Moral Clarity

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" clarity of these images"

" clarity of these images" 07/04/2004 08:44 AM

Insecurity through Clarity

Insecurity through Clarity 06/25/2004 12:33 AM
World Wide Wardrive finds most access points unprotected: The fourth week-long international wardrive found 288,000 access points in their survey, more than 50 percent of which had no security enabled. Since these were passive scans, it's impossible to tell whether those access points were inside or outside corporate firewalls, and thus not open portals, but it's likely that the overwhelming majority were just plain open. Nearly 30 percent had the default SSID or network name set....

Political clarity

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

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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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"O'Reilly Factor, May 3 (edited for
clarity)"

"O'Reilly Factor, May 3 (edited for
clarity)" 05/11/2004 03:42 AM

Vonage Sued Over Lack Of Clarity In 911
Info

Vonage Sued Over Lack Of Clarity In 911
Info 03/22/2005 05:03 PM
The issue of VoIP having 911 service gets way too much attention. Most of the major VoIP players already have some sort of solution in place, and it seems to be improving over time. However, apparently the attorney general in Texas doesn't think Vonage is doing enough. It's not that they don't offer 911 service, but that they don't make things clear enough to customers who are signing up. The whole case seems a bit confusing. Vonage clearly does offer 911 service, so saying that users "aren't clearly informed that the service excludes 911" is incorrect. It does include 911, you just have to follow the instructions -- and Vonage claims they make every effort to get people to follow the instructions. Not only that, but the company seems to make the process fairly straightforward, though it could be improved. This seems more like political grandstanding in the wake of some negati ve publicity recently concening VoIP and 911 service in Texas.

Plantronics' new PC headset provides
clarity of speech, sound

Plantronics' new PC headset provides
clarity of speech, sound 12/05/2003 01:02 AM
Sunday Times South Africa Dec 5 2003 0:13AM ET

calls on him to provide some clarity in
which policies he would pursue as
President

calls on him to provide some clarity in
which policies he would pursue as
President 02/15/2004 05:11 PM
Read the whole thing .. flip-flopping

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New MEMS Testing Article Offers Clarity
Amidst Confusion

New MEMS Testing Article Offers Clarity
Amidst Confusion 03/14/2005 04:12 PM
The world of waveform-based MEMS testing can be quite a confusing one. But thanks to a new report from Tegam, Inc., it no longer has to be. [PRWEB Feb 25, 2005]

Clarity Technologies CVC Software
Technology List of Patents Grows

Clarity Technologies CVC Software
Technology List of Patents Grows 06/24/2004 09:33 AM
ContactCenterWorld.com Jun 24 2004 2:09PM GMT

Newcastle Under Lyme Borough Council
website praised for clarity &
accessibility

Newcastle Under Lyme Borough Council
website praised for clarity &
accessibility 08/11/2004 02:57 AM
PublicTechnology.net Aug 11 2004 7:07AM GMT

Clarity Technologies' Award Winning CVC
Software is Selected for Motorola's M900
Car Phone

Clarity Technologies' Award Winning CVC
Software is Selected for Motorola's M900
Car Phone 04/28/2004 07:22 AM
Belga Direct Press Releases Apr 28 2004 11:38AM GMT

How moral are you?

How moral are you? 04/15/2004 06:20 PM
Now that the friendly people at Political Compass has helped you define your views on politics, Philosopher's Magazine can help you find out how moral you are: Play Taboo the online questionaire that will rate your morality and then tell you how you compare to others. Also by Philosopher's Magazine, Battleground God, as was reported here.

Is it moral to plead the Fifth?

Is it moral to plead the Fifth? 01/07/2004 07:04 PM
Hypothetical: Let?s say you?ve committed a crime and, for whatever reason, don?t want to be convicted for it. (Maybe you?

Is There A Moral Doctor In The House?

Is There A Moral Doctor In The House? 08/22/2004 03:46 AM
Don't steal music, advise Apple on each and every iPod. But what if the iPod already comes with free music when you purchase it from Apple?

Would all moral thugs please stand up.

Would all moral thugs please stand up. 06/01/2004 09:07 AM
A mother talks about her son's childhood. I'm tired of your foolish rhetoric about the "homosexual agenda" and your allegations that accepting homosexuality is the same thing as advocating sex with children. You are cruel and ignorant. (via the chimps at Monkeyfilter)

A Plunge From the Moral Heights

A Plunge From the Moral Heights 06/10/2004 04:01 PM
not American

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Blitzer, moral judge

Blitzer, moral judge 04/10/2005 05:17 AM

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"What has happened to our moral
imagination?"

"What has happened to our moral
imagination?" 12/19/2004 03:41 PM
Bill Moyers' last NOW program is on PBS tonight. He recently accepted the Global Environment Citizen Award at Harvard, and the speech he gave there is worth reading. Here's a link and an excerpt:

on the challenge of moral rights

on the challenge of moral rights 03/14/2005 05:51 PM
Bill Thompson calls himself a critical friend of Creative Commons, which in my world, is the only kind of friend one wants. But I can't escape thinking we're having an argument when there's nothing to argue about (again, a common feature of the very best of friends). Bill believes in moral rights. He thinks Creative Commons doesn't. Or more precisely, he thinks Creative Commons the collective, or me the individual, doesn't "care" or "understand" moral rights. Instead, he thinks we think copyright "is simply an economic matter." That is "US hegemony," Bill insists (please put that word on the list of eliminated words when the revolution comes), which neither he, nor anyone, should "accept." As someone who has been strongly criticized for strongly criticizing the US (even on foreign soil no less!) I'm all for eliminating US "hegemony." But there's just a simple misunderstanding here that we (CC) needs to do a better job addressing. Creative Commons offers free copyright licenses to artists and creators. The purpose of the license is to enable the artist or creator to mark his or her copyrighted work with the freedom he or she intends the work to carry. Those "freedoms" are the exclusive rights that copyright grants the copyright holder which the law permits the copyright holder to waive. The design of the system is to be automatic. No contract, or meeting of the minds, is intended. It is simply a license that says "if you use my copyrighted work in ways that would otherwise infringe my exclusive rights, I won't sue you if you have abided by this license." (The law makes everything ugly, but anyway, that's what it does.) Moral rights -- which are not "European" but in fact common to the US/UK tradition and the European tradition (in our tradition, they are called "author's rights," and the great text on this is Lyman Ray Patterson's Copyright in Historical Perspective) -- don't admit of such easy manipulation. In many jurisdictions that protect moral rights, you can't just automatically give away the moral right, without knowing something about how, or in what context, the work is to be used. For those jurisdictions then, a Creative Commons-like mechanism just wouldn't work. Such a mechanism couldn't succeed, in other words, in effecting an agreement about such moral rights. Creative Commons is a hammer. This is glass blowing. So our response to these jurisdictions is simple: we don't purport to affect the moral rights at all. They are left as they would be, because our tool can't effectively do anything about them. Thus, it is not because we don't "understand" moral rights that we don't do anything about them. It is instead because we precisely understand that our tool, given the law, can't do anything about them. Thus, to say that we think there's only one tool in the area of copyright and moral rights is, I think, to have it backwards. Those who would criticize Creative Commons for not "solving" the "moral rights problem" are the ones who think there is only one tool. We're the first to admit that we have a hammer, and you need a glass blower, so please don't consider our tool to be the tool you need if negotiating, or respecting, or understanding, moral rights is your objective. Now this isn't the case in every jurisdiction that protects moral rights. The contours of the law are different in different countries. Thus in some countries, we have been able to craft the license to give the author the power to grant both copyrights and moral rights. But in strong moral rights jurisdictions, that simple is not possible using the device we have crafted. So again, I don't see how this is us "dismissing" moral rights. (Does aspirin dismiss cancer just because it can't cure it?) And I don't see how narrowing our focus means we don't "care" about moral rights, if indeed you believe that a tool such as ours can't, in some jurisdictions at least, do anything about moral rights. And finally, I don't see where I've ever said anything against moral rights. No doubt, they restrict the freedom of authors -- at least those authors who would like a simple way to alienate the rights. So too does the ban on slavery restrict the freedom of workers -- but you wouldn't think I support slavery just because I remark this obvious fact, would you? Indeed, in many contexts where I've been asked, I've said that the moral rights tradition has actually proven to be an important check on the power of publishers -- something we've forgotten in our own tradition. But none of that is to criticize, or to advise that countries change their law. So yes, Creative Commons will not, at least in some jurisdictions, deal with moral rights. Nor will it cure cancer or end poverty. But if it is unclear to anyone, let's be clear about it: We don't therefore not "care" about cancer or poverty. We don't therefore "dismiss" those problems. We just understand -- as everyone should -- that the tools we're spreading can only do so much. Finally, about Bill's claim that I think that copyright, as distinct from moral rights, "is simply an economic matter." I'm sure Bill got this from one of our conversations. He's a careful journalist (unlike the journalists he associates with). But I must not have made my point clearly, because the sense in which he offers the statement is different from what I mean. I do believe that "copyright" is "simply an economic matter" -- meaning that the rights originally protected by copyright were protected for economic reasons. That again does not deny that there are other rights -- read Patterson to see the rich set of "author rights" that existed at the time of our Founding. I wouldn't say that were simply "an economic matter." But I do believe that copyright was about economics. And I continue to believe copyright is important, primarily for economic reasons. But that again is precisely why we wanted to create a simpler copyright, for the many many creators who either are not creating for economic ends, or who believe that control over their creativity is not a necessary means to their economic success. Free law is the tool we created. A tool to enable people to achieve something at the legal layer, just as iChat enables people to achieve something at the application layer. But as iChat isn't for everyone, or at least, for everyone for any end, neither is CC. I would not advise Britney to put her music under a CC license. I would advise Gilberto Gil to. Tell me what you're trying to do, and I'll tell you whether we've got a tool for you. (That's of course, rhetorical. Please don't tell me. There are briefs, and filings, and classes, and family that demand the time that answering questions would take.)

Medical rather than moral problem

Medical rather than moral problem 05/30/2004 08:49 PM
Straits Times May 30 2004 11:22PM GMT

The Moral Case Against the Iraq War

The Moral Case Against the Iraq War 05/19/2004 12:10 AM
The Moral Case Against the Iraq War
Also on the moral tip, Memos Reveal War Crimes Warnings
internal January 25, 2002, memo by White House counsel Alberto Gonzales (PDF)

The Moral Implications of GMOs

The Moral Implications of GMOs 11/12/2003 01:23 PM
A two-day conference on genetically modified organisms ends at the Vatican, with both supporters and critics hoping they've convinced the Catholic hierarchy to support their views.

Moral boon or immoral boondoggle?

Moral boon or immoral boondoggle? 04/12/2005 05:04 PM
A new Texas bill seeks to give pharmacists the right to object to dispensing emergency contraceptives. The bill was spurred by over a year's worth of debate about an incident in Denton where a rape victim was denied a morning-after pill by a pharmacist at Eckerd's. Supporters say that pharmacists should be able to opt out of dispensing drugs that are used for abortions, but the opposition points out that the bill's definition of emergency contraceptives can be construed to include all birth control. Should pharmacists be allowed to morally object, or is this an anti-birth-control boondoggle?

Hayes Micro: the moral is, take the
money and run

Hayes Micro: the moral is, take the
money and run 12/02/2003 01:39 AM
Amazing profile of the founders of Hayes Microcomputers -- Hayes (who wanted to build empires, went broke and blind instead) and his partner Heatherington (who cashed out early and has a putterer's dream-life now).

"Competition was heating up. Technology was moving faster. I just wanted out of the rat race," Heatherington says. "Apparently Dennis enjoyed the rat race, so he stayed."

Heatherington retired at 36. Hayes was shocked. He knew there was more money to be made in the years ahead...

Neither of Hayes' former wives would be interviewed. But Chan's attorney, Jimmy Deal, said Hayes is months behind on child support payments for the couple's two children.

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mistakes in the moral math of bl0gging

mistakes in the moral math of bl0gging 01/18/2004 02:33 AM
i find marko's earnest and thoughtful tone on these issues to be extremely refreshing

Moral Values My Ass | Patridiot Watch

Moral Values My Ass | Patridiot Watch 01/05/2005 03:38 AM
Kid Rock Invited to Play at Bush Inauguration .. Patridiot Watch

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The New Republic Online: Moral Center

The New Republic Online: Moral Center 01/09/2004 10:10 PM
analyses of candidates, including Governor Dean .. The New Republic Online: Moral Center .. makes the case for Dean too .. a very nice, positive piece .. hand wringing .. Jonathan Cohn .. make sense

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Michael J. Totten: The (Im)moral Case
Against the War

Michael J. Totten: The (Im)moral Case
Against the War 05/19/2004 01:31 AM
The (Im)moral Case Against the War .. Michael J. Totten .. check it out .. immoral

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"According to Pew, about 60% of the
general public believes it is necessary
to believe in God to be a truly moral
person."

"According to Pew, about 60% of the
general public believes it is necessary
to believe in God to be a truly moral
person." 05/24/2004 12:49 PM
Editor & Publisher .. Pew Research Center .. today's press

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Kid Rock: Defender of America's Moral
Values

Kid Rock: Defender of America's Moral
Values 01/04/2005 03:36 PM
Kid Rock To Play Bush Inauguration ... The Bush Twins have invited Kid Rock to play their inauguration bash after their father is sworn in to a second term. Rock also played the Republican National Convention. This is a guy who stuck his head through an American flag at the Superbowl and has lyrics that say all women are whores and extol drug and alcohol abuse. (The link has actual lyrics from Rock, so if you are offended by cursing don't follow it.)

Edwards Calls Trade 'A Moral Issue'

Edwards Calls Trade 'A Moral Issue' 02/19/2004 02:13 PM
Campaigning in New York today, Senator John Edwards called trade "a moral issue" that sets him apart from John Kerry in the race for the Democratic nomination.

EBay Sellers Try To Get Moral Support
For Income Tax Evasion

EBay Sellers Try To Get Moral Support
For Income Tax Evasion 03/28/2005 08:19 AM
It's almost April, which means that we're in the thick of the tax season. For the eBay power sellers who make a living at buying and reselling goods on eBay, they clearly need to pay income tax on their profits. But what about the millions of smaller scale eBay'ers that supplementing their income by selling their used goods online? Is that income taxable? Each year, as we near tax season, there is increasing confusion over whether or not to report eBay profits as income. The tax code seems pretty straightforward -- any income, even from a hobby , is taxable. Income = Sale Price - Cost of Goods Sold. The accountant quoted points out that the tax code is vague when distinguishing a hobby from a business, which is true. However, this distinction should only be used when deducting hobby expenses from the hobby income. Honestly, if there are truly people who consider selling things on eBay a "hobby", I have a whole attic full of crap that I'll happily sell to you for exactly what you get for it on eBay (and I'll happily pay the income tax on that). Sounds like people are (as usual) trying to get out of paying taxes, which is why we have auditors. It's a recognized imperfect system, designed to only catch those who grossly try and cheat the system. Income tax evasion is nothing new, and for those millions of people that don't report their eBay income, it's doubtful that the IRS will audit every one of them (nor will they catch all the people that don't report their onlin e state sales taxes). As with income tax evaders in all arenas, it's likely the IRS will chase the big whales worth the chase. Sold a few pairs of grandma's old shoes? You're probably ok. Sold a grilled cheese sandwich for $28,000? I'd recommend you report that.

Estado legal y moral de los clientes MSN
para Linux

Estado legal y moral de los clientes MSN
para Linux 12/02/2003 12:12 AM

Melanie Phillips's Diary: Our post-moral
confusion

Melanie Phillips's Diary: Our post-moral
confusion 07/26/2004 07:47 PM
Melanie Phillips takes a look .. (‡)

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Vatican ponders moral implications of
biotech tinkering

Vatican ponders moral implications of
biotech tinkering 11/11/2003 06:52 PM
SiliconValley.com Nov 11 2003 4:33PM ET

Reaching for Moral Values in the Post
Election Debris

Reaching for Moral Values in the Post
Election Debris 12/19/2004 03:15 PM
Guest writer (and blogger) Weldon Berger: "The press have missed a lot of big stories in recent years. In this instance, though, the herd stampeded itself into thinking they'd missed a story when in fact they hadn't." On the brief life of "moral values" as the big decider the press overlooked.

Why Does Archbishop Desmond Tutu Hate
Our Chirstian Moral Values

Why Does Archbishop Desmond Tutu Hate
Our Chirstian Moral Values 12/30/2004 08:00 PM
Why Does Archbishop Desmond Tutu Hate Our Christian Moral Values? In an interview with MSNBC, the nobel prize winner slams George Bush. "I had naively believed all these many years that Americans genuinely believed in freedom of speech. [But I] discovered there that when you made an utterance that was remotely contrary to what the White House was saying, then they attacked you. For a South African the déjà vu was frightening. They behaved exactly the same way that used to happen here [during apartheid]—vilifying those who are putting forward a slightly different view."

A Moral Chernobyl - Prepare for the
worst of Abu Ghraib. By Christopher
Hitchens

A Moral Chernobyl - Prepare for the
worst of Abu Ghraib. By Christopher
Hitchens 06/15/2004 05:02 AM
greater than previously imagined .. CHRISTOPHER HITCHENS .. Hitch

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