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Gary Secondino's Weblog
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Monday, January 27, 2003
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A worm that attacks the Microsoft SQL Server 2000-based web servers virtually halt traffic in some parts of the world. But security experts have known about it since July. [internetnews.com: Top News]
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Sunday, January 26, 2003
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Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa is lending his voice to criticism of a Pentagon data-mining project that could result in detailed electronic dossiers compiled on Americans. [CNET News.com]
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Researchers have pieced together genetic data that established that the ancient settlers in the Andamans descended from the early humans who had migrated from Africa during the Ice Age. The tribes of Andaman, especially Jarawas and Onges, have closer affinities to Asians rather than Africans and therefore are the descendants of the early palaeolithic colonisers of southeast Asia - the hunter-gatherers and the first migrants who moved out of Africa about 60,000 to 100,000 years back, a study said.
Statesman News Service
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If you're into enterprise computing, eBusiness, or Digital ID visit Windley's weblog. Good stuff!
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Tuesday, January 21, 2003
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Monday, January 20, 2003
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Saturday, January 18, 2003
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In the wake of the political division following World war II, artists, finding themselves exposed to conflicting political ideologies, perceived a need to redefine their position.
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Wednesday, January 15, 2003
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Swipe a CD from a record store and you'll get arrested. But when Congress authorizes the entertainment industry to steal from you -- well, that's the American way.
We learned as much on Wednesday when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Congress can repeatedly extend copyright terms, as it did most recently in 1998 when it added 20 years to the terms for new and existing works.
The law, a brazen heist, was called the Copyright Term Extension Act. It was better known as the Sonny Bono act, so named after its chief sponsor even though Disney and other giant media corporations were the money and muscle behind it.
Who got robbed? You did. I did.
Important! Read the full story...
Dan Gillmor's eJournal
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This "landmark agreement" seems mostly an endorsement of the status quo.
True, the status quo is better than what some in the entertainment cartel have been pushing -- new, congressionally mandated technological measures designed to thwart unauthorized copying of digital material. And this agreement specifically disclaims new laws in this direction.
Dan Gillmor's eJournal
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A plan that would link credit card, health insurance and other databases--creating what critics have called a "domestic surveillance apparatus"--raises concern on Capitol Hill.
CNET News.com
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A new report by the American Civil Liberties Union raises concerns about the growth of U.S. surveillance in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks. The group recommends legislation to protect Americans' privacy rights. By Julia Scheeres.
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Corporations are starting to salivate over grid computing's potential for massive storage and processing power. Its creators -- tech and science geeks -- look forward to a new era. Randy Dotinga reports from San Diego.
Wired News
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The new breed of digital illiterati exhibit a complete misunderstanding or indifference to the distinction between subscription and free online information as well as a chilling aversion to reading books. These "scholars" waste untold hours fruitlessly but insistently looking through thousands of Alta Vista search results, vainly hoping against hope that somehow all the right answers will tumble forth.
The research for a typical undergrad paper nowadays seems to consist of two hours of fruitless WWW browsing followed by a reluctant visit to the library. During this visit, one poorly formatted query is submitted to a full-text periodical database, the first five full-text articles on the results list of 800 hits are downloaded, and then it's Miller time.
While we may deplore such practices, or smirk at them, the dangerous reality is that a new class of information consumer has arisen ... The inforamus is someone doing bad searches with an inadequate search engine in a morass of disorganized, incomplete, and sometimes inaccurate information, and who is perfectly happy with the results. If, as the library literature suggests, trained reference librarians answer questions correctly only half the time, how do you think the inforamus is doing?
David Majka, American Libraries, June/July 2001
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by Kevin Armstrong
ADULT CONTENT
(adagio alla waltz)
Dear Winnie I love you
And I'm keeping your shoes.
I fondle their high heels
As I'm writing the blues.
The rest of the song...
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For the first time since 9/11, Mr. Bush's ratings have slipped below 60 percent in a new USA Today/CNN/Gallup poll that reflects growing unease with his approach on the economy and taxes, domestic policy and international threats.
Craig Patterson, a 45-year-old ironworker in St. Louis worried about dwindling construction jobs, summed it up for USA Today: "I trust Bush with my daughter, but I trust Clinton with my job."
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Tuesday, January 14, 2003
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Much of the looming battle over President Bush's $674 billion tax plan will be over two starkly opposed views about who bears the tax burden in America and who should. By Edmund L. Andrews.
New York Times: Business
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Walter Isaacson, the chairman of CNN (ed. Another AOL/TW company), said that he would leave the network this spring to lead a nonprofit research center specializing in public policy issues. By Jim Rutenberg.
New York Times: Business
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AOL Time Warner stands as a casualty of Stephen Case's salesmanship and the credulousness of Time Warner executives. By Steve Lohr and Seth Schiesel.
New York Times: Business
Attention AOL/TW shareholders prepare yourselves for additional massive write offs and stock price declines during 2003.
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My latest for Slate, DearLeader.com, was spawned when author Betsy Devine suggested I find out whether or not the site is for real. Its pages, after all, have the same time zone as Barcelona. Run whois and a traceroute, and it gets even more interesting.
Paul Boutin
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Are slow scripts making you sing the Web-wait blues? Our exclusive sneak preview from WebReference Founder Andy King's upcoming new release contains the tips and tricks you need to speed-optimize your JavaScript. From New Riders. 0108
WebReference News
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The simple, but often mis-understood Hypertext Transfer Protocol is the subject of our next series of excerpts; and we begin with a look at the individual components that make up HTTP messages. From O'Reilly. 0113
WebReference News
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The telephone and broadband provider says it's testing a powerful wireless network it believes can help bridge the nation's digital divide. [CNET News.com]
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Flamenco Networks hopes its software will tap into the growing need among large corporations for Web services management and security. [CNET News.com]
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Announcements this week from companies big and small are pushing the monitor farther and farther away from the computer by sending the video signal over a Wi-Fi connection. [Internet Product News]
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The record business is bracing for a seismic shift and is increasingly reconciled to the fact that the current priorities of senior executives are outmoded. By Laura M. Holson and Geraldine Fabrikant. [New York Times: Business]
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Monday, January 13, 2003
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Prentice Hall is publishing a line of computer books under the Open Publication License which allows people to copy, modify and redistribute works. By Steve Lohr. [New York Times: Business]
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1. You've slammed on your brakes to deter a tailgater.
2. Your favorite adjective is "wicked."
3. You remember when the "Fleet Center" was "The Boston Garden" and refuse to refer to it as anything BUT "the Gahden."
4. Know at least three Tony's, one Vinnie and a Frank(ie).
5. You go to the "packy" not the "liquor store."
6. Paranoia sets in if you can't see a Dunkin Donuts, ATM or CVS within eyeshot at all times.
7. Know how to claim your space on the T. Know what the T is.
8. You keep an ice scraper and can of de-icer on the floor of your car...year round.
9. You still try to order curly fries from Burger King.
10. You know how to pronounce Worcester, Peabody, and Cotuit.
11. You know where the Combat Zone used to be and still avoid that area.
12. You don't eat dinner; you eat "suppa."
13. Pepsi, Coke, Sprite, etc. are not called "soda", they are "tonic."
14. You order iced coffee in January.
15. You can curse in Italian...only you don't say "curse" you say "swear."
16. You don't understand the purpose of a crosswalk and therefore refuse to use them, even outside of Boston.
17. You know what candlepin bowling is.
18. You know about Evacuation Day.
19. You have tried to drive the measured mile in less than 45 seconds.
20. You drive 45 minutes to New Hampshire to save $5 in sales tax.
21. The whole 'Big Dig' mess drives you nuts unless you are spooning it from Brighams. You know what Brighams is and it shows.
22. You've used the statement "not fa nuthin" in conversation.
23. You serve bread with every meal.
24. You feel compelled to hear at least one weather report a day.
25. You've pulled out of a side street and used your car to block oncoming traffic so you can make a left.
26. You've bragged about the money you've saved at The Christmas Tree Shop.
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Saturday, January 11, 2003
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San Jose Mercury News - The nation continued to lose tens of thousands of jobs in December, the Labor Department reported Friday, jolting forecasters who had expected a modest upturn in employment and suggesting that American business remains highly pessimistic ...
US economy loses 101000 more jobs in December San Francisco Chronicle
Jobless rate stays at 6% after widespread Dec. cuts Chicago Sun Times
London Free Press - New Republic - Voice of America - South Bend Tribune - and 205 related »
Google Business News
Stimulate This!
Nobody seems willing to say it so I will, there will be no broadbased economic recovery while Republicans control the US political system. Forget about Dubya's 10 year plan, I've seen it before with Reagonomics, the poor get poorer, the middle class gets more financially squeezed, and the wealthy get more wealthy. It's a different time with the same result. It's sad to see so many people who voted Republican, end up poorer as a result.
In order to balance my heavy cynicism I truly hope I'm totaly wrong and everyone gets back to work quickly and then the US leads the world in overt compassion for the less fortunate. Time will tell.
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Tuesday, January 7, 2003
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I am back with a working Powerbook. It's been an ardous trek to get this far. I'm testing the applications and communication systems carefully. So far, so good. Visit iSee iSay for the background. More later.
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The newly formed Hitachi Global Storage Technologies group announces two new hard drives for mobile devices.
allNetDevices Wireless News
This is a new company formed from the 2002 purchase of IBM's hard drive business by Hitachi. IBM is a 25% stakeholder in the new company.
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Apple CEO Jobs shows off new Apple web browser, demos new presentation application to compete with PowerPoint, and DVD-burning software. The hardware side gets a new wide screen powerbook and a new small screen powerbook.
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