JOBSEARCH: InfoWorld does a “LinkedIn”

Friday, November 24, 2006

http://infoworlditexecconnect.leveragesoftware.com/mypage.aspx

 

Infoworld has its own version of LinkedIn

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InfoWorld is expanding the ways we help you connect and communicate with industry peers, product and systems experts, and InfoWorld staff through an exciting new service, InfoWorld IT Exec-Connect! This free service includes unique online matching tools that will help you:

* Expand Your Network – Search, match and connect with other members.
* Schedule Times to Connect – Plan online or offline meetings.
* Build Business Relationships – Grow your network of industry contacts.

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Let’s see what it accomplishes. Or, rather, what value I can extract from it!

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LIBERTY: Focus on the little guy

Thursday, November 23, 2006

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/
article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=53078

http://tinyurl.com/vzd37

Black firefighter a disgrace
Posted: November 23, 2006
1:00 a.m. Eastern

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Days before I read about the firefighter’s award, my 91-year-old dad and I watched a movie called “Proud.” Narrated by the late, great Ossie Davis, the movie dramatized the experience of black sailors aboard the USS Mason during World War II. The ship became the only black-manned ship that actually saw combat. As a destroyer escort, it shepherded Allied convoys through German sub-filled waters, taking risks even the vaunted English Navy refused, deeming the mission too treacherous. Indeed, black sailors welcomed the assignment to the ship because, during this military-segregated era, they wished to prove themselves by seeing actual combat rather than engaging in “menial” labor.

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I’d like to see that movie. It’s amazing how despite “Black History Month”, Veteran’s Day, and Memorial Day that we hear so little of the truly great achievements of ordinary people.

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LIBERTY: Is there a law requiring us to pay income taxes?

Thursday, November 23, 2006

http://www.givemeliberty.org/wtp-tv/4MinLinks.htm

3-18-04
Four Minutes of Video Every American
Should Watch Before April 15th

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At an IRS press conference on September 16, 2003 concerning tax “scams” and tax “evasion”, the lead tax reporter for The New York Times, David Cay Johnston (in reference to the WTP Petitions for Redress) directly, and specifically, questioned IRS Commissioner Mark Everson about what law requires Americans to pay income taxes.

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If you watch the video, then you’ll be confused.

It seems like a real straight forward question. Doesn’t it?

I would think that they would answer “The XYZ law, section 123, paragraph 1776, line 44-40, obligates every person to pay an income tax.” Followed by “now can we get to serious questions?”

But, no. They dance around the issue.

Why?

Perhaps there is no law and this is all a big hoax!

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RANTING: Tday, Thanksgiving Day, or … …

Thursday, November 23, 2006

… … another holiday that has lost its meaning?

Now call me “Ebenezer” (Stone of Help? Or, Charles Dickens’ character) but, with the illegitimacy rate climbing, single moms, marriage rates falling, the coarsening of society, and the general demise of the “nuclear family” … …

… … has this become another “Norman Rockwell” holiday?

That’s is where it looks better in a picture than it does in real life.

Nothing more than excuse to take some days off, kickoff some pathetic football games by overpaid “athletes” with “interesting antics”, and begin the over commercialized “holiday shopping season”?

This year, there was a deluge of propaganda about “airport security” and how people should prepare for what I call “unreasonable search and seizure” by the gubamint at the airports. And people just line up and take it. (No security expert with any kind of credentials that I have read or talked to thinks this in anything more than what one of them calls “security theater”!) So the media lackeys, (remember they are regulated by the FCC in violation of the First Amendment) obey their big guabmint masters, and put out the gang’s (oppressive) message “well keep you safe as long as you comply”. What “barabara striesand”! Personally, I won’t fly, unless my employer really really insists. When they discharge all these extra government hacks, then and only then will I consider it.

So, here we go into another holiday season, when all I can say is “tsk, tsk”.

Maybe I’m getting old but that’s how I see it.

Comments?

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PRODUCTIVITY: Free firewalls

Thursday, November 23, 2006

In today’s insecure computing environment, one needs personal pc protection. I’ve always had a router between me and the inet. Even when my isp (internet service provider) said I couldn’t. (Yeah right!) I’ve never had any problems with virus infections or bots that I know of. Somewhere in my travels I picked up Zone Alarm, (the free version), and it’s has served well. There are some other free alternatives as well for you to consider:

Sygate http://soho.sygate.com

Agnitum http://www.agnitum.com

and, of course,

ZoneAlarm http://www.zonealarm.com

FWIW YMMV and FAWWYPFI!

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LIBERTY: Should we copy Europe? No; learn from their mistakes, yes!

Wednesday, November 22, 2006

http://www.townhall.com/columnists/
WalterEWilliams/2006/11/22/
should_we_copy_europe

http://tinyurl.com/y86x6j

Should we copy Europe?
By Walter E. Williams
Wednesday, November 22, 2006

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The OECD has a blacklist for countries they’ve identified as “tax havens.” The blacklisted countries include Hong Kong, Macao, Malaysia (Labuan) and Singapore. Also targeted are Andorra, Brunei, Costa Rica, Dubai, Guatemala, Liberia, Liechtenstein, the Marshall Islands, Monaco, the Philippines and Uruguay. The blacklisted jurisdictions have strong financial privacy laws and low or zero rates of tax.

The OECD member countries want the so-called tax havens to change their laws to help them identify the earnings of their citizens. Most of all, OECD wants these countries to legislate higher taxes so as to reduce their appeal. A suggestion that we should be more like Europe is the same as one suggesting that we should be poorer.

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No! What we should be doing is what made America the land of opportunity.

Honest money! Private schools! Stop the dole!

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TECHNOLOGY: Kodak’s software rudely grabbed jpeg hook

Wednesday, November 22, 2006

Kodak’s software offered a faster way to upload pic to their site.

What it did was install a piece of BLOATWARE that seized all the picture associations like jpeg and waddles in every time one wants to look at a “picture”.

Arghhh!

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LIBERTY: Old lady killed in drug raid. End the “drug war” now!

Wednesday, November 22, 2006

http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/11/21/D8LHSRR01.html

Woman, 92, Dies in Shootout With Police
Nov 21 11:10 PM US/Eastern

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A 92-year-old woman was shot to death Tuesday after she fired at three narcotics officers trying to serve a warrant at her house, officials said.

Neighbors and relatives said it must have been a case of mistaken identity. Police said they had the right address.

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Absolutely unbelievable. Kicking in old ladies’ doors.

All for the stupid idea that anyone can be prevented from taking drugs.

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PRODUCTIVITY: Protecting from spam

Wednesday, November 22, 2006

http://www.pcmech.com/newsletter/viewtip.php?tipid=748

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One for personal/business contacts, and the other for anything that requires registration or sign-up (forums, subscriber content, etc). This way, if your second account gets buried with spam, various advertisements, or nag emails, your personal account should be relatively untouched.

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Well, if you follow my previous tip, then you can use one gmail account and GUARANTEE no spam.

To refresh your memory, gmail with the plus sign gives you fully protected email. Create your gmail account and then a list of random codes. For each use of the email, assign one of your codes after the plus sign. Then, create that label and filter in GMail. Then, the only thing that will get into that FILTERED category will be valid email. Everything else can be nuked!

Neat!

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RANT: Hey Governor Corzine … … still wanna hear about state cars? … (continued) …

Wednesday, November 22, 2006

You don’t? TOO BAD!

This morning 22 November at 0713 est on Route 295S Exit 47 … …

… … a white suv sg 24 301 … …

… down route 295 at a leisurely 80+ (Speed limit is 65 for commoners!)

… in lots of traffic

… tail gating the poor peon in his way

… never left the left lane! (as it disappeared into the distance!)

(Do you teach them to do that, or is that a qualification for working for the state of nujerzee!?)

Any way I am sure that he was hurrying to get away from the scene of most crimes against the people of NuJerzee (aka trenton) to protect and serve me.

Arghhh!

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