Aschroft: judges shouldn't uphold the Constitution. John Ashcroft, the former Attorney General of the United States of America, has given a public, blistering critique of judges who strike down the Bush administration's policies as unconstitutional. “The danger I see here is that intrusive judicial oversight and second-guessing of presidential determinations in these critical areas can… Continue reading Aschroft: judges shouldn't uphold the Constitution
Author: Vince Kimball
'What We Owe Iraq': We Broke It, We Bought It
'What We Owe Iraq': We Broke It, We Bought It. There must be elections in Iraq, Noah Feldman says, but our responsibility does not end there. By ROBERT KAGAN. [NYT > Books]
EPRI report
EPRI report on a smart power upgrade to the US system. It would also help against a system attack by global guerrillas. “According to the latest edition of the Electricity Technology Roadmap that was spearheaded by EPRI in collaboration with many other groups, the societal benefits of upgrading the transmission infrastructure will far outweigh the… Continue reading EPRI report
A-Z Indexes for Web Sites: Usage and Implementation
A-Z Indexes for Web Sites: Usage and Implementation. What’s the level of interest among information architects and web developers in implementing A-Z indexes on their sites? Why don’t we see more indexes? I attempted to answer this question in a posting an essay to IA-WIKI Web Site Indexes, although I have not yet received any… Continue reading A-Z Indexes for Web Sites: Usage and Implementation
US railroads
Railroad companies change the rules We shown before how US railroads have shrunk in the last few decades from dozens to four, two companies that dominate the West and two that dominate the East. Traditional economics would see this as an opportunity for rigging prices for their customers, and this has doubtless happened, within the… Continue reading US railroads
Dave posted his thoughts
Disruption Will Come from the Outside. Tonight Dave posted his thoughts on Microsoft's botched search engine rollout: Was there any reason at all for us to come to the briefing? There's no difference between what we said to you four weeks ago and what the public is saying about the product now. We didn't need… Continue reading Dave posted his thoughts
Marc Canter
A Thousand Tornadoes Deep. My friends Marc Canter (independent) and Kim Cameron (Microsoft) are exchanging blogs about the benefits and dangers of doing business with Microsoft. Marc contends that people don't want to get locked into standards owned by Microsoft or Sun. Kim wants to look beyond the past and create a “big bang” of… Continue reading Marc Canter
Making movies of software
Making movies of software. In the same way that blogging has radically democratized basic web publishing, I expect that Windows Media Encoder — along with counterparts that I hope become broadly accessible on other platforms — will democratize the use of screen videos. The medium needn't be available to professionals only. Lots of folks need… Continue reading Making movies of software
TowerStream Lights Up LA
TowerStream Lights Up LA. TowerStream has completed its network launch in Los Angeles and is now looking toward its sixth market, San Francisco, reports Telephony. TowerStream has installed its first point-of-presence in LA on top of the Aon Building downtown, using Aperto and Alvarion gear to sell T-1 equivalents and data links as high as… Continue reading TowerStream Lights Up LA
WordPress Design Sandbox
WordPress Design Sandbox. WordPress Design Sandbox If you want to work on a design for your WordPress blog, here's a static version of the default layout so you can tweak the stylesheet locally. Great idea. [via WeblogToolsCollection] [scriptygoddess]