Brit bosses get tough on Net abuse

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"SHAME OF ABUSE BY BRIT TROOPS"

"SHAME OF ABUSE BY BRIT TROOPS" 05/01/2004 09:27 PM

Mirror.co.uk - SHAME OF ABUSE BY BRIT
TROOPS

Mirror.co.uk - SHAME OF ABUSE BY BRIT
TROOPS 05/01/2004 05:09 PM
A hooded Iraqi captive is beaten by British soldiers before being thrown from a moving truck and left to die .. Mirror UK exclusive .. The Mirror reports .. de Britse media

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When the Job Market Gets Tough, the
Tough Go Meta-Searching

When the Job Market Gets Tough, the
Tough Go Meta-Searching 06/19/2004 02:48 AM
Finding that perfect job in the current market is now more competitive than ever. The latest trend in online job searching is to use job meta-search engines that combine jobs from a variety of job sites on a single search results page. [PRWEB Jun 19, 2004]

Tough on Terror, or Tough on Liberty?

Tough on Terror, or Tough on Liberty? 12/12/2003 10:06 PM
Reports, including this one from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, on a study on the prevalence of terror-related crime hit the wire services several days ago but have received relatively little attention in broad circles. The new study, done by the TRAC research center at Syracuse University, shows that federal investigators have recommended the prosecution of an estimated 6,400 people on terrorism charges since September 11, 2001. Out of 6,400 cases, just 879 have been convicted. Of these, 184 have been convicted of "international terrorism" and the remainder for related charges. Overall, only 123 received significant sentences (over one year in prison) and only 23 were sentenced to five years or more. Also, convictions for "international terrorism" had a median duration of just 14 days, indicating that the vast majority of these convictions were for very minor crimes. The linked story quotes Charles Pena, director of a libertarian group. "It bothers me that we would round up whole bunches of people without an idea about whether they really are a terrorist . . . It certainly is valid to ask whether the whole war on terror is successful."

"Yeah, he'll be tough. He'll be tough
with somebody else's blood"

"Yeah, he'll be tough. He'll be tough
with somebody else's blood" 08/16/2004 02:39 AM

Tell a Brit to Go to Hell

Tell a Brit to Go to Hell 03/13/2003 02:07 PM
Rule Number 1 for the Catalogue of Entrances to Hell in and around the UK: "It may be an obvious thing to say but NEVER try to go inside an Entrance to Hell." (03-13)

EDS loses out on big Brit bid

EDS loses out on big Brit bid 12/12/2003 10:21 AM
Cap Gemini and its partner Fujitsu Services win out as the preferred suppliers in 10-year, $5.2 billion IT outsourcing contract with the U.K.'s Inland Revenue service.

Republicans ban Brit pol

Republicans ban Brit pol 07/29/2004 11:32 AM
Despite Blair support in Iraq war, GOP won't let Labour official on convention floor.

Brit Film Future Is Digital

Brit Film Future Is Digital 12/19/2004 03:02 PM
The U.K. Film Council wants to encourage people to see more specialty films and thinks installing high-tech projectors is the way to do it. By Jason Silverman.

Brit workers are 'apathetic and
unskilled'

Brit workers are 'apathetic and
unskilled' 09/15/2004 11:57 AM
Details here if you can be bothered

Brit Art warehouse 'was burgled'

Brit Art warehouse 'was burgled' 06/04/2004 12:48 AM
A warehouse where millions of pounds of modern art was stored was burgled before the blaze broke out, police say.

The Brit Awards get ready to rock

The Brit Awards get ready to rock 02/16/2004 10:36 PM
The cream of British and global music talent is to be honoured at the Brit Awards in London on Tuesday.

Brit workers excel at skiving

Brit workers excel at skiving 04/13/2005 11:59 AM
The Register Apr 13 2005 3:45PM GMT

Edwards speech "moves" Brit Hume

Edwards speech "moves" Brit Hume 07/29/2004 09:57 AM

Brit Airways' honorifics kick United's
ass

Brit Airways' honorifics kick United's
ass 04/28/2004 08:48 AM
Thomas sez, "Thought United Airlines covered every possible title? Not a chance. British Airways covers absolutely everything including -- I kid you not -- 'His Holiness' and 'Her Majesty'. Because I'm sure the Pope needs air miles."

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NASA to grow Brit strawberries on Mars

NASA to grow Brit strawberries on Mars 06/14/2004 10:09 AM
Cream of UK horticulture

PC store murder Brit faces Oz
extradition

PC store murder Brit faces Oz
extradition 04/29/2004 07:38 AM
Fled after 2001 killing

Brit film tops TV movie ratings

Brit film tops TV movie ratings 06/04/2004 12:48 AM
Billy Elliot was the most watched movie on UK terrestrial TV in 2003, the UK Film Council says.

Brit arrested over Cisco code theft

Brit arrested over Cisco code theft 09/20/2004 02:59 AM
ZDNet UK Sep 20 2004 6:59AM GMT

Brit faces Oz extradition over PC store
murder

Brit faces Oz extradition over PC store
murder 04/29/2004 09:02 AM
The Register Apr 29 2004 1:28PM GMT

great recipe for fruitcake ("Christmas
Cake" if you're a brit) over on K5

great recipe for fruitcake ("Christmas
Cake" if you're a brit) over on K5 12/20/2003 07:36 AM
A Cylindrical Yuletide Heart Attack .. uk xmas cake

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BRIT PILOTS REFUSE TO FLY WITH AIR
MARSHALS, FORCE GROUNDING OF FLIGHTS

BRIT PILOTS REFUSE TO FLY WITH AIR
MARSHALS, FORCE GROUNDING OF FLIGHTS 01/03/2004 08:18 AM
BUSH ASKED RIDGE: WOULD YOU LET YOUR SON FLY ON THAT PLANE? .. Times reports

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"Dean's Trooper Accused of Abuse: What
Did He Know About Abuse..."

"Dean's Trooper Accused of Abuse: What
Did He Know About Abuse..." 01/16/2004 10:58 AM

Bosses keep an eye on work computers |

Bosses keep an eye on work computers | 01/18/2004 02:46 PM
news.com.au Jan 18 2004 5:05PM GMT

Former Mitsubishi bosses arrested

Former Mitsubishi bosses arrested 05/06/2004 06:00 AM
Japanese police arrest seven former Mitsubishi executives on suspicion of falsifying reports into a fatal fault.

Nortel, Cisco bosses met

Nortel, Cisco bosses met 06/21/2004 07:27 AM
Globe and Mail Jun 21 2004 11:45AM GMT

Bosses playing Gotcha!

Bosses playing Gotcha! 12/30/2004 02:47 PM
globetechnology.com Dec 30 2004 5:41PM GMT

Bosses keep an eye on work computers

Bosses keep an eye on work computers 01/18/2004 03:49 PM
news.com.au Jan 18 2004 6:49PM GMT

Blogs, bosses and bucks

Blogs, bosses and bucks 06/25/2004 08:31 PM
I had a good time yesterday at Supernova, but it seemed that one of the points I made on our panel caused some consternation among some listeners, so let's look at it.

I had heard a certain amount of what I thought was wildly overoptimistic forecasting of the widespread adoption of blogging as a tool in corporate America. For instance, Tim Bray said: "Any corporation that doesn't do this in the future is going to be playing catch-up. They can use the technology to make the enterprise provide a more human face to world." (I copied this quote from a trade journal article on the conference and promptly lost the URL. Sorry. I wasn't taking notes myself so if it's wrong, apologies in advance.)

I agree with Tim and the other optimists that blogging can give enterprises a more human face. But will they let it? What I said yesterday is that I thought the successes to date in public blogging by software developers at places like Microsoft and Sun weren't likely to be duplicated in other, more traditional corporations any time soon. Software professionals are relatively unique in feeling that (a) their talents are in demand and (b) if they get fired from one job they can probably (except maybe at the very bottom of an economic cycle) get another one pretty easily. In other words, they feel more empowered to spout off on their blogs without fearing for their livelihood than the typical American worker does.

I'm not sure why, but Tim seemed to take this comment to mean that I thought that people in other fields -- I think he mentioned construction, it's hard to remember -- wouldn't succeed as bloggers because they're "not as interesting." Of course, that's not what I said, and it's precisely the opposite of what I think. Everyone has stories to tell, and everyone's stories are worth telling: that's a credo of the digital storytelling movement that I've been involved with for a decade now.

The stories that programmers are telling in the current explosion of blogs have given their work a vital new visibility; as developers tell their stories to each other, creating a pool of technical, practical and philosophical knowledge, they are also giving the public a new and fascinating window onto their discipline. (I'm as aware of this as anyone -- my work on my book is infinitely easier thanks to the profusion of programming blogs.)

Do I think it would be a Good Thing for this pattern to be duplicated in other fields? Of course -- and it's happening in some, predictably in those areas where individual professionals have a tradition of independence (the legal world, academia).

But the utopian vision of blogging somehow flattening corporate hierarchies and allowing Cluetrain-like voices of authenticity to trumpet forth from every Fortune 500 headquarters? Maybe it's possible on the sort of time scale that Supernova keynoter Tom Malone talked about -- from hunter-gatherers to agriculture, that sort of thing. But I don't think it's going to happen in our lifetimes.

I'm sorry to be the pessimist at the party. But for large numbers of workers in America, particularly those at big companies, the dominant fact of life remains don't piss off your boss. And, in an era of health-insurance lock-in and easy outsourcing and offshoring, many U.S. workers remain doubtful that they can simply waltz into a new job should their activities displease the current hierarchy to which they report. So the odds of them feeling at ease publishing honest Web sites about their work lives are extremely poor. The blogs you're going to see from within most traditional companies will be either uninformative snoozes or desperate attempts at butt-covering and -kissing. Not because people don't have great stories to tell -- but because telling the truth has too high a cost.

Someone at Supernova got up and said that he worked in investment banking and thought it was a field that was ripe for blogging. No doubt! I'm assuming that your typical investment banker has managed to sock away some private unemployment insurance cash (also known in some industries as "fuck you" money, something Dick Cheney apparently has in abundance).

For those with such resources, blog on! For those lucky enough to work for a company that says "blog on" and means it, cherish your luck. But for most of the rest of the working population, the blogging revolution will be happening in some other office.

Listen In: Insight Out: Interscope
Imprint, Brit Band Buzz, Podcasting
Popularity

Listen In: Insight Out: Interscope
Imprint, Brit Band Buzz, Podcasting
Popularity 04/05/2005 03:08 PM
Mitch Kierszenbaum launches a new label, British bands feud (and create buzz while doing so), and yes, podcasting, is the Next Big Thing.

Bosses Keep Sharp Eye on Mobile Workers

Bosses Keep Sharp Eye on Mobile Workers 12/30/2004 12:21 AM
AP via Daily Press Dec 30 2004 3:33AM GMT

Bosses Keep Sharp Eye on Mobile Workers
(AP)

Bosses Keep Sharp Eye on Mobile Workers
(AP) 12/29/2004 10:12 PM
AP - Ciro Viento commands a platoon of 110 garbage trucks, so when a caller complained after seeing one of the blue and white trash tanks speeding down Route 22, Viento didn't know which driver to blame. Until he checked his computer.

IT bosses are storage addicts who can't
stop themselves

IT bosses are storage addicts who can't
stop themselves 09/24/2004 05:47 AM
Storage buyers need help, not capacity

Bosses to track workers via their
mobiles

Bosses to track workers via their
mobiles 09/22/2004 02:53 PM
ZDNet UK Sep 22 2004 6:25PM GMT

Firefighter bosses offer new plan

Firefighter bosses offer new plan 05/20/2004 01:07 PM
Fire Service bosses say they have new proposals to resolve a dispute that has led to unofficial action.

Calls for Alitalia bosses to quit

Calls for Alitalia bosses to quit 05/06/2004 11:40 AM
Italy's authorities call for Alitalia's chairman and CEO to step down as part of a plan to shore up the ailing airline.

Bosses warned on employment 'myths'

Bosses warned on employment 'myths' 08/11/2004 05:02 AM
Check first, fire later

Bosses may lose right to monitor without
notice

Bosses may lose right to monitor without
notice 08/19/2004 06:02 AM

Are bosses wise to open source use?

Are bosses wise to open source use? 07/16/2004 11:43 AM
General industry estimates on the use of open source software in some fashion or another ranges from about half to even 90 percent of companies with significant programming staffs. But how often the boss knows about it, or perhaps more importantly: How often open source gets the proper review is a far lower figure.
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