Postwar Deaths Exceed Wartime Casualties. With the death of a soldier in a roadside bombing on Tuesday, the postwar casualty number in Iraq now exceeds the wartime casualties. The sad thing is that the soldiers no longer get the touching eulogies on the news they did during the war. Does W. still call each family to… Continue reading Postwar Deaths Exceed Wartime Casualties
Personal Brand Equity
Personal Brand Equity. Nicholas Papadopoulos, coordinator of the Fairfield County, Connecticut, Company of Friends group, revisits the concept of the Brand Called You in a recent newsletter transmitted by his coaching practice Sky's the Limit. In the article “What's Your Brand Equity?” (to find the piece, select Resources/Events and then Readings), Papadopoulos suggests you start by… Continue reading Personal Brand Equity
Brain CEOs
Brain CEOs. Our grade-school teachers had it right: The ability to plan, organize, and follow through on a task contributes far more to success than raw talent. At least that's the word from neuroscientists studying something called brain C.E.O.s (which here I I think means cerebral executive operations, though it seems like a good CEO would… Continue reading Brain CEOs
NEWS.COM
CNET NEWS.COM – Experts: Sixth son of Sobig not the last. Security researchers believe that the creator of the Sobig mass-mailing computer virus won't stop with Sobig.F–the money may be too good. The Sobig viruses–the first of which started spreading in January–are designed to load special software that can anonymize spam onto people's PCs. The… Continue reading NEWS.COM
Machines will make criminal of every driver
The Sun Newspaper Online (UK) – Machines will make criminal of every driver. DRIVERS were reeling last night at Government plans to put a computerised spy in EVERY car. The hi-tech gadgets will record each time a motorist DRIFTS over a speed limit, WANDERS into a bus lane or even STOPS on a yellow line.… Continue reading Machines will make criminal of every driver
Spam to small business
Spam to small business. Spam to small business: This may be a useful article to forward to your clients… it details the disproportionate effect spammers have on small businesses, and suggests a few ways they might prevent this daily loss…. [JD on MX]
Net attack inevitable
Net attack inevitable. Net attack inevitable: This article in USA Today is one of the more thorough assessments I've seen… the current attacks, while damaging, are better seen as probes than as the final deliverable: “In the future, some worm will take 'the vast majority of Internet connectivity down for a day or two,' predicts Ed… Continue reading Net attack inevitable
EEVL's RSS Primer and Why Even Google Can't Filter
EEVL's RSS Primer and Why Even Google Can't Filter. Gary Price has two good catches (among others) over at ResourceShelf: A New Primer on RSS“From the announcement, 'EEVL's Primer is aimed at publishers and content providers, with the intention of introducing and explaining the concepts behind RSS and addressing some commonly expressed concerns. It is… Continue reading EEVL's RSS Primer and Why Even Google Can't Filter
It's Vietnam all over again
It's Vietnam all over again. Right down to weapons problems. (Link courtesy of David.) Meanwhile, Jon Carroll is feeling gloomy about it. [Ceejbot]
You can thank liberals
You can thank liberals. Preach it, Joe Conason! If your workplace is safe; if your children go to school rather than being forced into labor; if you are paid a living wage, including overtime; if you enjoy a 40-hour week and you are allowed to join a union to protect your rights — you can… Continue reading You can thank liberals