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10/31/2003 07:16 AMFor 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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Insecurity through Clarity
Insecurity through Clarity
06/25/2004 12:33 AMWorld 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....
" clarity of these images"
" clarity of these images"
07/04/2004 08:44 AMMoral Clarity
Moral Clarity
06/30/2004 09:15 AM
The Moral Values Party With thousands of
Republicans set to invade the city this summer, high-priced escorts
and strippers are preparing for one grand old party.
Agencies are flying in extra call girls from around the globe to meet
the expected demand during the Aug. 30-Sept. 2 gathering at Madison
Square Garden.
"We have girls from London, Seattle, California, all coming in
for that week," said a madam at a Manhattan escort service.
"It's the week everyone wants to work."
"It's going to be big," agreed one operator at a midtown
escort service.
Now that's what I call moral clarity!!
"O'Reilly Factor, May 3 (edited for
clarity)"
"O'Reilly Factor, May 3 (edited for
clarity)"
05/11/2004 03:42 AMVonage Sued Over Lack Of Clarity In 911
Info
Vonage Sued Over Lack Of Clarity In 911
Info
03/22/2005 05:03 PMThe 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 AMSunday 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 PMRead 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 PMThe 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 AMContactCenterWorld.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 AMPublicTechnology.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 AMBelga Direct Press Releases Apr 28 2004 11:38AM GMT
MY CITY IT CITY: Boost for PCs, no
clarity on BPO tax
MY CITY IT CITY: Boost for PCs, no
clarity on BPO tax
07/09/2004 12:20 AMExpressIndia.com Jul 9 2004 4:50AM GMT
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.
A new way to cut down on political spam
A new way to cut down on political spam
03/23/2005 08:15 PMnull
The Net and Political Change
The Net and Political Change
04/19/2004 12:36 PMMitch 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?
Political Publishing
Political Publishing
07/26/2004 05:41 PMThe 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.)
Political in Business
Political in Business
07/27/2004 09:46 PMPolitical 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...
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 remix
political remix
06/05/2004 01:42 PMMichael 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?
A Political Struggle
A Political Struggle
08/19/2004 07:02 PMCustomer 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 PMJust 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 Asylum
Political Asylum
02/05/2005 10:18 PMGordon66 examines PSA and social security reform.
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.
Further Political Pontification
Further Political Pontification
09/07/2004 02:41 PMTrying 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 PMWhen 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 AMWhy 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 Wire"
"Political Wire"
02/19/2004 08:49 AMThe Political Machine
The Political Machine
09/15/2004 05:03 PMglobetechnology.com Sep 15 2004 8:37PM GMT
Craig Gets Political
Craig Gets Political
06/02/2004 02:56 PMCraig Newmark, founder of the hugely successful craigslist classified advertising
and community sites, has been getting more political on his personal blog. Today he takes a
satiric shot at what he calls the Three Stooges of
the Apocalypse.
Political Phishing
Political Phishing
08/03/2004 12:32 PMIt'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 animal"
"political animal"
03/28/2005 10:47 AMPolitical organizer sim
Political organizer sim
04/01/2005 12:24 PMCory Doctorow:
A Force More Powerful is a sim where you play a nonviolent resistance
organizer charged with toppling a corrupt government by teaching your
sims to give speeches and organize marches.
Sponsored by the International Center on Nonviolent Conflict, the
game, called "A Force More Powerful," resembles a cross between a
political science model and one of the popular city-builder games. The
player represents the chief of staff of a non-violent resistance
movement. He gives orders to various characters within the movement,
who will attempt to carry out actions such as making speeches and
organizing demonstrations.
The game's extensive scenario editor enables users to tailor the game
to their own nations. Scenarios can range from building up support in
a single neighborhood to waging non-violent conflict across an entire
nation. The game is designed to be as open-ended as possible, with
players able to choose multiple tactics. ... It will be distributed on
CDs and on the Internet. Versions are planned for specific regions and
languages.
Link
(
Thanks, Alex!)
Political Conventions Ban Wi-Fi?
Political Conventions Ban Wi-Fi?
07/09/2004 09:53 AMPolitical 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....
ALL NEW! Political Survey
ALL NEW! Political Survey
04/18/2005 06:41 PMPolitical Survey 2005 .. another version
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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? "
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