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10 Things Women Say

via email FINE This is the word women use to end an argument when they are right and you need to shut up. FIVE MINUTES If she is getting dressed, this is half an hour. Five minutes is only five minutes if you have just been given 5 more minutes to watch the game before ...

Outsourcing to… Georgia?

The New York Times – New Report Says Outsourcing Causes 9% of U.S. Layoffs bq.. The bulk of outsourced jobs never leave U.S. shores, the government said on Thursday in a new report suggesting concerns over American workers losing jobs to cheaper foreign labor may be exaggerated. Nine percent of non-seasonal U.S. layoffs in the ...

Less Local Phone Competition

The New York Times – Administration Sides With Bells on Lease Discounts for Rivals bq. The administration’s decision, which was announced in a legal case making its way to the Supreme Court, followed fierce lobbying and hardball tactics. Rivals of the Bells have threatened the administration that they intend to run television advertisements in swing ...

Nielson on Computers of 2034

Thirty Years With Computers (Jakob Nielsen’s Alertbox) bq.. We’ll also spend a big percentage of the computer power on defense mechanisms such as self-healing software (to root out bugs and adapt to changing environments) and aggressively defensive virus antibodies. We’ll need such software to protect against “social engineering” attacks, such as email that purports to ...

Gen Zinni Speaks Out

Talking Points Memo: by Joshua Micah Marshall: May 16, 2004 – May 22, 2004 Archives bq. Accusing top Pentagon officials of “dereliction of duty,” retired Marine General Anthony Zinni says staying the course in Iraq isn’t a reasonable option. “The course is headed over Niagara Falls. I think it’s time to change course a little ...