The Dichotomy of a Presidency. George W. Bush’s speech last night was a perfect microcosm of his presidency. He laid out an ambitious and praiseworthy foreign policy based on principles of democracy and freedom. Conversely, he expounded on a domestic agenda that sells out small government ideals in favor of increasing the size of the… Continue reading The Dichotomy of a Presidency
Month: September 2004
Frances downgraded upon Fla. approach
Frances downgraded upon Fla. approach. Forecasters downgraded Hurricane Frances to a Category 2 storm last night but warned Floridians not to take the storm lightly as concerns shifted from high winds to torrential rains and flooding. [Boston Globe — Front Page]
FC Now: Happy Labor Day!
FC Now: Happy Labor Day!. Monday is Labor Day in the US, a holiday set aside to celebrate and recognize working people. I was going to offer a roundup of Labor Day-related tools and resources, but the Monster Blog has already done so, including the first site I wanted to reference. Happy Labor Day! [Fast… Continue reading FC Now: Happy Labor Day!
Radio 8.1 Pre-Release
Radio 8.1 Pre-Release. The first new version of Radio in a while will be released the third week of September. This version has some great things in it – all based on requests from users. Steve Kirks lists what that made it into the 8.1 release and what didn't make it in this post. Radio… Continue reading Radio 8.1 Pre-Release
CSM
CSM. US standing with Arabs hits an all time low. This is the reason that bin Laden's guerrillas have an unlimited pool of recruits to draw from. It also indicates that this war is going to get much, much worse over the next decade or two. Just two years ago, Zogby found that 76 percent… Continue reading CSM
A direct parallel with the Vietnam war and the USSR's misadventures in Afghanistan is that we are likely backing weak governments that may never be strong enough to survive on their own. AT
A direct parallel with the Vietnam war and the USSR's misadventures in Afghanistan is that we are likely backing weak governments that may never be strong enough to survive on their own. AT does a round-up of the problems recruiting soldiers for the armies that back those governments. [John Robb's Weblog]
Imperial Hubris
I'm almost finished reading Imperial Hubris by the CIA's Anonymous. Excellent book and well worth reading. It fits with Global Guerrillas tongue and groove. [John Robb's Weblog]
More IA Heuristics – Search
More IA Heuristics – Search. Lou Rosenfeld shares some more IA heuristics, this time focused on search. [ia/ blogs]
Meta-mail
Meta-mail. In an item entitled personal message deflection, Phil Windley says he'd like to move his process-related communication out of email and into task-oriented software. Here's the glitch: One problem with moving from a single general purpose tool like email to multiple special purpose tools is split focus. To understand what I mean, think about… Continue reading Meta-mail
Blogs for law firm CIOs
Blogs for law firm CIOs. Via Jeff Beard's blog, I came to read Ed Schembor's useful posting, Blogs and the Law Office IT Director: 21 Blogs of Interest for a Law Firm CIO/IT Director. Schembor, founder of Easy Access Software, lists blogs that he finds “ideally suited to the knowledge needs of a senior project… Continue reading Blogs for law firm CIOs