Global Guerrillas: Dynamic Network Analysis. How to analyze covert networks in the face of incomplete information. [John Robb's Weblog]
Month: April 2004
is being delayed
Electricity infrastructure rehabilitation is being delayed by departures (Siemens) and slow-downs (GE) by some of its prime contractors. Terrorist attacks on contractors are having the intended effect (10% of non-Iraqi contractors are currently outside Iraq). Disregard the spin to the contrary. [John Robb's Weblog]
New Post: Global Guerrillas
New Post: Global Guerrillas. Mapping Terrorist Networks. We can learn a lot by mapping the architecture of the 9/11 terrorist network. Here is what we learned. [John Robb's Weblog]
E-mail's many hats
InfoWorld: E-mail's many hats. Jon Udell. But even though e-mail isn't the best tool for any of these tasks, it provides a single interface to all of them. Here's a challenge: Let's improve the various functions performed by e-mail without multiplying the interfaces people must learn in order to use those functions. [Tomalak's Realm]
The Turing Award
The Turing Award. It was just announced this week that the ACM A.M. Turing Award has been given to Alan Kay, to recognize his great work on Smalltalk, object-oriented programming, and the personal computer. Congratulations, Dr. Kay! Alan Kay is my hero. He is a great visionary, and yet in the two times I've met him… Continue reading The Turing Award
The Secret Source of Google's Power
The Secret Source of Google's Power. The first time i saw this, i just read the first paragraph and assumed it was going to be an anti-google rant and switched off. Now that everyone is pointing to it, i'm persuaded that this is one of the most important discussions on designing scalable web stuff. [PHP Everywhere]
JPEG Hits New Patent-Infringement Snag
eWEEK: JPEG Hits New Patent-Infringement Snag. Patent infringement issues surrounding the JPEG image standard resurfaced on Thursday after a small software vendor filed lawsuits against 31 companies ranging from Adobe Systems Inc. and Apple Computer Inc. to IBM and Hewlett-Packard Co. [Tomalak's Realm]
Special Elections in case of Disaster? No thanks.
Special Elections in case of Disaster? No thanks.. The older I get, the less I like direct democracy. Consider the bill passed yesterday by the US House that provides for special elections within 45 days in case the Congress is decimated by some catastrophe. James Sensenbrenner (R, WI,) never a friend of individual rights, and… Continue reading Special Elections in case of Disaster? No thanks.
Queen Mary 2 Arrives in New York
Queen Mary 2 Arrives in New York. Yesterday morning the 21-story-high Queen Mary 2 completed its maiden voyage across the Atlantic and slipped through fog beneath the Verazzano Straits Bridge to enter New York Harbor. At 151,400 tons, the QM2 is twice the size of the original Queen Mary (retired in 1967 after a 30-year… Continue reading Queen Mary 2 Arrives in New York
Active résumés
Active résumés. Any professional whose work is visible on the Net will become part of the conversation that establishes reputation and creates opportunity. The blog is an active résumé that enables you to participate — by proxy — in that conversation. What an active résumé should include will vary by profession and according to personal inclination.… Continue reading Active résumés