion threads 2008-07-18

Obama calls for comprehensive cyber-security measures; looks for a national cyber ninja

Update: It would seem that Richard Stiennon agrees with me on the concept of a group of experts to advise, also on keeping away from spending ridiculous amounts of money. Cyber-terrorism... ah, what a fancy buzz word that is. Defined on Wikipedia as: "The premeditated use...

Tags: John McCain, Cybersecurity, Security, Nathan McFeters

Blog posts 2008-07-18

Microsoft's search ambitions are its Vietnam

Microsoft's search ambitions are its VietnamMicrosoft's search ambitions are its VietnamThe simple answer is no. Microsoft has Google envy? Since when? Google has been in constant decline for a couple of years now. Microsoft on the other hand has been growing. Their interest in search is...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, Live Mesh, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., software

Discussion threads 2008-07-18

In America money is life

In America money is lifeWhat a crock[i]while the U.S. is both rich and powerful, it is “woefully behind when it comes to providing opportunity and choices to all Americans to build a better life.”[/i] OK, let me get this straight. There is someplace else in the world that...

Tags: Warm-Weather, Woody Allen

Discussion threads 2008-07-17

Voting For A McCain

Voting For A McCainAh, milk from the the government sow..Obama's tax policies will hurt American business way more than any benefits his technology policies may provide. It's not government's role to create and invest in technology; its role is to get out of the way so that the Apples,...

Tags: Taxes, Free trade, Obamessiah, tax, Obama

Discussion threads 2008-07-16

At ease, Americans, your government is resting easy on global warming

At ease, Americans, your government is resting easy on global warmingMaybeGeorgie was confused and thought he was in China, . . the "from" was probably his nod to them, . . . though aren't they just second place? Oh well, pollution control is within each persons' grasp to impact...

Tags: global warming, government

Discussion threads 2008-07-11

How should Microsoft fight Vista criticism? "We're sorry" is a good start

How should Microsoft fight Vista criticism? "We're sorry" is a good startYour type of experience is in the minority.Everyone thinks the majority that are dissatisfied have never tried Vista. When the truth is those screaming the loudest against it used it and didn't like it.My main complaint is not Vista...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-07-10

Email preservation standards extremely lax, GAO finds

Email preservation standards extremely lax, GAO finds.....Can we say DUH! It has been pointed out time and time again that the Bush administration has absolutely no respect for the Constitution nor do they care to adhere to the laws they create. The "we are above the law" mentality and the...

Tags: preservation standard, Email preservation standard, e-mail, General Accounting Office, U.S. Congress

Discussion threads 2008-07-10

Email preservation standards extremely lax, GAO finds

It just keeps looking like the Bush Administration is intentionally keeping shoddy records to avoid public accountability. After all of the missing White House and RNC emails, including a dearth of messages sent by and to Karl Rove, the Government Accountability Office reports that federal agencies and officials consistently fail...

Tags: Agency, General Accounting Office, Standards, House, E-mail, Advertising & Promotion, Online Communications, Marketing, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-07-10

Storm Worm says the U.S have invaded Iran

Storm Worm says the U.S have invaded IranA little more convincing....Maybe if the storm worm article didn't sound as such a blatantly obvious fabrication some idiot who didn't know how far a was from z on a keyboard would have fallen for it. With all the things the storm worm...

Tags: Cyberthreats, Broadband Internet, Network technology, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Storm Worm, U.S, storm worm

Discussion threads 2008-07-09

Viacom vs YouTube exposes Google's data retention policy

Viacom vs YouTube exposes Google's data retention policyDon't trust GoogleGoogle has more information about more people, all over the world, than any government agency anywhere in the world. People worry about the Bush administration, but they should be worrying about Google.Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts, absolutely.If you don't...

Tags: Absolute Power, Google Inc., Viacom Inc., YouTube Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-07-03

Do feds track cell users illegally? Legal groups want to know

Do feds track cell users illegally? Legal groups want to knowDoes a bear crap in the woods?Is a frogs a*****e watertight?Does Barbara Walters talk funny?Seriously I believe most law enforcement people have little inclination to do so, especially the heavy data mining nonsense the neocon-spooks are crazy about gathering. ...

Tags: cell user

Discussion threads 2008-07-02

Big Brother Getting Bigger Part 1: USA

Eek, from Slashdot today: The FBI has confirmed to Popular Mechanics that it's not only adding palm prints to its criminal records, but preparing to balloon its repository of photos, which an agency official says 'could be the basis for our facial recognition.' It's all part of a new...

Tags: FBI, Privacy, Washington Post Co., Slashdot, Government, Federal Government, Security, Nathan McFeters

Blog posts 2008-06-30

The French way to open source

The French way to open sourceTop down short term thinking will harm youAnd you vote for the idiots who don't listen.RE: The French way to open sourceDana - I agree that if OSS is to grow past its current niche in servers and developing nations who mistrust US high-tech companies...

Tags: French way, open source, OSS

Discussion threads 2008-06-27