William Lind, a military historian, has a 4GW (4th generation warfare) viewpoint on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan that is worth reading. Understanding 4GW. How to fight 4GW. How to fight 4GW (part 2) One of his major points: we lost these wars when we destroyed the Afghan and Iraqi states and turned them into a lawless… Continue reading William Lind
Month: December 2003
K-Logs
Wow. K-Logs is still growing (nearing 1,000 members — many are senior people in organizations across the globe or amazing innovative individuals). This is probably one of the top weblog related groups on the Web today. Nice. I will do my best to get this moving again. [John Robb's Weblog]
CNet
CNet. John Dickinson slams Dell's customer service. Make this an open letter and I will sign it too. [John Robb's Weblog]
Terry
Terry points to his rural telco cooperative that offers ADSL+ services (1 Mb Internet, DVD quality cable, and phone service). Nice! This really points to where things are going in telecom. AOL, EarthLink, MSN, and other ISPs are going to have to become VoIP telcos, cable companies, and ISPs in order to survive. It is… Continue reading Terry
Clark and Dean
Did Clark and Dean intend to set up open source software companies inside their campaigns? The core group of developers aren't doing this for free. They get paid a salary. They produce product. In fact, the core campaign technical teams are about the same size as the salaried teams of almost all of the commercial developers in this space. However, that… Continue reading Clark and Dean
qotd december 24
qotd december 24. Henry David Thoreau: “Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you've imagined. As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler.” [Adam Curry's Weblog]
Hush's silent AVX Music Server
Hush's silent AVX Music Server. A new whisper-quiet (or so they claim) digital audio server from Hush Technologies. The AVX Music Server connects to both your stereo and your home network, has 160GB of hard drive space for storing all your MP3s, and uses a tricked out Dell Pocket PC with WiFi as its wireless remote… Continue reading Hush's silent AVX Music Server
Americans – Fire Your Boss(es)
Americans – Fire Your Boss(es). It is an ironic title for this article. In a democracy, the people are supposed to be the boss. But, of late, this arrangement too has been turned upside down. The President and Congress have become the bosses of the people, telling them whom they can marry, whom they can't,… Continue reading Americans – Fire Your Boss(es)
Court Blocks Easing of E.P.A. Rules on Industrial Pollution
Court Blocks Easing of E.P.A. Rules on Industrial Pollution. The order dealt a setback to one of the Bush administration's biggest environmental decisions. By Jennifer 8. Lee. [New York Times: NYT HomePage]
Mideast Politics Overshadow Christmas Eve
Mideast Politics Overshadow Christmas Eve. The tortured politics of the Middle East seeped even into Christmas Eve festivities in Bethlehem, were the number of Christians has fallen drastically in the past decade. By Greg Myre. [New York Times: NYT HomePage]