London- St. Pancras Terminal Sees a New Day. When St. Pancras Terminal was built in 1868 at the height of the Victorian age it was the largest space that had ever been enclosed in the world (“unofficial” virtual tour). Single-span steel arches soar 105 feet above the platforms and are 240 feet wide and 690… Continue reading London- St. Pancras Terminal Sees a New Day
Author: Vince Kimball
Tenet says full reform years away
Tenet says full reform years away. The nation's intelligence agencies are working toward reform but will not reach the full capability to conduct the spying and covert operations needed to combat Al Qaeda and other terrorist threats for five years, Director of Central Intelligence George Tenet warned the 9/11 Commission yesterday. [Boston Globe — Front… Continue reading Tenet says full reform years away
Saudi and American Elites Find Friends in High Places
Saudi and American Elites Find Friends in High Places. Craig Unger's book successfully details the intertwined ascent of the Bush family and the Saudi elite but fails to provide persuasive evidence implicating their ties in the terror attacks of 9/11. By Charles A. Kupchan. [New York Times: Books]
Sneek Peeks at Tomorrow's Office
BusinessWeek: Sneek Peeks at Tomorrow's Office. All of these ideas have one goal in common: To raise white-collar productivity — or at least preserve the huge gains of recent years while avoiding employee burnout. The idea is to build upon the innovations that have transformed offices over the past 15 years. [Tomalak's Realm]
Installing CFMX on Mac OS X
Installing CFMX on Mac OS X. Macromedia provides an official installation guide for CFMX on Mac OS X but some people still run into problems so Ken Ford has created this awesome step-by-step visual installation guide (PDF, 1.3Mb)…. [An Architect's View]
NewburyOpen.Net Celebrates Second Anniversary
NewburyOpen.Net Celebrates Second Anniversary. NewburyOpen.Net, a commercial free community network, celebrates two years of operation: The brainchild of Michael Oh, the network offers free service subsidized by businesses that promote themselves through the offering. Oh is also known for some of his stunts, like pulling up a Wi-Fi equipped, Internet linked car in front of… Continue reading NewburyOpen.Net Celebrates Second Anniversary
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Whew, finally got my taxes filed (electronically, of course). I'm not usually this close to the deadline, but things just seemed to conspire against me this year. Glad that's over with.
Five of the Best Free Internet Security/Privacy Utilities
Techtree.com – India – Five of the Best Free Internet Security/Privacy Utilities. With almost every second home PC having Internet access, security and privacy are major concerns these days. Internet viruses are constantly lurking over the Web, hunting for vulnerable machines to attack. And if that was not enough, you have these malicious spyware and… Continue reading Five of the Best Free Internet Security/Privacy Utilities
Privacy advocates decry FBI's request to wiretap Internet
Palm Beach Post – Palm Beach,FL,USA – Privacy advocates decry FBI's request to wiretap Internet. An FBI proposal to make it easier to wiretap high-speed Internet communications is drawing criticism from businesses and privacy experts, who fear it could stifle technological innovation and allow too much monitoring of online conversations. The FBI already has the… Continue reading Privacy advocates decry FBI's request to wiretap Internet
Development Bias
Development Bias. Every developer has a set of bias that drives their development. A developer's bias determines how they write code and what they consider is good vs. bad code. I believe there are few if any “well rounded” developers that provide equal weighting on all areas; that's why having a team of developers with… Continue reading Development Bias