Minister slams growing e-government controversy

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US Government Slams Microsoft Explorer

US Government Slams Microsoft Explorer 07/02/2004 11:11 PM
Digital Connect News Jul 3 2004 2:47AM GMT

Rail regulator slams government

Rail regulator slams government 07/04/2004 07:24 AM
Outgoing regulator Tom Winsor accuses the government of "ignorance" over the way railways are run.

UK Government Slams Useless Anti-Virus
Industry

UK Government Slams Useless Anti-Virus
Industry 03/06/2004 02:05 AM
It appears the UK government has caught on to what a lot of people have been noticing lately: most anti-virus software hasn't done anything to stop viruses. In fact, they found that, while 99% of companies were using anti-virus software, 68% were still infected with viruses. It makes them (and lots of others) wonder what good anti-virus software is at all. It seems clear that the tide is turning towards more proactive anti-virus methods, though there seem to be very few of these on the market. Of course, as with any new solution, in the mad dash away from the "non-working" solution, it appears that not everyone is thinking about any sort of unintended consequences of a proactive solution. Proactive solutions are much more likely to create "false positives" (something reactive anti-virus solutions rarely do). It also means that virus writers are likely to change tactics, and look to somehow piggyback new viruses on processes that look legitimate. I do think that more proactive means are necessary - but being aware of the consequences, and being prepared for them is also important. Right now, it's not clear if those pushing for proactive solutions have thought it through completely.

Dutch minister spells out vision for
e-government

Dutch minister spells out vision for
e-government 07/15/2004 05:22 AM
EurActiv.com Jul 15 2004 7:47AM GMT

U.S. government report: IT industry
growing again

U.S. government report: IT industry
growing again 12/17/2003 06:08 PM
While IT spending at big companies seems to be picking up, that hasn't yet translated to increased IT hiring, according to a report by the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economics and Statistics Administration.

Telecommunication and IT Minister
Confirms PA Steps Towards Forming an
E-Government

Telecommunication and IT Minister
Confirms PA Steps Towards Forming an
E-Government 06/17/2005 04:27 PM
International Press Center Jun 16 2005 9:34PM GMT

City haul Tech companies line up to get
in on growing e-government spending

City haul Tech companies line up to get
in on growing e-government spending 02/15/2004 11:41 PM
Crains Detroit Business Feb 16 2004 3:43AM GMT

A Large Majority Of Iraqis Say They Have
Confidence In The New Interim Government
Of Prime Minister Ayad Allawi (Free Wapo
Registration Required)

A Large Majority Of Iraqis Say They Have
Confidence In The New Interim Government
Of Prime Minister Ayad Allawi (Free Wapo
Registration Required) 06/25/2004 08:50 AM
Poll sez Iraqis back new leaders .. majority .. like

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Egypt's Prime Minister and Microsoft's
Chairman launch Egypt's e-Government
gateway

Egypt's Prime Minister and Microsoft's
Chairman launch Egypt's e-Government
gateway 01/25/2004 06:21 AM
AME Info Jan 25 2004 10:44AM GMT

Special Warriors Have Growing Ranks and
Growing Pains in Taking Key Antiterror
Role

Special Warriors Have Growing Ranks and
Growing Pains in Taking Key Antiterror
Role 08/02/2004 08:32 AM
The military's Special Operations Forces are grappling with proposals to give them an expanded mission in the global campaign against terrorism.

Juice Boost Scam Keeps Growing And
Growing...

Juice Boost Scam Keeps Growing And
Growing... 08/17/2004 05:02 PM
A couple weeks ago we had the story about the not really free, not really broadband, free broadband scam from a company named Juice Boost. Broadband Reports has an update today about how the scam/joke/pyrami d scheme/something is taking on an incredible life of its own. The scam, of course, involves some sort of non-existent accelerator software and claims that even the most non-tech-savvy individual should realize are completely made up (free broadband connections over telephone lines and a regular modem that never go down and they'll pay you if you receive a spam message or if the connection drops among other, equally ridiculous claims). Looking for any kind of details on the company turn up nothing but more affiliates (some of whom have even sent out press releases or promises of bars of silver if you sign up). The problem, of course, is that they're promising affiliates lots of cash for signing up more people (limited to the first... oh, 80 million) so the affiliate spammers are coming out of the woodwork taking the ridiculous promises of Juice and "boosting" them even higher. Hopefully, this is all just a demonstration of how ridiculous most affiliate programs are, but that seems unlikely.

"a lot of controversy"

"a lot of controversy" 03/24/2005 04:37 AM

RSS Controversy

RSS Controversy 01/24/2003 12:10 AM
My scraped RSS feeds stroke the wrong cord with someone (see Inluminent & Unsanity) Until sites catch on scraping will be done. I'm but one

The Kos Controversy

The Kos Controversy 04/09/2004 03:55 PM
Markos Moulitsas Zúniga, the webmaster of the Scoop-powered lefty blog Daily Kos, recently made controversial comments regarding the four Americans killed in Falluja. More precisely, he said "screw them." He later posted a clarification of his comments, but stopped short of an apology. So, Instapundit, Tacitus, and many other sites have condemned the comment. Some advertisers have taken their ads off the site, the Kerry campaign took down their link to Daily Kos, and people have generally said "rabble rabble rabble." Tacitus and others have even suggested that Daily Kos should no longer raise money for the Democrats.

"biggest controversy"

"biggest controversy" 05/07/2004 03:29 AM

The Konfabulator Controversy

The Konfabulator Controversy 06/30/2004 10:45 PM

inessential.com: Weblog: What should Apple do?: There's a bit of a controversy brewing in Macland about the WWDC conference and the Konfabulator knockoff Apple introduced called Dashboard. The theory is that Apple saw a great third-party app that people loved, and decided it needed to be part of the OS itself.

Apple can’t do everything — they need other developers to make software for OS X too. What concerns me is the message the Dashboard thing sends. It goes like this, "If you come up with a good idea and develop a successful product, we might copy it and bundle it for free with the OS."

The Konfabulator folks, for their part, are having some fun with it, poking fun of the posters that poked fun at Microsoft with a banner on their site that says, "Cupertino [where Apple is based], start your photocopiers!"

Konfabulator was apparently written by some ex-Apple employes, and they had this to say:

Regarding the conspiracy theory about Konsposé and prior knowledge of Dashboard, here's the scoop. We knew Dashboard was coming, and we'd been told by *many* people that it was being developed as a "Konfabulator Killer". We never knew the specifics of it other than it was rumored to be the exact same thing as Konfabulator integrated at the system level. We didn't know that it was going to be touted as part of Exposé, and we didn't know that their format was going to be closer to a web page than a structured XML file.

The threat of having the OS subsume your original work is a threat Windows developers have lived with for years. I've always wondered what happened to WinZip and PKZip sales when Windows XP was introduced with integrated zip functionality.

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Clinical Trials Controversy

Clinical Trials Controversy 06/21/2004 12:40 PM
A clinical trials database may appeal to some. But open access to studies may not be in the interests of drug companies or the public.

Despite controversy, Google's auction is
a go

Despite controversy, Google's auction is
a go 08/13/2004 09:04 AM
Last-minute problems raise fears that the long-awaited public offering could be delayed--but the auction is set for Friday.

Other News: Konfabulator Controversy

Other News: Konfabulator Controversy 07/02/2004 10:04 AM
John Gruber weighs in with commentary on the WWDC Konfabulator-Dashboard dust-up.

3G operators open up a VAT of
controversy

3G operators open up a VAT of
controversy 02/10/2004 02:55 AM
ZDNet UK Feb 9 2004 3:45PM GMT

Movable Type 3.0 Controversy

Movable Type 3.0 Controversy 05/17/2004 04:35 PM

MovableTyp e Madness: Dean over at blogs4God presents a really good wrap-up of the furor over the new Movable Type release.

Unbeknowst to me, Six Apart made a change over the weekend to say that mutiple Weblogs in MT used to create one site (for instance, if you have another blog to handle static pages for your site), do not count towards the Weblog limit in the license. They also removed a single CPU restriction that they said was in there by mistake, are allowing you to purchase additional blog/author packs for $10 each, and have increased the number of authors allowed in the mid-level version from 3 to 5.

Don Park links to some good resources as well, including this very wise column by Timothy Appnel over at O'Reilly:

As a developer and one who makes a living writing code, this reaction to Six Apart's new licensing is really disheartening and on a certain level frustrating to see. I am a firm believer and backer of free software. [...] I've personally released quite a bit of open source code myself and will continue to do so. However this apparent expectation of the vocal part of community that it is their right to have all great works of software at no cost is bothersome. If users don't have the funds or won't pay on principle for my time, effort or talent – how do I eat?

He makes a good point. Not everything in the world can be free, as much as we would like it. Yes, I love free software, but I also know when stuff is worth paying for. I'm reminded about what Nick Bradbury wrote in the pre-release FAQ to FeedDemon:

Will FeedDemon be free? Will it be open source? Sorry, no. I have nothing against open source, but I also have two kids to feed :)

I personally don't have a problem with Six Apart charging for this version. Movable Type was a gift so far, and I guess I never expected it to be free forever. I think they could have priced it a little lower, but it's still worth it.

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Controversy Dogs Google

Controversy Dogs Google 03/24/2005 11:39 PM
ISEDB Mar 25 2005 3:53AM GMT

A Bridge Suspended in Controversy

A Bridge Suspended in Controversy 08/20/2004 06:47 AM
When an earthquake knocked down a section of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, engineers vowed to make a stronger span. But years later, that plan is still mired in controversy. Part 2 of 2. By Amit Asaravala.

New Kazaa Could Ignite More Controversy

New Kazaa Could Ignite More Controversy 03/20/2003 01:05 PM
The owner of the widely used Kazaa file-swapping software, Sharman Networks, has launched a significantly expanded version of its controversial P2P (peer-to-peer) application. The updated version includes a playlist tool that enables users to download entire albums as easily as they previously downloaded single songs.

Coxib controversy rumbles on

Coxib controversy rumbles on 12/22/2004 01:22 AM

This weekend saw news that Celebrex, Pfizer’s coxib, in a trial looking at prevention of cancer, had 2.5 times the number of serious cardiovascular events compared to placebo. Curiously, another ongoing trial looking at cancer prevention has not shown the same risk increase, possibly in part due to the higher doses (400-800 mg/day compared to 400 mg/day) used.

Along with news from the world of pharamceuticals comes new data on ant pheromones, the Arctic Ocean, and much more in this edition of Science.Ars

S.D. Library Web Site Controversy

S.D. Library Web Site Controversy 07/13/2004 03:44 PM

S.D. governor pulls plug on part of library Web site: Our governor, Mike Rounds, ordered some links removed from the youth section of the South Dakota State Library Web site this week because they linked to "inappropriate content." The governor's office isn't identifying the links, but sources say they were links to Planned Parenthood.

It's not censorship, Rounds said, because people can still see the content by going directly to the sites. Others will have to wait until state officials decide whether the sites are appropriate to be linked from a state page, he said.

People are upset.

"The governor is not the master father of the state of South Dakota," said Judith Krug, director of the American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom. "At least I don't think he was elected on that basis."

I saw a group of people protesting outside the public library in downtown Sioux Falls yesterday. At the time, I didn't know what they were asking people to honk for. I didn't honk, just in case the signs read, "Honk if you're an eff-ing moron." That's happened to me once before.

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Dubai School of Government launches
first Executive Education Program on
E-Government Leadership

Dubai School of Government launches
first Executive Education Program on
E-Government Leadership 02/07/2005 01:08 AM
AME Info Feb 6 2005 9:47AM GMT

Government of Egypt hosts Microsoft's
Government Leadership Forum for the
region

Government of Egypt hosts Microsoft's
Government Leadership Forum for the
region 01/25/2004 01:52 AM
AME Info Jan 25 2004 5:33AM GMT

74% of government services e-enabled
says Cabinet Office e-Government Unit

74% of government services e-enabled
says Cabinet Office e-Government Unit 08/05/2004 08:47 AM
PublicTechnology.net Aug 5 2004 1:01PM GMT

Iran trial ends in controversy

Iran trial ends in controversy 07/18/2004 07:03 AM
Judges abruptly end the trial of an agent accused of killing a Canadian in what is seen as a test case for human rights.

Kennewick Controversy: A Sign of the
Times

Kennewick Controversy: A Sign of the
Times 02/10/2004 10:33 AM
Research Vs. Religion: Scientists Win Lawsuit Against Native American Tribes The 9,000 year old remains, found in Kennewick, Washington in 1996, will be made available for study, rather than being buried by tribes who had hoped to assert the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act in this case.

In Europe, a Moment of Both Silence and
Controversy

In Europe, a Moment of Both Silence and
Controversy 01/05/2005 04:03 PM
Across Europe, in railroad stations and department stores, at airports and palaces and subway stations people bowed their heads in silence today.

Google's Overblown Froogle Controversy

Google's Overblown Froogle Controversy 06/09/2004 01:16 AM
It looks like some folks are making a big deal out of the fact that Google searches on certain terms put links to the Froogle comparison shopping engine at the top of the results list. It's unclear why this is suddenly an issue - as they've been doing this ever since they relaunched their site a few months ago. The links are pretty clearly separate from the actual search results (though, not as separate as the regular ads) and are mostly designed to take a guess at whether or not the user meant to search in Froogle. They do the same thing with Google News. If the search term recently appeared in a news story, they'll throw the Google News link at the top as well. This seems more helpful than "evil" as the article suggests.

Controversy Expected over Online Sex
Game

Controversy Expected over Online Sex
Game 06/05/2004 07:54 PM
English.chosun.com - Thu Jun 3, 01:43 pm GMT

Google stirs controversy with Froogle

Google stirs controversy with Froogle 06/09/2004 01:11 AM
MSNBC Jun 9 2004 5:08AM GMT

Backfence: Walker controversy? You're
soaking in it!

Backfence: Walker controversy? You're
soaking in it! 02/18/2004 08:10 PM
I went to Google, typed a few relevant words about the Walker and 30-foot art, and the first search result: National Endowment for the Arts. ...

Dish Cooks Up Controversy (Reuters)

Dish Cooks Up Controversy (Reuters) 07/06/2004 08:28 AM
Reuters - Britain's television watchdog banned a supermarket chain on Monday from using the word "faggot" in a commercial, referring to a traditional British dish.

A History of Video Game Controversy

A History of Video Game Controversy 03/08/2004 11:08 PM
Slashdot Mar 8 2004 6:17PM GMT

The Controversy of a Potential Hafnium
Bomb

The Controversy of a Potential Hafnium
Bomb 05/08/2004 10:31 AM

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