Insider on the US war against terror. Here's a Washington Post interview with Rand Beers, a former National Security Council aide who quit working for Bush to work for John Kerry's campaign. The administration wasn't matching its deeds to its words in the war on terrorism. They're making us less secure, not more secure,” said… Continue reading Insider on the US war against terror
Tim Bray on Search
Tim Bray on Search. Tim Bray has posted the first of what he says will be a series of articles on search technology. It looks like he's off to a good start…. [Jeremy Zawodny's blog]
Cover Letters
Cover Letters. Here's some advice for people writing cover letters. Don't take any of the standard career-services-office advice for writing cover letters, or your cover letter will look exactly like everyone else's cover letter. If you write one of those “I work great on teams but am also a strong independent worker” cover letters, your… Continue reading Cover Letters
Why Europe still doesn't get the Internet
News.Com: Why Europe still doesn't get the Internet. The all-but-final proposal draft says that Internet news organizations, individual Web sites, moderated mailing lists and even Web logs (or “blogs”), must offer a “right of reply” to those who have been criticized by a person or organization. [Tomalak's Realm]
Setting Software Free
Steve Gillmor has a great article, The Alchin Tax
Setting Software Free Steve Gillmor has a great article, The Alchin Tax, about where Microsoft is locating its XML editor and when. Basically (to cut to the bottom line), Microsoft may be building on standards, but it's planning on offering the product inside its operating system in the 2005/6 timeframe. That means: You can't use… Continue reading
Setting Software Free
Steve Gillmor has a great article, The Alchin Tax
Is Java really more scalable than PHP?
Is Java really more scalable than PHP?. Recently, Michael Kimsal posted this message: Yes, a JVM (Java Virtual Machine) can store stuff in memory, while PHP generally needs to store stuff in an external session (file or db). That also means that moving to more than one front end web server is a piece of… Continue reading Is Java really more scalable than PHP?
No more IE for Macintosh
No more IE for Macintosh. Nobody should be surprised by this news: Microsoft is stopping development of IE for Macintosh. They haven't had a competitive browser out for a while, really. IE for X was slow and unpleasant. Camino and even plain vanilla Mozilla have been eating its lunch. Safari isn't quite there yet, but… Continue reading No more IE for Macintosh
Macromedia Laszlo knock-off
Macromedia Laszlo knock-off. Details of Royale – Macromedia's copycat technology are starting to appear. Rob Burgess says, “It's essentially Flash for programmers.” and that “If you're a hardcore programmer, you really want a tool to use in a server environment, especially as content merges with logic in next-generation applications…” It's such a shame that large… Continue reading Macromedia Laszlo knock-off
by selling reproductions of library photos, maps and posters
Boston Public dealing with funding issues by selling reproductions of library photos, maps and posters through an online store. Apparently many museums and libraries are using this route.[ thanks shoe ] [librarian.net]
New Law Blog that offers creative solutions to legal problems.
New Law Blog that offers creative solutions to legal problems.. New Orleans lawyer A.J. Levy has started a weblog called Out-of-the-Box Lawyering that focuses on creativity — on unusual solutions to legal problems. I have great hopes for this one. A.J. is the person who turned me on to Edward DeBono, and we in the legal profession… Continue reading New Law Blog that offers creative solutions to legal problems.