In Internet Calling, Skype Is Living Up to the Hype. Skype is the easiest, fastest and cheapest way for individual customers to use their computers with broadband connections as telephones. By JAMES FALLOWS. [The New York Times > Technology]
Author: Vince Kimball
It All Started With a Good Cup of Coffee
It All Started With a Good Cup of Coffee. Ten years ago last Wednesday, Cafe Cyberia, billed as the world's first Internet cafe, opened in the West End of London. By ERIC PFANNER International Herald Tribune. [The New York Times > Technology]
eBay: Sold on Grid
eBay: Sold on Grid. Eweek has a long interview with Marty Abbott, SVP of technology at eBay, who walks us through their online operations. Among other things, he explains how the backend databases evolved over the last five years: “We went from one huge back-end system and four or five very large search databases. Search… Continue reading eBay: Sold on Grid
New Post to Global Guerrillas
New Post to Global Guerrillas. Global Guerrilla Target: The North American Power Grid. A long-term target of global guerrillas will be the US power system. Here's the method they will use to analyze it for target generation. [John Robb's Weblog]
WP
WP. Putin, faced with Russia's own 9/11, is a quandry. Sergei Markov, a political analyst with close ties to the Kremlin, said the deadly outcome of the school standoff had left Putin at a loss as to how to respond beyond the former KGB colonel's instinct to strengthen police powers and centralize control over government… Continue reading WP
CSM
CSM. Polls show the war on terror remains his (Bush's) strongest asset, with the president beating Kerry by as much as 20 points on that count. But by offering such a single-minded focus, the Bush campaign is also effectively counting on the fact that terrorism will trump all other issues – such as the economy… Continue reading CSM
NYT
NYT. From 2000 through 2003 the median household income fell by $1,500 (in 2003 dollars) – a significant 3.4 percent decrease. That information becomes startling when you consider that during the same period there was a strong 12 percent increase in productivity among U.S. workers. Economists will tell you that productivity increases go hand-in-hand with… Continue reading NYT
The Dichotomy of a Presidency
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
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!