First Impression: Screening Calls

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Screen Telephone Calls Over the Internet
In Real-Time - ThePhoneBOT.com
Releases New Version of Telephone
Answering Machine Software and New
Remote Client Application for Real-Time
Voicemail Screening Over Networked PCs

Screen Telephone Calls Over the Internet
In Real-Time - ThePhoneBOT.com
Releases New Version of Telephone
Answering Machine Software and New
Remote Client Application for Real-Time
Voicemail Screening Over Networked PCs 08/27/2004 01:57 PM
ThePhoneBOT.com announced today the availability of ThePhoneBOT version 4.0, the latest release of its popular web-based voicemail retrieval software. Also released today is the new PhoneBOT Remote Client application, an innovative new technology that allows users to expand the Windows-based answering machine and voicemail screening capabilities to serve multiple locations over networked PCs. Designed to replace a standard home/office answering machine or telephone company voicemail, ThePhoneBOT and PhoneBOT Remote Client software is now available for download at www.ThePhoneBOT.com [PRWEB Aug 27, 2004]

Are Speakerphone Mobile Calls Less
Annoying Than Regular Calls?

Are Speakerphone Mobile Calls Less
Annoying Than Regular Calls? 04/21/2004 03:53 PM
Last week we noted a new study saying that people get annoyed with others talking on mobile phones because they only hear one half of the conversation. At the time, I wrote that this made sense as periods of silence followed by talking are a lot more jarring to the passive listener. However, this BBC report claims that the reason for the annoyance is that it shows that we're more curious about what the other party is saying. I'm not sure I buy that. It seems much more likely that it's the variability in noise, from silent to noisy rather than any form of curiosity. When the conversation is at a constant hum (even when loud), it's much easier to tune it out. Still, the findings do go against the opinion many people have expressed that things like "push-to-talk" where the phone usually acts as a speaker phone would be more annoying since we get to hear both sides of the conversation. In fact, the researchers behind the study are even suggesting that mobile phone makers may want to explore adding speaker phones to more phones to make them less annoying. Of course, the study only set up two conditions: a conversation on a mobile phone and a face-to-face conversation. They didn't test the speaker phone situation to see how annoying that was. It's possible that the annoyance factor comes from the inability to make use of body language to express concepts as well, leading to a different tone of voice.

Screening for Friends

Screening for Friends 07/21/2004 10:51 AM

To do in LA tonight: RES screening

To do in LA tonight: RES screening 02/01/2005 08:37 PM
Xeni Jardin: For those of you in LA: The year's first RES screening of digital shorts and music videos takes place at the Egyptian theater tonight. Among the works scheduled to kick off at 8pm:

Interpol's "Evil," a troubling puppet-driven work that is the music video debut of acclaimed photographer Charlie White. Also on tap: 2 Many DJs side project Soulwax's video for "E Talking," an alphabetical lesson in pharmacological jargon directed by Evan Bernard; a pair of Fatboy Slim videos involving song, dance and frisky felines, directed by Jon Watts; and "Dream," Dougal Wilson's latest for Dizzee Rascal featuring the rapper as a pint-sized MC spitting his rhymes at bizarre ghetto puppets.

Link

Man Exposes Self During Airport
Screening (AP)

Man Exposes Self During Airport
Screening (AP) 07/14/2004 08:33 AM
AP - Daryl Miller didn't make it through airport security because he couldn't keep his pants on.

High-Content Screening

High-Content Screening 12/08/2003 04:50 PM
marcus evans Dec 8 2003 2:58PM ET

To do Tuesday night in LA: RES screening

To do Tuesday night in LA: RES screening 07/12/2004 05:49 PM
OK, look -- even if this description of tomorrow night's monthly RES screening in Hollywood doesn't get you worked up, consider this: it's followed by an afterparty featuring an as-yet-unannounced secret Silverlake-based DJ duo who CONVERTED AN ICE CREAM TRUCK INTO A MOBILE DUB REGGAE SOUNDSYSTEM. That is the wickedest most baddassed thing I've ever heard of in my life at least the last three hours. Seriously, the program looks great too, and features:

special guest Geoff McFetridge who will share a retrospective of his video work including his music videos for the Avalanches, Simian, Plaid and his quirky spots for Jinro, X-Games, Burton and HP. The program will also include new short films from Suk & Koch, Brett Simon and Cheryl Dunn who will present the world premiere of Come Mute. Also screening: breaking new music videos for Placebo, Mr. Lif, Armand Van Helden, Supergrass, Los Amigos Invisibles, Colder and Floria Sigismondi's latest for the Cure.

Link to screening info, and listen to an archived live set from the ice-cream rockaz who shall not be named right here.

Big Bucks for Biometric Screening

Big Bucks for Biometric Screening 06/02/2004 05:37 AM
The Department of Homeland Security awards a $10 billion contract to a group of companies, led by Accenture, to build a system to screen and track foreign visitors to the United States.

New patent for screening technology

New patent for screening technology 06/24/2004 08:08 AM
Medical Science News Jun 24 2004 12:27PM GMT

Screening: False Positives in Mammograms

Screening: False Positives in Mammograms 05/31/2004 05:31 PM
Obese women who have mammograms are much more likely to receive abnormal readings from the tests than are women of ordinary weight.

Airline Screening System Delayed

Airline Screening System Delayed 07/14/2004 05:20 AM
Bowing to privacy concerns, the Transportation Security Administration says the airline passenger-screening system it had in mind will be restructured, meaning it may not be deployed any time soon. By Ryan Singel.

GAO Finds Passenger Screening Incomplete
(AP)

GAO Finds Passenger Screening Incomplete
(AP) 03/29/2005 02:04 AM
AP - The government's latest computerized airline passenger screening program doesn't adequately protect travelers' privacy, according to a congressional report that could further delay a project considered a priority after the Sept. 11 attacks.

4,000 to go through genetic screening in
cancer study

4,000 to go through genetic screening in
cancer study 07/23/2004 02:35 AM
Straits Times Jul 23 2004 5:53AM GMT

Screening of detainees key issue
(USATODAY.com)

Screening of detainees key issue
(USATODAY.com) 04/21/2004 08:48 AM
USATODAY.com - Beneath the fierce rhetoric Tuesday during the Supreme Court's first review of a Bush administration anti-terrorism policy were the quieter voices of the two justices at the court's pragmatic center - those who are likely to control the outcome of the case.

Man flashes authorities during airport
screening

Man flashes authorities during airport
screening 07/14/2004 01:45 PM
An untrusted traveler going commando drops trou and flashes airport security when he becomes frustrated with the anti-terrorist screening process. And a movement is born: The Freedom Flash!

[Daryl] Miller then said, "There, how do you like your job," thus ending the screening, according to the police report. He was charged with indecent exposure and released on $300 bail. "We've never had anybody do that before," said airport police Lt. Matt Christenson. "But it's not abnormal for people to become frustrated with the screening process."

Miller also became belligerent during the screening, Transportation Security Administration officers told police. One TSA employee also told police that Miller had a note inside a magazine in his bag with an expletive, and told a TSA employee "Oh yeah, it's for you" when asked who the note was directed at. "This person exposed themself in a public area, a clear violation of the law, and we needed to take some action on that, otherwise everybody would be dropping their pants," Christenson said.

Link (Thanks, Q-Burns!)

Breast screening challenge issued

Breast screening challenge issued 03/23/2005 05:24 PM
Breast cancer patients have challenged the next government to end long waits and extend screening services.

Foes Assault Passenger Screening

Foes Assault Passenger Screening 02/12/2004 06:16 AM
Several groups and members of Congress launch a campaign to make the federal government reconsider a program that would screen airline passengers against massive commercial databases. By Ryan Singel.

Report on flight screening system to be
released

Report on flight screening system to be
released 03/26/2005 02:36 AM
Technocrat.net Mar 26 2005 7:24AM GMT

Passenger screening gimmick stuck at the
gate

Passenger screening gimmick stuck at the
gate 03/29/2005 02:22 PM
'CAPPS-3' not ready for takeoff

Tighter screening in US airport starting
Monday

Tighter screening in US airport starting
Monday 09/17/2004 08:23 PM

USA Today

Fliers face tighter screening for explosives

WASHINGTON — Starting Monday, the government will intensify airport screening...

More discretion. TSA screeners will be given greater authority to refer passengers for extra scrutiny if clothing looks bulky, misshapen or otherwise suspicious. Some passengers also will receive expanded pat-downs when screeners consider it warranted. Currently, they concentrate mostly on arms and legs. Now, they'll be able to pat other areas if they look suspicious. TSA spokeswoman Yolanda Clark would not elaborate, citing security.

...Critics say additional pat-downs could make some people, especially young women, feel uncomfortable.

Just in time for my trip to the US next week...

via Cory @ Boing Boing

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High Throughput Screening for Drug
Discovery

High Throughput Screening for Drug
Discovery 01/08/2004 07:55 PM
marcus evans Jan 8 2004 1:38PM ET

Tighter screening in US airports
starting Monday

Tighter screening in US airports
starting Monday 09/17/2004 09:33 PM

USA Today

Fliers face tighter screening for explosives

WASHINGTON — Starting Monday, the government will intensify airport screening...

More discretion. TSA screeners will be given greater authority to refer passengers for extra scrutiny if clothing looks bulky, misshapen or otherwise suspicious. Some passengers also will receive expanded pat-downs when screeners consider it warranted. Currently, they concentrate mostly on arms and legs. Now, they'll be able to pat other areas if they look suspicious. TSA spokeswoman Yolanda Clark would not elaborate, citing security.

...Critics say additional pat-downs could make some people, especially young women, feel uncomfortable.

Just in time for my trip to the US next week...

via Cory @ Boing Boing

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Yahoo! News - Man Exposes Self During
Airport Screening

Yahoo! News - Man Exposes Self During
Airport Screening 07/15/2004 10:08 AM
Frustrated man exposes self during airport screening .. was not in Minneapolis .. Freedom Flash .. Yahoo! News

news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=817&u=/ap/20040714/ap_on_fe_ st/airport_flasher_1&printer=1
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As in Russia, U.S. jet screening
vulnerable to bombs (USATODAY.com)

As in Russia, U.S. jet screening
vulnerable to bombs (USATODAY.com) 08/30/2004 06:20 AM
USATODAY.com - The bombings that apparently brought down two Russian jets last week could happen in this country because few passengers and their carry-on bags are checked for explosives, security consultants say.

India outsourcing firms eye employee
screening

India outsourcing firms eye employee
screening 04/11/2005 07:38 PM
The National Association of Software and Service Companies in Delhi plans to launch an employee registry program to screen tech workers for India's growing offshore industry.

Report slams airline computer screening

Report slams airline computer screening 02/11/2004 09:44 PM
UPI Feb 12 2004 1:39AM GMT

Airline Passenger Screening Still
Government Priority

Airline Passenger Screening Still
Government Priority 07/16/2004 10:04 PM

NY Times: Goverment is 'Reshaping' Airport Screening System. On Wednesday the secretary of homeland security, Tom Ridge, was quoted in USA Today as saying that Capps 2 was dead. But a spokesman for his agency, Brian Roehrkasse, said Thursday that "the administration continues to move forward on an automated aviation passenger prescreening system to replace the existing antiquated airline system, to better manage risk and be more efficient."

In other words, almost nothing has changed. Civil libertarians and people who care about privacy shout when intrusive spying on citizens is proposed. Officialdom pretends to pull the plug on the system, but just puts it into effect in other ways that draw less unwelcome attention. What does this really have to do with airline security? Very little, really. After all, some of the airport systems now in place are for show, not for real security. It has everything to do with giving government a way to easily know everything we're doing, in close to real time, by tracking our purchases and travels. This is how the surveillance state evolves.

Moore to skip film screening in Texas

Moore to skip film screening in Texas 07/28/2004 06:24 PM

First Impression

First Impression 01/07/2004 01:57 PM
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Impression 2.5

Impression 2.5 05/13/2004 04:51 PM
Straightforward, reliable backup software.

First impression: JOE

First impression: JOE 01/09/2004 09:57 PM
As work on my books moves into a higher gear, I've just installed the open-source Java Outline Editor, or JOE, on a Windows XP box. Interestingly, my collaborator knew all about JOE already even before I mentioned I was considering...

Lawmakers seek delay on passenger
screening system

Lawmakers seek delay on passenger
screening system 02/14/2004 09:18 AM
San Jose Mercury News Feb 14 2004 1:10PM GMT

Ridge says computerized flier screening
is priority (USATODAY.com)

Ridge says computerized flier screening
is priority (USATODAY.com) 08/11/2004 11:59 AM
USATODAY.com - Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge said Tuesday that the government is moving quickly to create a computerized screening system that will check airline passengers against lists of suspected terrorists.

Fliers face tighter screening for
explosives (USATODAY.com)

Fliers face tighter screening for
explosives (USATODAY.com) 09/17/2004 06:56 AM
USATODAY.com - Starting Monday, the government will intensify airport screening, requiring passengers, for example, to remove coats. The Transportation Security Administration announced changes Thursday, motivated by recommendations of the Sept. 11 commission and the recent explosions of two Russian airliners in flight.Taken together, new procedures are intended to deter terrorists from sneaking explosives onto planes under clothing or in carry-on bags.Awaiting air travelers:More discretion. TSA screeners will be given greater authority to refer passengers for extra scrutiny if clothing looks bulky, misshapen or otherwise suspicious. Some passengers also will receive expanded pat-downs when screeners consider it warranted. Currently, they concentrate mostly on arms and legs. Now, they'll be able to pat other areas if they look suspicious. TSA spokeswoman Yolanda Clark would not elaborate, citing security.Explosive detection. All travelers who receive secondary screening will have belongings run through devices that can detect trace amounts of explosives. Outer garments. Passengers must take off blazers, warm-up jackets and other outer layers before walking through security checkpoints. A woman wearing only a blazer as a top would not have to take it off. But if it looked like it was concealing something, she could receive additional screening. As before, female screeners will be matched to female passengers and males to males, Clarke says.TSA says it's too early to say how many more travelers will be detained. "We don't anticipate any significant change in operations or wait time," Clark says. The agency will track effects on passenger flow.Critics say additional pat-downs could make some people, especially young women, feel uncomfortable."There's more opportunity for abuse," says James Plummer, a policy analyst at advocacy group Consumer Alert. Frequent-flier Steve Lipson of Tampa calls the changes "a farce" and doubts they'll improve security. "Anyone could get easily around such ridiculous things if they wanted to," he says. Some travelers disagree. "It's a no-brainer," says frequent-flier Lucas Ferrara, a lawyer in Manhattan. "If given a choice, I'd opt for more security rather than less."Discussions about upgrading TSA security gained urgency last month after two Russian commercial airliners crashed, killing 90 people on board. Explosives were found at both crash sites. Authorities suspect Chechen women on each plane.The TSA has been taking other steps, most recently installing document scanners at Reagan Washington National that examine drivers licenses and boarding passes for traces of explosives.

Adaptive Learning Speeds New
Drug-Screening Software

Adaptive Learning Speeds New
Drug-Screening Software 04/16/2004 11:39 AM
Software created by researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute uses a pattern-recognition process called kernel learning to more quickly assess molecules' properties.

Revised flier-screening plan in works
(USATODAY.com)

Revised flier-screening plan in works
(USATODAY.com) 07/16/2004 06:36 AM
USATODAY.com - Airline passengers' names would be checked against an expanded terrorist watch list under the latest plan being developed by the Homeland Security Department to identify terrorists before they board airplanes.

Airline passenger screening system faces
delays

Airline passenger screening system faces
delays 02/12/2004 06:15 PM
The Transportation Security Administration's high-tech system to screen airline passengers for terrorist connections faces significant testing and deployment delays, which could ultimately affect its overall success, according to the GAO.

Lucasfilms Nixes Star Wars Live
Screening

Lucasfilms Nixes Star Wars Live
Screening 09/26/2004 12:57 PM

Internet screening technology popular
among Chinese parents

Internet screening technology popular
among Chinese parents 07/08/2004 01:49 AM
Peoples Daily Online Jul 8 2004 6:01AM GMT
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