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Playing political football with peoples' lives
I mentioned to a journalist colleague in Moscow that I considered Ronald Reagan had a lot to answer for in treating AIDS as a joke, as did Pope John Paul II for effectively denying access to condoms in some African countries.His reply is most interesting:You will see that his reply...
Tags: aids, fundamentalist, health, jardinier, off-topic, persecution, politics, priorities, Reagan, responsibility
Discussion threads 2007-01-14

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Preview: Movies about Star Wars (not Star Wars movies)
Good...I was worried this was going to be about Reagan-bashing movies... But fortunately, it's not about _that_ Star Wars either...
Tags: adam@..., Star Wars
Discussion threads 2007-07-06
Customers Connect: Arlington County Increases Security and Decreases Costs With Symantec Solution
In this webcast, the chief information security officer for Arlington County, Virginia, will describe his county's 2005 migration to an advanced security infrastructure. Using Symantec Mail Security 8000 series appliances along with Symantec Client Security and AntiVirus software, Arlington County has dramatically increased security for its critical networks. This is...
Tags: Symantec Corp., County, Security
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Back to the Future?
Going to lunch today, I passed one of those trendy little furniture stores in the shopping center where the restaurant was. In the display window, they had a very nice, and I presume very expensive, computer desk ensemble. You've seen the type - a corner unit complete with printer stand,...
Tags: Printers, Cyberthreats, computer
Blog posts 2005-07-13
E-mail protection arrives, search warrants now required
A three-judge panel of the Sixth Circuit of the United States Courts ruled today that e-mail is protected, and law enforcement now requires a warrant before searching e-mail archived at ISPs. The Supreme Court rarely overturns that heartland circuit, just as its three-judge...
Tags: E-mail Protection, E-mail, Online Communications, John Bartley K7AAY
Blog posts 2007-06-18
Symantec plugs vulnerability caused by its hidden directory
Trust but verifyReagan caught a lot of flack but he, or Nancy, were pretty shrewd - nevertheless, it is virtually impossible to personally verify that even security software is really safe to install on your system.Obviously you can't judge by whether vendors are market leaders.It is a no brainer that...
Tags: FINANCIAL SERVICES, SECURITY, accounting, software
Discussion threads 2006-01-24
25 year old technology that still impacts us today
A couple of weeks ago, I noted the the25th anniversary of the venerable IBM PC. The IBM PC wasn’t theonly major piece of technology that debuted in 1981. 1981 was a pretty big yearfor introducing technology that still impacts us today. Naturally theintroduction of the IBM PC also subjected us...
Tags: computer, IBM Corp., IBM PC, PC, Smartmodem, Xerox PARC
Blog posts 2006-08-31
The Politicizing Of All Things
Morpheus: I imagine that right now you're feeling a bit like Alice. Tumbling down the rabbit hole?Neo: You could say that.Morpheus: I can see it in your eyes. You have the look of a man who accepts what he sees because he's expecting to wake up. Ironically, this is not...
Tags: Morpheus, Yoodler, Neo, knowledge, future, off-topic, quantum, pill, red pill
Discussion threads 2007-02-13
(Images: Verizon's fuel cell project)
What is the fuel source?The article didn't specify anything about the energy source for the fuel cells. What do they use for fuel?Fuel Source.I "googled" and found this as the fuel source:"The new fuel cells will use natural gas piped in from local gas company Keyspan to obtain the hydrogen...
Tags: fuel cell, fuel, hydrogen, natural gas, JimTheEngineer, networking, Verizon Communications Inc., atom, CO2
Discussion threads 2006-08-12
Who do you think were some of the best world leaders in the past 50 years?
Who do you think were some of the best world leaders in the past 50 years?And PLEASE I am sick of hearing about US Democratic presidents versus US Republican presidents.As most of the input to these discussions comes from the USA, Canada, the UK and Australia, perhaps it would be...
Tags: best, jardinier, leader, Nelson Mandela, off-topic, presidents, world leader, world leaders
Discussion threads 2005-11-09
Colin Powell's "resignation."
Colin Powell's "resignation."While I don't give a fig if America goes down the tube under a second term of Bush administration, I am concerned -- as is mostly like the rest of the world -- about Colin Powell's apparently forced resignation. God knows ( although He probably can't bear to...
Tags: Colin Powell, General Powell
Discussion threads 2004-11-25
Not entirely fair, Max
Not entirely fair, MaxThose statements were issues 6 months apart and the nature of the warzone and reconstruction efforts has changed somewhat in those six months. A fair examination of the differences should take that into account.Personally, I think he is wrong in BOTH positions based on the facts. Each...
Tags: anti-Bush, iraq, John Kerry, Kerry, Max, maxwell edison, off-topic, troop
Discussion threads 2005-12-18
Is the White House up for the CHALLANGE?
This week, the White House went all out to showcase the advantages of U.S. President George W. Bush's ambitious financial agenda, but in the end the "challenges" proved too much. It turns out that the word "challenges" was misspelled on a large television monitor that stood in front of Bush...
Tags: Aldanatech, Bush, George W. Bush, off-topic, White House
Discussion threads 2004-12-17
An Aussie viewpoint on American politics.
An Aussie viewpoint on American politics.The author of this article, Phillip Adams, is highly respected down under especially for his role in promoting the Australian film industry, and also as a commentator on current affairs.I find it interesting that, while being a lifetimeavowed atheist, his personal "faith" does not colour...
Tags: American Politics, aussie view, Bush, Carter, jardinier, security, us politics, us presidents.
Discussion threads 2006-02-25
Should we have a tax cut to pay for the war on terror
Since we know from repeated experiences that cutting tax rates consitently results in additional revenues to the state, should we have a significant tax cut in order to pay for the world war on terror?Assumes facts not in evidence."[i]we know from repeated experiences that cutting tax rates consitently results in...
Tags: sn53, tax, world war, counterterrorism, off-topic, tax cut, government, revenue
Discussion threads 2007-02-06
That's cute!... "Acronyms Authority"
My point on this...What is this world comming to? An Acronyms Authority? For Pete's-Sake, (and I mean that!, Pete... if your really out there?) I mean, Come on... lets get real! "Acronyms" are/should be, and were meant to be used only within the same body of information... whether it's a...
Tags: acronym, Acronyms Authority, linux, Yowye
Discussion threads 2005-04-01
Manage your calendar; don?t let your calendar manage you
Do you work weekends? Do you work into the wee hours of the night? Maybe your workload isn't to blame. Perhaps you have poor time-management skills. Check out Artner's Law and learn a few new skills.I found myself making a rookie mistake this week, the kind of error that a...
Tags: Bob Artner, open-door policy
Technical articles 2000-12-14
Job Interview
Ok, job interview on Monday.Now problem is, i always freeze up in interviews. In my head i know what i am going to say, but when i go to say it, it comes out comepletley different.And even worse, when asked specific tech questions, i completey blank.I feel like such an...
Tags: job, nervous, off-topic, interview, career, Shellbot
Discussion threads 2006-11-16
The Competencies: How good a training manager are you?
Bruce Maples introduces quality standards for training managers as he continues his series on ibstpi Competencies.We’ve been looking at the training competencies produced by the International Board of Standards for Training Performance and Instruction ibstpi. I introduced this series in an overview of the “standards”, as they are often called,...
Tags: Workforce management, Bruce Maples, training, training manager
Technical articles 2000-03-14
What makes a Republican/Democrat?
I have read many posts and political "slurs" on TR about the Republican/Democrat debate. I HAD to register as Democrat because my father worked for the city government. Religiously, I call myself a Christian, even though I believe in some parts of many religions. I find myself...
Tags: cp7212, democrat, general election, off-topic, politics, primaries, primary election, republican
Discussion threads 2005-11-09
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