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- GWB's first Presidential Veto
- GWB's first Presidential VetoGeorge W Bush has vetoed a bill which would have lifted a ban on federal funding for new embryonic stem cell research. He is quoted as saying "It crosses a moral boundary that our decent society needs to respect, so I vetoed it,".The setting in which he...
- Tags: veto, embryo, GWB, religious nutters, heretic burning next!, stem cells, neilb@..., off-topic, George W Bush, stem-cell
- Discussion threads 2006-07-20
Additional Resources
- How to make a Star Trek on/off switch
- Found via BoingBoing: This great HOWTO illustrates the process of homebrewing your own Star Trek: The Next Generation On/Off switch. I'm thinking it would be a great controller for a garbage disposal -- tell your kids that it's a "transporter" and...
- Tags: Star Trek, Jay Garmon
- Blog posts 2006-09-27
- Bush and the Democrat majority
- As I only pop in here from time to time (it is much more fun upsetting the fundamentalist Christians at meetchristians.com) I apologise if I am starting a topic which has already been discussed.Because I know almost nothing about the American political system, I would like any opinions as to...
- Tags: bush, democrat majority, influence, jardinier, off-topic, U.S. Congress
- Discussion threads 2007-01-09
- TechRepublic Tutorial: An intermediate lesson in better Samba security
- Samba parameter settings that will increase server securityIt is very possible and easy to have a fully functioning SMB server capable of seamlessly serving up content with its built-in networking tools to any Windows host. However, it is also possible that this installation, while it was password protected, was only...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 2000, security, Scott Lowe MCSE, Samba
- Technical articles 2002-01-17
- Debunking the Windows XP power wasting myth
- Over the weekend, Digg pumped the article"HowWindows XP wasted $25 billion of energy" from the Treehugger.com Web site.Fellow blogger Adrian Kingsley-Hughes offered his take on it here. I'm going to getstraight to the point: The article was not only unfair but wrong, and I will backthat up with facts.The article...
- Tags: George Ou, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP, operating system, power management, Treehugger
- Technical articles 2006-11-28
- Fedora Foundation scrapped
- Itwas announced by RedHat in 2005 that 'The Fedora foundation' would be assembledas a non-profit organisation with several objectives, mainly serving the Fedoracommunity in order to:· Provide a non-profit entity to organize andmanage volunteers.· Ensure that...
- Tags: Fedora Project
- Blog posts 2006-04-13
- (NEW) Site Ideas / Feedback
- What are we? Chopped liver? Just kidding. ;)This could be a good place to draft new TRIs, if you are interested in adding new members. That's just my opinion though.ChrisOh no! They're onto us!We just wanted to widen our reach a little bit. We were hoping you wouldn't find...
- Tags: house, Tri
- Discussion threads 2005-02-08
- Slipping tech laws in via the back door
- Follow the paper trail of tech legislationPresident Bush recently slapped more restrictions on online gambling. However, these restrictions were buried in Section 801 of a massive port security bill, which had nothing to do with the Internet.Is this gluing of unrelated amendments onto a proposal that's destined to become law...
- Tags: Writ, Sonja Thompson, Military Commissions Act
- Discussion threads 2006-10-16
- SCO buyout settles BayStar investment spat
- Stay on top of the latest tech news with our free IT News Digest e-newsletter, delivered each weekday. Automatically sign up today! By ...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, agreement, SCO Group Inc., BayStar Capital
- Technical articles 2004-06-02
- Creating a public-sector CIO job description
- By John KostWhat you need to knowA CEO who has just come to the job, or is about to begin a new term in office, has a fresh opportunity to define the role of the CIO. The CEO should carefully review and grant authority to the CIO that is sufficient...
- Tags: Gartner , agency, job
- Technical articles 2003-05-01
- Learn distinctions between inline and block HTML elements
- When laying out and designing Web applications, it's important to know the distinctions between inline and block elements. Learn about both elements, and find out how you can use CSS to override an element's default behavior. I had a lengthy discussion with a fellow developer the other day...
- Tags: HTML, CSS, Tony Patton, Web browsers, block element, Web browser, Web Development Zone Newsletter, Behavior, Property, Scripting Languages, Software/Web Development, Web Development
- Technical articles 2006-07-17
- While surfing I came across this link for the NMDP
- for the National Marrow Donor Program:http://www.marrow.org/ABOUT/index.htmlDonating bone marrow seems like a fairly straight-forward way to make a positive difference in anothers life.I'm wondering if anyone here is registered or has already donated. What are your thoughts about bone marrow, [b]adult[/b] stem cell and organ donation? http://www.organdonor.gov/I think of the comedian...
- Tags: ItsTheInThingToDo, donation, organ donation, health, NeverBusted, off-topic, edited out, HaveFun_Peace, NB_HaveFun_Peace, Ol' NB, OnTheRopes
- Discussion threads 2006-09-06
- Make sure your contract protects your intellectual property
- By Mike GunderloyWhen you agree to write a program for a client, you probably think you’re selling the client some code to run on its computers, and that’s it. Suppose you’re consulting for a chain of dry-cleaning stores, and they want a networked program to make it easier for them...
- Tags: intellectual property, Lark Group, Inc.
- Technical articles 2003-08-27
- Distributing authority helps cross-company projects succeed
- As joint development projects proliferate, it becomes more important--and more beneficial--for managers and teams to work together. You must strive for equality, empower team members, and communicate effectively without disrupting authority chains.Intercompany development initiatives are increasing like never before, owing largely to the advancement of data transport technologies like Web...
- Tags: Team management, Business structures, Scott Robinson, team
- Technical articles 2002-12-18
- Need help on a project? Here?s advice on finding a good subcontractor
- When you've got a big project on your hands, it often makes sense to hire a subcontractor to help. We?ll give you some tips on finding the right person or team for the job, and how you should introduce a subcontractor into the client relationship.You probably chose to become an...
- Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Meredith Little, subcontractor
- Technical articles 2001-06-14
- Getting started with IT Change Management
- I was asked a few weeks ago in a training course, how to get started with IT Change Management. It was a relatively small organisation with 15 IT staff supporting about 600 IT users. So I have knocked up a few pages of notes based on ITIL version...
- Tags: Strategy, IT Services, steve.lawless@..., tightrope, information technology, change management
- Discussion threads 2007-10-31
- Handling development-tool disagreements
- Debates over the use of ColdFusion vs. Visual Studio Pro are fine, unless you're a consultant who is arguing with your client. Here's what to do if you and your client don't see eye to eye on the "right" tools for the job.Here’s a common scenario for contractors: Both you...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Meredith Little, tool
- Technical articles 2002-02-05
- Copyright Office pitches anti-P2P bill
- Stay on top of the latest tech news with our free IT News Digest e-newsletter, delivered each weekday. Automatically sign up today!By ...
- Tags: Piracy, U.S. Copyright Office, anti-P2P, Copyright Office, Induce Act
- Technical articles 2004-09-03
- Presidential debate transcript / Comments
- Presidential debate transcript / Comments.© 2004 Commission on Presidential Debates.http://www.debates.org/IntroLEHRER: Good evening from the University of Miami Convocation Center in Coral Gables, Florida. I'm Jim Lehrer of "The NewsHour" on PBS. And I welcome you to the first of the 2004 presidential debates between President George W. Bush, the Republican...
- Tags: Bush, George W. Bush, homeland security, job, Kerry, LEHRER, off-topic, tbragsda@..., University of Miami
- Discussion threads 2004-10-01
- Management of U.S. seaports
- Management of U.S. seaportsWhat to do and why?There will be those opposed just because President Bush is in favor. There will be those in favor just because President Bush supports the sale. Jimmy Carter agrees with President Bush on this issue, although he's been one of the president's most vocal...
- Tags: Bush, politics, national security, maxwell edison, off-topic, seaport
- Discussion threads 2006-02-22
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