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Should YouTube play the censor and sentinel?: Should YouTube play the censor and sentinel?Interesting Choice of WordsNote this phrase "anti-immigration", actually the author meant to say anti *illegal* immigration. This apparently deliberate slant made me discount the entire article. Please say what you mean. Anti-immigration would mean that no one who was not born a citizen could...; Tags: YouTube Inc., sentinel, censor, immigration; Discussion threads 2007-11-09
US Pop Clock (gg): Get the latest births, deaths, and immigrations. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.; Tags: Birth, Immigration; Software downloads 2007-09-11
Lou Dobbs and illegal immigration: This is a technology blog where Im supposed to discuss technology topics. On occasion, I dive into economic issues that relate to technology, such as antitrust, or more relevant in the case of this blog, outsourcing and skilled immigration through the H-1B visa program. Illegal immigration from Mexico and H-1B...; Tags: Outsourcing, General, Economic Policy; Blog posts 2007-05-03
Gates backs immigration reform on Mexico trip: Gates backs immigration reform on Mexico tripLooking for more employees?The current batch in the Zune division certainly needs replacement.I applaud these efforts...I called my local Republican congressional candidate and got the party line on this. He was all for it as a way to bring more "balance to the work...; Tags: Pot, electronics, worker, immigration, high skill, American Dream; Discussion threads 2007-03-21
Civilization IV immigration mod (4): Immigration has always been a part of the history of the world and now it can be part of the history of your game. There are several conditions that can cause a city to spawn immigrants: war, sickness, unhappiness, lack of food, etc. Any of these situations can cause a...; Tags: Immigrant, Immigration, Food & Beverage, Games, Manufacturing, Personal Technology; Software downloads 2006-07-19

High-tech workers lobby for green cards: Indian and Chinese high-tech workers seeking US citizenship have banded into a group called Immigration Voice with powerful friends on K Street, the home to all lobbyists, the Washington Post reports. Immigration Voice boasts 3,000 members; a fundraising goal of $200,000; and, most notably, a partnership with a high-powered lobbying...; Tags: Quinn Gillespie, Voice, Immigration; Blog posts 2006-04-26

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First public release of Silverlight for Linux is out: First public release of Silverlight for Linux is outWhy?Why do you waste so much time and so many resources on this Miguel?The majority of the community won't touch this.Why don't you drop the pretense and just apply for a job at Microsoft already? I'm sure they could find a spot...; Tags: Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Silverlight, Linux, patent, Theora; Discussion threads 2008-05-14
Bisphenol A becomes point of Canada-U.S. conflict: Bisphenol A becomes point of Canada-U.S. conflictRE: Bisphenol A becomes point of Canada-U.S. conflictInvade us, we aren't scared of you, we have forks and bears!Blame Canada? Not funny...Your reference to southpark is totally inappropriate for this article. If the only thing you know about Canada is through southpark, you...; Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Bisphenol, Canada-U.S.; Discussion threads 2008-04-16
IT failure at Heathrow T5: What really happened: Anyone having the misfortune to pass recently through Heathrow's new Terminal 5 knows the huge project debuted as a case study in full-blown systems failure. Most reports have focused on stranded customers, a crazed supermodel, and Queen Elizabeth's grand opening speech, which called the terminal "a 21st Century gateway to...; Tags: Software, CIO, Baggage, British Airways Plc., Information Technology, Problem, Terminal 5, BA, Vanderlande Industries, Vanderlande, Bags, Paul Coby, Airports Authority, Strategy, Tools & Techniques, Management, Michael Krigsman; Blog posts 2008-04-07
California Internet sales tax bill faces long odds: California Internet sales tax bill faces long oddsThere goes the neighborhoodFolks,I realize many techies lean left, but please understand if this type of tax makes it through, internet commerce will suffer immeasurably. I'm reminded of the days of when there was no income tax. The US had unbridled...; Tags: Taxes, Free trade, tax, California Internet sales tax, government; Discussion threads 2008-03-16
Tech giants reveal their agenda: The CEOs of the largest US tech companies this week lobbied the government for protection against patent infringement lawsuits, and for support of several key policies. Technet, the organization representing the chief executives of the largest US tech companies, unveiled its "2008 Innovation Policy Agenda" at an...; Tags: Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Policymaker, Broadband, Agreement, Microsoft TechNet, Internet, Sarbanes-Oxley, Regulatory Compliance, Regulations, Corporate Governance, Government, Financial Accounting, Finance, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Tom Foremski; Blog posts 2008-03-13
XP SP2 vs. Vista RTM vs. Vista SP1: Gaming benchmark: XP SP2 vs. Vista RTM vs. Vista SP1: Gaming benchmarkI wonderOf those games, how many are optimized for DirectX 10?sigh . . ."Well, XP SP2 is still the better OS when it comes to gaming. ". . . except there's no DirectX 10.When I look at the scores, it's really...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Games, Anandtech, Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP, game, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1; Discussion threads 2008-02-28
U.S. says 'virtual fence' on border ready for use: U.S. says 'virtual fence' on border ready for useWhat does 16000 USD matter...When you're saving 45k USD annually, per illegal immigrant employed?Europe is allowed to have work camps for their detainees from africa, why is it we have to embrace people who are breaking our laws with open arms?$135 per...; Tags: Real estate, fence, virtual fence; Discussion threads 2008-02-23
Firm gets U.S. nod for quick passenger data checks: Firm gets U.S. nod for quick passenger data checksQuick Passenger Data ChecksHas anyone ever heard of fake ids -- or this is a concept I just thought of? I understand what they are trying to do, but it should have been taken care of BEFORE getting on the plane....; Tags: Vertical industries, Islamic, extremism, Islamic extremism, passenger data check, quick passenger data check, anti-American, government; Discussion threads 2008-02-20
Federal budget recommends US-CERT get $242 million: The White House unveiled its fiscal 2009 budget proposal and the $3.1 trillion monstrosity throws the U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team $242 million to boost its malware and intrusion detection capabilities. According to the proposed budget released on Monday, "a more robust US-CERT will increase the cyber security posture...; Tags: U.S. Department Of Homeland Security, US-CERT, Data Centers, Intrusion Detection, Social Security, Network Security, Storage, Security, Hardware, Data Management, Government, Networking, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-02-05
No 'enterprise confusion' in higher education: No 'enterprise confusion' in higher educationFantastic ArticleHowever, a distinction needs to be made between US based enterprise and enterprises run by those who do not share American values. Our US based institutions of higher education operate as the founding fathers envisioned the nation to be run. The shared value is...; Tags: education, Microsoft Corp., Web; Discussion threads 2008-02-01
Why Real ID is a flawed idea: Why Real ID is a flawed ideaIDs and privacyI'm not up on the tecnical aspects, but why couldn't a "smart" card either allow access to only part of a data base or one of separate data bases, e.g. allow access to driver's license info, but not social security info, etc?They...; Tags: Identity theft, Government, Operational accounting, federal government, flawed idea, REAL ID, Social Security; Discussion threads 2008-01-31
Credit issuer says data lost for 650,000 customers: Credit issuer says data lost for 650,000 customersNice going...I should try telling these various credit card company morons that I "lost" their bills and then send them an offer to protect their good names. This idiotic country has become absolutely beholden to computer systems that barely work and employees that...; Tags: Social Security, Identity theft, Operational accounting, Credit Bureaus, issuer; Discussion threads 2008-01-19
The shrinking planet and YouTube: The shrinking planet and YouTubeGermans.If only the did listen to hip-hop from New York, but sadly even the internet has not managed to erode their bizarre fixation with David Hasselhof's musical outpourings.Maybe its becuase he single handedly tore down the Berlin Wall.John you are mixing too many concept in one...; Tags: Vertical industries, YouTube Inc., territorial Sovereignity, Sovereignity, sovereignity; Discussion threads 2008-01-16
Real ID postponed for 5 years: Real ID postponed for 5 yearsThe only losers are the people who make fake IDThey were ready to hit the streets this May, now they have to wait 5 more years! They ought to sue!Real IDs are good for the InternetIf anonymity were not allowed on the Internet, many...; Tags: INTERNET, Social Security, Operational accounting, SECURITY, REAL ID, Sun!!!!; Discussion threads 2008-01-14