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Pirates and other nonsense: Pirates and other nonsenseGovernment is a fabrication of property owners...... to assure that their enjoyment of their property is not infringed upon. Pre-feudal giovernments may have declared that all land was the property of the government in order to increase the power of the King or Pharaoh or whatever...; Tags: Government, Piracy, slave, Lincoln; Discussion threads 2007-08-16
John Edwards, NAFTA and protectionism: John Edwards, NAFTA and protectionismTunnel vision...because I work for Microsoft, everything I do MUST be done to justify their existence.It couldn't be that I have argued consistently for the past 10 years in favor of free markets.Read Your US History! Oh Multi-National Corporate EmployeeFirst, thanks for taking on the elephant...; Tags: Free trade, American-made product, Lincoln, black slave, American Party, Microsoft Corp., NAFTA, John Edwards, slave; Discussion threads 2007-08-07

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Big Brother Getting Bigger Part 2: United Kingdom: Big Brother Getting Bigger Part 2: United KingdomDatabasesSince you're paying attention... look at bills, proclamations, edicts, etc. in other parts of the world including the USA.The senate just passed a sweeping communications bill that has the same effect as the UK's "proposal". Seems that the G8 or some other organization...; Tags: Food & Beverage, Nate, Big Brother Getting Bigger Part 2, Microsoft Windows NT; Discussion threads 2008-07-16
Anti-malware blocker, cross-site scripting protections coming in IE 8: Anti-malware blocker, cross-site scripting protections coming in IE 8Once again......late to the game. The "alternate" browsers have had these for a while. Competition breeds improvement, apparently. ;)It will still suckBeing a MS product, it will still suck.RE: Anti-malware blocker, cross-site scripting protections coming in IE 8Why would...; Tags: Web browsers, cross-site scripting protection, Anti-malware blocker, Anti-Malware, IE 8, blocker, XSS, Microsoft Internet Explorer; Discussion threads 2008-07-02
"IT is boring," scoff students: "IT is boring," scoff studentsIT is like any other career.Some of it is interesting and some of it is boring. There is also a misconception that once you have a degree in computer science you are automatically the cats meow. That is, IT graduates don't believe they need to pay...; Tags: Professional development, Outsourcing, IT IS; Discussion threads 2008-06-28

Build your own Google: In an earlier post I talked a bit about a start-up called Kickfire who are releasing an accelerated database appliance for MySQL applications in the 1TB-3TB range that gives comparable performance to an equivalent Oracle RDBMS setup for around a quarter of the price. Kickfire sounds compelling for utility...; Tags: Google Inc., Worker, Aster, Aster Beehives, Storage, Databases, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Jason Perlow; Blog posts 2008-06-05
Is electronic tracking for students a good idea?: A pilot program in Texas is testing GPS tracking devices to combat truancy in chronic offenders who might otherwise be sent to detention facilities. According to an article in the New York Times free registration required, not only does the program seem to be working, but also doesn't seem...; Tags: Student, GPS, Leadership, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Management, Hardware, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2008-05-13
Oil's superspike may make telecommuting the norm: Oil's superspike may make telecommuting the normUnlike the Music Industry - Never heard of "oil payola"Superspike? Really. It's interesting that we have so much of the stuff that why don't the companies start paying us to use their fuel? I guess that would probably be "illegal" at...; Tags: Gas Prices, telecommuting; Discussion threads 2008-05-09
VeriChip launches consumer campaign for ID chips: VeriChip launches consumer campaign for ID chipsVeriChip launches consumer campaign for ID chipsI think the general idea is great that in case of an emergency your medical records will be with you or at least easily accessible. That could save a lot of time if it tells the medical...; Tags: Semiconductors, Network technology, VeriChip, consumer campaign, chip; Discussion threads 2008-04-29
VeriChip goes consumer with its implantable RFID chips; Would you buy?: VeriChip goes consumer with its implantable RFID chips; Would you buy?Back to Basic - Fingerprint and DNA scan - What is the difference?The suspense is dramatic for me personally!Disingenuous arguments...."However, I see RFID as a key component to personal health records."Key component? Are you kidding? I see it...; Tags: RFID, VeriChip, implantable RFID chip, RFID chip, medical record, chip; Discussion threads 2008-04-22
Sun debuts MySQL 5.1 with no licensing change: Sun Microsystems announced today that MySQL 5.1 will be available this quarter. When this quarter? Sun won't specify the date of the "pending" release but was good enough to post a "near final" release candidate today at http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/. The upgraded open source database, which...; Tags: MySQL, Sun Microsystems Inc., Replication, Event Scheduler, Open Source, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Paula Rooney; Blog posts 2008-04-15
What you don't know can really hurt your business: This fascimile chart shows how RockBlocks would enable a buyer to conmpare and evaluate various aspects of a product. And here's how RockBlocks intends to help the manufacturer and the retailer. Avoid the pain. A software company that was recently spun off, Boston-based...; Tags: Raw Material, Diamond, Retail Company, Product, RockBlocks, Retail, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-04-13
5 tips to prevent IT extinction: Here are 5 tips to help IT avoid extinction. I pose this question to IT departments everywhere: "Is your department evolving upwards or fading away on a seemingly-inevitable tide of outsourcing?" If the latter, I suggest you study these points carefully. ...; Tags: Information Technology, Blogger Kate Carruthers, Commenter, Blogger Kelly Shaw, Strategy, Management, Michael Krigsman; Blog posts 2008-03-26
Malware pain for my users: Malware pain for my usersI agree wholeheartedlyPeople always ask me if linux will be ready for the desktop, or rather, if this is the year of the linux desktop. I usually respond with a 'hope not.' I'm one of a few avid linux enthusiasts who like linux the...; Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Port 22, malware, Linux, SSH, Microsoft Windows; Discussion threads 2008-03-18
Hillary nomination would unleash Obama's Net-driven third-party run: Hillary nomination would unleash Obama's Net-driven third-party runNon-issueThis church stuff is a politics of racial fear-mongering. I don't see it as more than a one-day story. Any impact was diluted by Ferraro's racist statements. And note -- (via News for Real -- In 1988, she said: "If Jesse Jackson were...; Tags: Ferraro, Obama, third-party run, Net-driven, nomination, Hillary nomination; Discussion threads 2008-03-18
DST arrives this weekend: Are your Microsoft systems ready?: DST arrives this weekend: Are your Microsoft systems ready?Spring Forward Fall Back. Got it! Thanks for the heads-up!ntThere's another wayFor those of you who are not slaves to the official MS update machine, there's a really cool tool that will fix your start and stop dates for DST....; Tags: Operating systems, DST, Microsoft Corp., EET, Microsoft Windows, CET; Discussion threads 2008-03-07
The Cassiterite Crisis - How Tech Boom Fuels Human Rights Risk in Africa: A disturbing article this week in the FT reports how cassiterite sourced through the use of child and slave labour has made it into the supply chains of global electronic goods manufacturers. Cassiterite is a derivative of tin ore necessarily used in circuitry and its use has, ironically, enabled...; Tags: Supply Chain, Industry, Microsoft Corp., Cassiterite, Safety Condition, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Strategy, Enterprise Software, Software, Management, James Farrar; Blog posts 2008-03-07
Can project portfolio management prevent IT train wrecks?: Project portfolio management PPM vendors promise to help customers juggle competing investment priorities, reduce IT failures, and improve alignment between technology and their business. Given these impressive benefits, it's worth examining what's required to successfully implement PPM. To learn more about the issues, I attended ...; Tags: Information Technology, Project Portfolio Management, Project Management, Tools & Techniques, It Operations, It service Management, Management, Michael Krigsman; Blog posts 2008-03-06
Space HoRSE (exe): Inspired by the 1980s classic M.U.L.E., Space HoRSE Holistic Robotic Slave Engineer will bring gamers back to the golden days of computer gaming. In Space HoRSE, players must build a self-sufficient colony on an alien planet, then support their colony by gathering resources, such as titanium and zirconium, with their...; Tags: Colony, Shrapnel Games Inc., Species, Games, Robots, Keyboards, Mice, Personal Technology, Emerging Technologies, Hardware, Peripherals; Software downloads 2008-02-29
Microsoft%3A+%27We+try+to+reproduce+every+vulnerability+that+comes+in%27: Microsoft%3A+%27We+try+to+reproduce+every+vulnerability+that+comes+in%27All code has bugs, how you deal with it is what counts.Yes, of course they do. Whatever you may think of their corporate behavior, they want their code to be secure as much as we do. All code has bugs and all companies try to minimize their impact.However, as...; Tags: Hacking, hacker, vulnerability, Microsoft Corp., security; Discussion threads 2008-02-20