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From Watergate to videogate

From Watergate to videogatepublic viewDoesn't public view mean you have to be in a public area. I thought that the stadium is not public property therefore the public view law doesn't apply.

Tags: Watergate

Discussion threads 2007-09-26

HP and November elections

HP and November electionsLegerdemainYou're missing the main act, John. The Government has just run through with almost no debate one of the greatest reductions in civil liberties in US history; the Government is now clear to collect, in real time and without oversight, the exact same data [i]on everyone[/i]...

Tags: U.S. Congress, Hewlett-Packard Co., Watergate

Discussion threads 2006-09-28

HP and November elections

HP executives seemed to have stepped into quicksand through their overly aggressive attempt to clamp down on press leaks by members of HPs board. The problem of strategic decisions being leaked to the press is just that, a problem, as it is a sign of infighting on the...

Tags: Watergate, Hewlett-Packard Co.

Blog posts 2006-09-28

The bigger picture on Watergate

As an avid follower of Watergate, I have been consuming megabytes of data about the unmasking of Deep Throat for decades. I can remember following the story in the newspapers (pre-Internet) and listening to the Watergate hearings on the radio. When the movie "All the President's Men" came out in...

Tags: Deep Throat, Watergate

Blog posts 2005-06-02

Additional Resources

Rupert Murdoch and the dirty little secret about Google traffic...

Dangerous generalisationsNEWCASTLE UK - While I might agree with your argument in the special case of WSJ your logic breaks down for newspapers in general. The WSJ is a broadsheet for a very small sector,the Financial World, as opposed to The Times or The SUN where the aim is the...

Tags: Rupert, Rupert Murdoch, Washington Post Co., Google Inc., music

Discussion threads 2009-11-11

Social media at the WashPost: It's time to loosen the tie

For the sake of full disclosure, I spent a little more than two years working as an editor and later a reporter/blogger for the Washington Post - roughly from the summer of 2005 until early fall of 2007. I tell you this because it gives you some...

Tags: Journalist, Blog, Social Media, Washington Post Co., Post, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-10-01

Windows 7 versus Snow Leopard: How much do those upgrades really cost?

Windows 7 versus Snow Leopard: How much do those upgrades really cost?False ArticleI'd bet most Mac owners are running 10.5, even those that bought older Mac's. So the Majority of Mac users are able to upgrade for $29.Shoddy "journalism" all around.RE: Windows 7 versus Snow Leopard: How much do...

Tags: Operating systems, family pack, Microsoft Windows 7, Snow Leopard, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-06-26

What would you do for a free iPhone 3G S?

What would you do for a free iPhone 3G S?I'd eat a Klondik Bar! nt.RE: What would you do for a free iPhone 3G S?"I?ve given up all hope of publishing anything meaningful on ZDNet"Really? I didn't know you'd started.Easy one.Run Vista unpatched... on a scrap machine.Feel Your PainYou could...

Tags: Smart phones, Notebooks, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Apple iPhone, iPhone 3G S, iPile, Apple iPhone 3G, Give Up

Discussion threads 2009-06-17

Genachowski sails through FCC confirmation hearings

Genachowski sails through FCC confirmation hearingsFree Speach = Republican Dominance???You say that removing the imposition of ideological quotas repealing the Fairness Doctrine was, "a key foundation of the Republican dominance over the past 25 years." So free speech is what caused the supposed Republican dominance???? If you believe...

Tags: Federal government, Insurance, DTV Transition, Genachowski, confirmation hearing, FCC

Discussion threads 2009-06-17

Radio Shack punches customer in face, literally

Radio Shack punches customer in face, literallybad reportingI had no trouble exchanging items at Radio Shack.That rogue employee is unlikely to be the norm there.What a stupid, pointless articleWhat kind of person or blogger would publish this piece of crap??The article contains absolutely nothing but a stupid, ignorant attack against...

Tags: Blogging, Radio Shack

Discussion threads 2009-04-29

The case against health care reform

The case against health care reformLiberals no likey Mr. ScottA long attack on Mr. Scott's record at Columbia/HCA appeared today at http://rss.dailykos.com/~r/dailykos/index/~3/XMnVXsHxVPk/704850Doesn't look like a case against reformThat would be a case for the status quo, which nobody seems to like. Rather, what you describe is the basis for...

Tags: HEALTHCARE, Vertical industries, Benefits, health care, hospital, healthcare reform

Discussion threads 2009-03-05

The many impediments to digital White House

Obama might want to bring the federal government into the Web 2.0 age, but there are deeply entrenched impediments to doing that. Changing Washington's tech culture would mean changing Watergate-era laws and issuing numerous changes to bureaucratic regulations. by Richard Koman

Tags: White House, Survey, Wired Mag, Government, Vertical Industries, Enterprise Software, Software, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-01-19

Take his BlackBerry out of his cold, dead hands

Take his BlackBerry out of his cold, dead handsI don't use a Blackberry, but......assuming it supports encrypted e-mail and voice communication, is properly secured passworded and encrypted, he uses only his official e-mail account for government business, and he keeps it backed up on the White House system, I don't...

Tags: Handhelds, blog host, RIM BlackBerry, dead hand, cold, Obama

Discussion threads 2009-01-08

Free the Obama Blackberry

Free the Obama BlackberryExecutive recordsDana said: "For too many in the government and media, the main lesson of Watergate seems to have been don’t record anything. If they can’t get proof you can be above the law." I agree the "don't record anything" attitude is not working in practice....

Tags: Government, author obviously, No. People, Obama, Obama Blackberry

Discussion threads 2008-11-16

How to read your FBI file

How to read your FBI fileGood well-balanced articleNothing one-sided here. Those evil Bushies will stop at nothing when it comes to knowing everyone's secrets, won't they?Hey, pal, EVERYBODY thought Saddam had WMDs, even your heroes Kerry, Kennedy, and (shudder!) Pelosi. Seems that Saddam went to great lengths to convince...

Tags: Federal government, FBI

Discussion threads 2008-10-01

Palin had '10 to 15' secret email accounts

Palin had '10 to 15' secret email accountsWhy...Why are you people so hard on Palin? She can't help it. She suffers from Palinitis: You open your mouth, out pops a lie.I mean, she is only running for Vice President of the United States, with the additional possibility...

Tags: Devilcrat, Obama, e-mail, Palin, secret email account

Discussion threads 2008-10-01

Sarah Palin's Yahoo account hijacked, e-mails posted online

Sarah Palin's Yahoo account hijacked, e-mails posted onlineWatSo you point out an unlikely scenario by putting forward an idea that is FAR MORE unlikely.Nice.Because a crime was committed...Because a crime was committed... Thats how you know when a Demoncrat is at work. Very simple.Devilcrats Strike againThe Demoncrats know they are...

Tags: Sarah Palin, Yahoo! Inc., e-mail

Discussion threads 2008-09-17

IT politics killed White House email project

Data archiving in the White House is a serious business mandated by the Presidential Records Act of 1978, which was passed following the Watergate scandal. The Act requires the White House to maintain an historical archive of its activities, policies, and decisions. Despite this law, the White House email archiving...

Tags: Information Technology, White House, E-mail, Act, Business Intelligence, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Michael Krigsman, Online Communications

Blog posts 2008-05-06

Bush deleted email archive system, recycled backup tapes

Bush deleted email archive system, recycled backup tapesmuzzzzzzzzdetz thinks we stewpud???muzt tink we stupudddz! we'll crack ur warz, made in india, db azzzzzes, now i have mission! maybe gw will choken and vomit on this....there is a public record of your keys!dumbweeeabushRE: Bush deleted email archive system, recycled backup...

Tags: E-mail, recycled backup tape, email archive system

Discussion threads 2008-01-22

Phone carriers quiet on U.S. surveillance program

Phone carriers quiet on U.S. surveillance programYesThe companies should be more polite to their employees.Read the articleThe companies have been ordered by the Executive Branch to withhold information. The companies are caught between a rock and a hard place.The Executive branch is a valid branch of the U.S. government with...

Tags: Linux, phone, Executive Branch, Caliphate, U.S. Congress, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-10-16