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Amy Wohl: “This is yet another example of corrupt politicians, paid by wealthy constituents to enact unfair laws.” [Scripting News]

DaveNet : Hollywood wants the right to hack your computer. Fri, Jul 26, 2002; by Dave Winer. A couple of years ago, at the peak of the Napster boom, I got an email from a music industry exec, not a friend, asking if it would be possible to design a virus that would seek out… Continue reading Hollywood wants the right to hack your computer

Endeca. “Guided Navigation (SM)” is faceted classification. They clean it up a bit, expose the facets in an intelligent way, and have an integrated search, but don't let their service marked slogan make you think they've invented something new. What they do have, however, is probably the best explanation of faceted classification I've seen,. [ia/… Continue reading Endeca

The Economist.  Airbus is slowly killing Boeing.  My old buddy and former roomate during pilot training is now a senior pilot at United.  He tells me that the cockpit design for Airbus is modern and efficient while Boeing aircraft haven't changed since the 60s.  That means a task that takes 3-4 steps in an Airbus… Continue reading The Economist

Wine drinkers' lifestyles may explain better health [Reuters Health eLine]

Enterprise PHP. If you are too popular, jealous people are always saying behind your back that you are a compulsive schmoozer, or you are insecure, or insincere. Well PHP is an Open Source language that is widely popular on the web. However because PHP so popular in shared hosting environments, many people have an impression… Continue reading Enterprise PHP

InfoWorld: “Microsoft's Bill Gates kicked off the company's annual Financial Analysts Day here Thursday by announcing the company will boost R&D spending by 20 percent from $4.3 billion in FY 02 to $5.2 billion in FY 03.” [Scripting News]

Paul Andrews: “I'd feel more optimistic about R&D at Microsoft if the company could point to a single successful original product to emerge from R&D expenditure.” [Scripting News]

Measurement It seems like any time you try to measure the performance of knowledge workers, things rapidly disintegrate, and you get what Robert D. Austin calls measurement dysfunction. His book Measuring and Managing Performance in Organizations is an excellent and thorough survey of the subject. Managers like to implement measurement systems, and they like to tie… Continue reading Measurement

Frank McPherson Thinks Churches Need To “Shift,” Too. “Today I had a good conversation with Matt and his wife, Kim, about the unique perspective that Gen-Xers have on church. In particular, Gen-Xers expect far more use of computers and electronic communications such as e-mail, instant messaging, and yes, even PowerPoint. One of the things that… Continue reading Frank McPherson Thinks Churches Need To “Shift,” Too