Juan Cole translates some news from the Ash-Sharq al-Awsat on how insurgents are targeting political figures. The most interesting item concerns a potential global guerrilla start-up focused on the assassination of political figures: Ash-Sharq al-Awsat reports the kidnapping of a female member of the governing council of Salahuddin and assassination attempts on two members of… Continue reading Juan Cole
Month: December 2004
On-demand apps demand a richer browser
On-demand apps demand a richer browser. A decade ago, the browser exploded many of our assumptions about building and deploying software. We were shocked to discover that less was more and that worse was better. We've yet to fully absorb the lessons that the browser and the Web can teach us. Now, as the on-demand… Continue reading On-demand apps demand a richer browser
Health Care Technology Is a Promise Unfinanced
Health Care Technology Is a Promise Unfinanced. While the Bush administration's words of support for a high-technology future for health care have been plentiful, the dollars, it seems, are scarce. By STEVE LOHR. [NYT > Technology]
I.B.M. Said to Put Its PC Business on the Market
I.B.M. Said to Put Its PC Business on the Market. I.B.M., whose first PC moved personal computing into the consumer mainstream, has put the business up for sale. By ANDREW ROSS SORKIN and STEVE LOHR. [NYT > Home Page]
Job Growth Is Well Below Wall Street Forecasts
Job Growth Is Well Below Wall Street Forecasts. The economy added 112,000 payroll jobs in November, the Labor Dept. reported today, far fewer than the month before. By EDMUND L. ANDREWS. [NYT > Home Page]
Bosworth Doctrine
Bosworth Doctrine. I'm glad Chad Dickerson brought to my attention Adam Bosworth's post which expounds the Bosworth Doctrine. Software which is flexible, simple, sloppy, tolerant, and altogether forgiving of human foibles and weaknesses turns out to be actually the most steel cored, able to survive and grow while that software which is demanding, abstract, rich… Continue reading Bosworth Doctrine
How Long Is Your Digital Trail?
How Long Is Your Digital Trail?. Relationships in the information age work best when you exercise restraint and courtesy. Especially after you break up. Run your own business? You're online, and your past can find you. Start a wish list — or a wedding registry — on a retailer's website? You're online, and your past… Continue reading How Long Is Your Digital Trail?
How a Struggling Colony Became an Economic Colossus
How a Struggling Colony Became an Economic Colossus. John Steele Gordon presents the essential ideas and innovations that have propelled the American economy since its earliest days. By WILLIAM GRIMES. [NYT > Books]
Sensible Security from New Zealand
Sensible Security from New Zealand. I like the way this guy thinks about security as a trade-off: In the week United States-led forces invaded Iraq, the service was receiving a hoax bomb call every two or three hours, but not one aircraft was delayed. Security experts decided the cost of halting flights far outweighed the… Continue reading Sensible Security from New Zealand
I think Andrew…
I think Andrew…. I think Andrew Sullivan is just right in his run-down of what is now emerging about the system of secrecy, torture and extra-constitutional power the Bush administration has set up at Gitmo and other far-flung undisclosed locations around the world. Like Andrew (at least I suspect this is so, though he can… Continue reading I think Andrew…