Profiting From Political Urgency

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Zander: Creating urgency at Motorola

Zander: Creating urgency at Motorola 12/17/2003 10:50 AM
ZDNet Dec 17 2003 10:17AM ET

Dick Brown: Action, urgency, excellence!

Dick Brown: Action, urgency, excellence! 03/21/2003 11:26 AM
'Proud to say I'm an EDSer'

Leaders Pick Up Urgency of 9/11 Panel
(washingtonpost.com)

Leaders Pick Up Urgency of 9/11 Panel
(washingtonpost.com) 07/23/2004 11:23 PM
washingtonpost.com - House and Senate leaders rushed forward yesterday with promises to quickly overhaul the nation's intelligence agencies in the wake of damaging findings by the Sept. 11 commission, casting aside earlier doubts that Congress would tackle such complicated and politically divisive legislation this year.

Profiting From My Mistakes

Profiting From My Mistakes 06/10/2004 09:27 AM
If you want to make a profit, then do as I say, not as I've done.

Profiting From Moore's Law

Profiting From Moore's Law 08/30/2004 03:45 PM
Intel develops a new chip that roughly doubles the number of transistors on a chip.

Varied feed polling times versus item
urgency in aggregators

Varied feed polling times versus item
urgency in aggregators 12/02/2003 12:28 AM

The problem with varying the polling interval is that the need varies. It's ok not to poll my little opensource website within 24 hours, but what about the announcements to the civil defence website or local municipal environment alerts, or the nuclear power plant news feed?

Definitely a good point there. For most of the feeds in my daily habit, what I use is an AIMD variation on my polling frequency per feed based on occurrence of new items. For feeds with low-frequency but high-urgency items, a different algorithm should come into play.

On the other hand... should incoming alerts with that much urgency really be conveyed via an architecture driven by polling? Here's an excellent case for tying instant messaging systems and pub/sub into the works.

Profiting Big From 'Tween Girls

Profiting Big From 'Tween Girls 01/05/2005 06:32 PM
Adolescents' retail tastes are bringing Too solid same-store sales.

Profiting From A Vague Patent HOWTO

Profiting From A Vague Patent HOWTO 06/25/2004 10:12 AM

Profiting from free, online content

Profiting from free, online content 07/15/2004 06:50 PM
There isn't a compelling business argument today that would suggest that giving away our content is a good idea. (more) What tangible benefit does the New York Times get in return for being a world news library to us? It's neat to be revered by all as a repository of information, but without a visible associated profit, I can certainly understand why it could be rejected by higher-ups. In the interests of simplifying things, I'm going to make a gross generalization of this and call it: "How do I make money while giving everything away for free?": Advertising The scourge of optic nerves everywhere can still be useful when done tactfully. Loud, garish ads can send people into seizures, drive people to distraction, inspire thousands to write code to block them — all for the sake of making a...

Profiting from the WSI Internet
Consulting advantage

Profiting from the WSI Internet
Consulting advantage 06/10/2004 09:52 AM
Franchise Direct Jun 10 2004 2:04PM GMT

Yahoo! chatrooms busted for profiting
from sex

Yahoo! chatrooms busted for profiting
from sex 06/22/2005 01:59 AM
Companies who sell ads on Yahoo!'s chat rooms are finally clued in to what sort of material their ad dollars support. Also, the US AG does what we used to call "lying" but now call "posturing" or "spin" or somesuch.

A business case for profiting from GNOME

A business case for profiting from GNOME 06/19/2004 04:22 AM
Is there a business model for a GNOME-based Linux desktop software ecosystem? Such a project could transform the entire desktop operating system scene before Microsoft's Longhorn version of Windows comes out. But can Linux developers be nimble enough when it comes to money?

Red Hat Execs Talk on Profiting from
'Free Software'

Red Hat Execs Talk on Profiting from
'Free Software' 07/28/2004 10:04 PM
They delve into the company's revised business model, touting incremental improvement to programs and a "certify, repair and maintain" message for customers.

Get your Political Ad On

Get your Political Ad On 09/05/2004 01:14 PM
A fantastic clearinghouse for thinking about political advertising can be found courtesy of the University of Iowa's Department of Communication Studies. Links include the previously discussed wonder "The Living Room Candidate" and even advertising consulting firms. Pretty good reading, with enough links to keep you busy for a while.

Why do political ads stink?

Why do political ads stink? 07/07/2004 01:08 AM
Joshua Green wrote an interesting and insightful piece regarding the current state of political advertisements. Here is an example of an ad by a media consultant he refers to, based in Pittsburgh. Another spin here. I've often wondered why they're so predictable. The Atlantic gives us a glimpse into poly. ad history and, quite possibly, its future.

Political Roadtrips

Political Roadtrips 04/14/2004 03:55 PM
Political Roadtrips - Here's a novel alternative to protesting Bush - visiting swing states to register voters there.

Political Asylum

Political Asylum 02/05/2005 10:18 PM
Gordon66 examines PSA and social security reform.

What's an a-political artist to do?

What's an a-political artist to do? 04/09/2004 09:10 PM
David Cerny: frilly pink tanks, babies climbing TV towers, and the president feeding slops to the director of the national gallery out of giant asses. Why, this could only be the NEA gone awry! Actually, it’s Magic Prague, the land of Franz Kafka and Milan Kundera, and the artist, like the dissidents of past generations, would rather not do political art , political art. His latest sculpture ridicules the perverse situation in which the country finds itself post Havel: a place where right-wingers like President Klaus and national gallery director Milan Knížák— a past collaborator with secret police, and worse, completely idiotic and banal performance artist — prosper and rub shoulders at the expense of those with a conscience and good taste. Like David Cerny. This isn’t the freshest post, but I’ve been waiting to join Mefi for a long time, and today is the first day I can post.

Political Conventions Ban Wi-Fi?

Political Conventions Ban Wi-Fi? 07/09/2004 09:53 AM
Political blogger 601am.com has been told there will be no Wi-Fi on the Democratic National Convention and Republican National Conventions floors: We don't have this confirmed yet, but Aaron Bailey of 601am.com, a credentialed blogger for the DNC event, was told by several authorities that Wi-FI interferred with "broadcast television signals" and was thus banned. This rang a bell, and I contacted Tim Pozar, a microwave expert who recently joined the Electronic Frontier Foundation's staff. Tim writes extensively about the Part 15 FCC rules which govern use of unlicensed bands, such a the 2.4 gigahertz (GHz) band in which 802.11b and 802.11g (the two most popular Wi-Fi flavors) perform their magic. Tim noted that Electronic News Gathering (ENG) is a licensed -- and thus priority -- use of a part of the 2.4 GHz band. ENG is used to send signals from television cameras to remote trucks or studios. The Part 74 ENG use is licensed, which means that unlicensed Wi-Fi users can suck eggs if they don't like being banned. Tim suggests that the frequency coordinator for the venues made a big stink about this as likely every ENG channel will be in use in the conferences. They don't need unlicensed "mucking" up the band. Tim has written this paper about licensed uses that overlap unlicensed bands. Tim notes that 802.11a, which uses the 5 GHz band, could have been deployed successfully, but few people have 802.11a or 802.11a/g cards. It's still not common technology because of its lack of backwards compatibility and shorter range at the same power outputs. More on this story as we receive information from the field. I'm especially curious to see if newsgatherers who create their own software base stations or plop Linksys access points onto the expensive Ethernet drops they pay Verizon for will be hunted down and shut off....

The Political Machine

The Political Machine 09/15/2004 05:03 PM
globetechnology.com Sep 15 2004 8:37PM GMT

Political Phishing

Political Phishing 08/03/2004 12:32 PM
It's election season, and that means that, just like with all the other news-sensitive scams, phishers are getting political. The latest is a phishing email that simply copied a donation request from the John Kerry campaign, but changed the link to a fake site. Of course, the folks behind the scam made one very stupid mistake: remotely using an image hosted on the Kerry website -- which was quickly changed by the campaign to explain that the site was a scam (though, it's likely this confused some people -- hopefully enough to stop them from donating). Still, it's likely that the next version won't make the same mistake. With the success phishing emails have had lately, and the fervor with which people seem to be donating to campaigns, an awful lot of cash supposedly going to campaigns is going to be making criminals wealthy.

Political in Business

Political in Business 07/27/2004 09:46 PM
Political bias in media is a big topic, especially in blogging, but what about political bias in business? We pretend to be objective and for business and government to be as seperate as church and state. Executives are people too...

Political bl0gging 101

Political bl0gging 101 01/28/2004 10:17 AM
It's an interesting week in British politics (and not just because of Hutton). On Tuesday evening, British MP (and noted blogger) Tom Watson raised the subject of RFID tags in a House of Commons debate (text here) - as a result of being alerted to the t hreat to civil liberties by fellow bloggers. Indeed, he even talked about his website in the chamber. Can blogs continue to affect British democracy? Qu ite possibly...

Political Publishing

Political Publishing 07/26/2004 05:41 PM
The newsmedia are stiff with wonderment at this new blogging thang, personified by a few dozen of the pesky varmints really being there (what a concept) at the Democratic National Convention. Technorati (disclosure: I’m on the Advisory Board) is trying to do the bigger picture, and every time I go to that page it’s interesting; also Br’er Dave Sifry is going to be CNN’s Ambassador from Blogistan. We could do way worse. The meta-story is more interesting than the story, almost by definition; the Democratic party wants to have an extended tightly-controlled five-day infomercial; the last thing they want is actual news. The news media will play along to some extent but also be furiously looking for some real surprise or conflict or subterfuge in the spirit of if-it-bleeds-it-leads. Two obvious ways the Blogistanis could make a difference would be by uncovering (unexpectedly) real news, or by finding some way to make this largely formal and content-free event a little more human, a little more meaningful, a little funnier. Best of luck, boys and girls. (PS: While on the subject of the political process and the Web as a medium, the Electoral Vote Predictor strikes me as elegant, seamless, and new.)

A Political Struggle

A Political Struggle 08/19/2004 07:02 PM
Customer loyalty, usually a wonderful thing, can be turned into passion that looks very political indeed. By Dana Blankenhorn (via MyAppleMenu)

More Political Spam -- Down Under

More Political Spam -- Down Under 08/27/2004 02:00 PM
Just like in the US, apparently the spam laws in Australia don't apply to political messages. That seems fortune for Australia's Prime Minister and his son. Apparently, the Prime Minister's son is some sort of spammer, and the father hired the son's company to spam voters with political messages pushing his campaign. There's nothing anyone can do, since the messages are legal, but it's yet another case where politicians clearly misunderstand their own constituents -- and don't seem to notice that people wonder why politicians exempt themselves from the laws they expect everyone else to follow. Of course, with election season rapidly approaching in the US, expect plenty of politica l spam here as well.

"Political Wire"

"Political Wire" 02/19/2004 08:49 AM

Further Political Pontification

Further Political Pontification 09/07/2004 02:41 PM

Trying to be all cool like we are* by commenting on the upcoming elections, SlashDot has added a special political section to carry stories about the campaigns.

With the US Presidential Election coming up, we've had a lot of story submissions that we would like to post, but they don't fit very well on the Slashdot main page. To address this, we'll be running special political coverage between now and the election in our new Politics subsection of Slashdot. [...]

We'll do our best to be fair with story selection. We think we can do a good job since the Slashdot editors represent a diverse spectrum of political ideologies.

While the editors may be able to maintain an unbiased discourse, I'm sure no one expects the same of the comments. Still, it's great to see all of the ways in which online communities are trying to get people informed and involved. The way things are going, I predict a record voter turnout this year**.

* Actually, SlashDot may have beaten us by about 8 minutes.

** Actually, I don't have anything to back that up, and I'm totally spitballing it.

PS: Last election post today, I (campaign) promise

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A political third rail

A political third rail 09/09/2004 02:57 PM
When candidates - or CEOs - lie about their service record, don't they generally get forced to resign? Isn't that the norm? Just wondering. The following passage from Salon is merely coincidental: In 1978, during an unsuccessful run for Congress in west Texas, Bush produced campaign literature that claimed he had served "in the US Air Force and the Texas Air National Guard." George W. Bush was never in the US Air Force....

"The Political Animal"

"The Political Animal" 09/14/2004 08:58 AM

The Net and Political Change

The Net and Political Change 04/19/2004 12:36 PM

Mitch Kapor: Korea and the Political Promise of the Net. For someone who looked ahead with optimism over a decade ago on the Net's role in revitalizing our democracy and helping create a more peaceful global community, the Net's first political steps are a very hopeful contrast in a world in which those prospects seem obscured in deepening shadows. The question is where do we go next?

A new way to cut down on political spam

A new way to cut down on political spam 03/23/2005 08:15 PM
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Political clarity

Political clarity 11/02/2003 03:13 AM
Tom Coates

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political repercussions

political repercussions 04/07/2005 05:47 AM
Glenn Reynolds' .. Oh no!

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Political clarity...

Political clarity... 10/31/2003 07:16 AM

For many recent Labour voters the last couple of years have been a bit of a troubling time - with some of the actions of the government (particularly with regard to the War in Iraq) seeming to be violently and almost universally at odds with the views of the electorate. As a result, I think it's far to say that their popularity has waned. But while people have become vaguely disillusioned with Labour, the other political parties haven't really seemed to be particularly inspiring any kind of reaction at all. In a way it's a bit of a surprise - whether you like the policies or not, it's difficult to deny that the Conservative policy raft has been more interesting than it has been for a long time. But that doesn't seem to have made much of a difference either way. On the whole - with the exception of occasional terrifying statements by Oliver Letwin, the only things they do that get any press or interest from the public have been their bi-weekly attempts to commit televised hari-kiri.

There's a whole range of reasons why they might not have made sufficient political hay recently. Obviously there's the increase in general political disillusionment. Certainly the current government hasn't done an awful lot to stem that particular tide. Also, no one realistically thinks that the Conservative party can quite hold themselves together long enough to put any of their shiny new (if occasionally barking) policies into practice? Their regular apocalyptic tailspins have made them the "Kenny" of Westminter's "South Park".

Another position - and one I tend to subscribe to - is that because they've simply tried to be perceived as vaguely socially tolerant (and had a "nice" non-threatening leader), minority groups, trade unions and the like have stopped thinking of them as an actual danger any more. And while that group has had their anxieties eased a bit that doesn't mean that they (or other people in the centre-ground) are yet convinced that they're trustworthy, representative of public opinion or - well - totally in touch with reality... And while they're waiting for evidence, they're quite comfortable to background them...

Well as far as I'm concerned, the discomfort remains and the anxiety is back. That's not to say that I think Michael Howard has much of a chance of being Prime Minister. And it's not to say that I think the party will be any more united under his leadership. But - if they put him in charge of their party - they will have made certain parts of this argument crystal clear for me again. Instead of being able to view the Conservative party as representing an alternative - perhaps more market / efficiency driven - approach to running the country, appointing Michael Howard is no more or less than running up the Conservative Skull and Crossbones again and setting sail for the easy targets of cheap political swag.

Tom Watson has put up a post that reminds us of the facts about Michael Howard. There's terrifying stuff in there. I'm going to highlight a few of the ones that scare me most personally, but please - read the full list...

"As Home Secretary, he believed that the answer to crime was simply to lock more people up: "an increase in the number of criminals in prison leads to a large fall in crime" (POLITICS, MORALITY AND THE NATION STATE lecture, ST. MICHAEL CHURCH, CORNHILL, CITY OF LONDON, 10 January 2003)"

"Howard criticised Jack Straw's decision to detain General Pinochet and actively campaigned for his release: "We think this has gone on far too long. We think he should be sent back to Chile." (BBC Interview, 26 November 1998)"

"Howard opposed the introduction of the Human Rights Act."

"Howard was judged to have flouted the European Convention on Human Rights following unlawfully delaying the release of five long-serving IRA prisoners - the SEVENTH time he had been found to be acting illegally in just two years as Home Secretary. (September 1995)"

"Howard voted against equal rights for homosexuals by opposing lowering the homosexual age of consent to 16"

And if you still needed evidence that this man must not be allowed to become Prime Minister at any cost, then how about these two draconian, vile-worded and dangerously regressive/oppressive policies:

"Howard was the Minister in Charge of bringing in the Poll Tax in 1988. Even after Thatcher had gone, and after the poll tax riots, he insisted he still believed in the policy (July 1991)"

"Howard was the Minister who brought in Clause 28 of the Local Government Act banning the "promotion" of homosexuality (March 1988)"

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The Political Compass

The Political Compass 11/06/2003 05:12 AM
According to politicalcompass.com .. Take the test yourself .. political compass test .. Give it a try

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political remix

political remix 06/05/2004 01:42 PM
Michael Tucker sent this link to a film he's making about the war in Iraq. "It includes two video clips that I think your readers will appreciate, no matter what their views on the war." Favorite quote from a soldier: "For y'all this is just a show, but we live in this movie." And I can't believe there isn't any conservative remixes out there. Really?

Political Contributions

Political Contributions 11/05/2003 02:29 PM
Who gives how much to whom. For those like me who have been wondering about the claim that Republicans get more of their funding from ordinary people and the Democrats get more from foundations and rich individuals here is where we can find out. So far, I have found some surprises.

" Which political sterotype are you? "

" Which political sterotype are you? " 03/13/2003 03:47 PM

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Thelma and Louise

Thelma and Louise 03/13/2003 02:13 PM
Jhames and Silly Nun are going to kill each other and they haven't even left Colorado yet! If you are...

Louise Evans: No more bricks for me,
nothing will do but the latest 3G

Louise Evans: No more bricks for me,
nothing will do but the latest 3G 08/09/2004 09:09 AM
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St. Louise Catholic School Web Site

St. Louise Catholic School Web Site 08/19/2004 12:22 AM
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Oliver Stone's Twist - Is the director's
latest film soft on Castro? By Ann
Louise Bardach

Oliver Stone's Twist - Is the director's
latest film soft on Castro? By Ann
Louise Bardach 04/15/2004 02:22 PM
jaw-droppingly, fist-clenchingly infuriating interview with Oliver Stone .. "He let me run the tribunal, so to speak." .. Ann Louise Bardach does a much better job .. is not soft on Oliver Stone .. in-person Fisking .. horrible man

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Profiting From Political Urgency

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