U.S. Military Considers Limits on Role of the Reserve Forces. Pentagon leaders are questioning whether relying on citizen soldiers for crucial duties hamstrings urgent military operations. By Thom Shanker. [New York Times: NYT HomePage]
SBC’s Jack-Booted IP Thugs Launch Shakedown Racket. Does your site use framesets for navigation? Are there navigation indicators or tabs that remain in the same location as you move from page to page on your favorite site? If so, start checking your mail and your finances–the Intellectual Property department of telecom concern SBC Communications is coming to call and they want to be paid. [kuro5hin.org]
Mars. Iām not a fan of George Bush. But if he proposes a mission to Mars in his state of the Union speech÷as the Guardian reports he may do÷then I still wonāt be a fan of George Bush, but Iāll be hugely excited about the mission to Mars.
Itās time to do it. Weāre way behind on space travel. [inessential.com]
Now you know why Microsoft is moving toward making software a service. Everytime Microsoft gets attacked this way, it looks bad. Now, imagine if Microsoft could automatically upgrade your software without you being involved? This problem today wouldn’t have happened. You know, a lot of IT guys are worried about losing their jobs. If I was the owner of a company and my IT guy hadn’t loaded the latest security patches he would be unemployed today. It’s your job to keep up to date on patches.
[The Scobleizer Weblog]
Julian has a product to sell, do you expect anything different?
Whois and Spam. The Washington Post: “SpamCop founder Julian Haight said… domain-name owners sign on for spam the moment they give their contact information. ‘Any e-mail address you give to Network Solutions is going to get spam, and that part of things really isn’t their fault,’ he said.” Contrast that statement with the results of a recent six-week survey by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission: “Addresses posted in…’ Whois’ domain name registries …did not receive any spam during the six weeks of the investigation.” I did my own “test” in February, 2002, with a new registration and a unique, new e-mail address. A year later, that address hasn’t proven to be the recipient of any spam. [icann.Blog]
Malcolm X. “The future belongs to those who prepare for it today.” [Adam Curry: Adam Curry's Weblog]
Oddsmakers: Gut Hunch Over Tech. Bettors will wager more than $70 million on Super Bowl XXXVII. In many ways, the chief oddsmakers at Caesar’s Palace have their jobs down to a science, but ultimately the opinions of two guys are what matters. Steve Friess reports from Las Vegas. [Wired News]