Affirmative Action and Segregation

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Saudia Affirmative Action

Saudia Affirmative Action 04/19/2004 03:09 PM
Saudization is the process of hiring Saudi Arabian nationals to join the Saudi workforce and is an interesting counterpoint to the US phenomena of outsourcing. The goal of Saudization is to discourage reliance on foreign workers as well as to combat domestic unemployment, which is worsened by the rapidly swelling ranks of restive, undereducated youth. Unfortunately it's not as easy to put into practice as it sounds.

Mich. Group Seeks Affirmative Action Ban

Mich. Group Seeks Affirmative Action Ban 01/11/2004 07:56 AM
Reuters via Wired News Jan 11 2004 3:47AM ET

Red vs. Blue and Political
Self-Segregation

Red vs. Blue and Political
Self-Segregation 04/22/2004 06:32 AM
Red vs. Blue and Political Self-Segregation:

“Republicans and Democrats joke these days that they can’t understand each other, that they feel as though they live on different planets. It’s no joke. They do. One of the reasons American politics is so bitter is that Republicans and Democrats are less likely today to live in the same community than at any time in the last 55 years.”

The Austin-American Statesman’s Bill Bishop begins a series of articles on the increasing political segregation across the US—a variety of segregation that has surprisingly increased while others (for example, racial) have declined. Timothy Noah of Slate has some thoughts. For background, it’s been discussed elsewhere that the traditional 2000 election red vs. blue state map is misleading and that a gradated county map might be more enlightening. Here’s one. Here’s an analysis with a different take on the data. And here are some other interesting cartograms of that election’s results. [Alternative Links Inside]

My Action Figure Can Beat Up Microsoft's
Action Figure (30-Aug-2004; 4.2K)

My Action Figure Can Beat Up Microsoft's
Action Figure (30-Aug-2004; 4.2K) 08/30/2004 10:39 PM

MOM 2005: The Action Account (or better
yet ... The Action Account?!)

MOM 2005: The Action Account (or better
yet ... The Action Account?!) 09/06/2004 05:52 PM

And...action.

And...action. 03/20/2003 01:01 PM
Get a load of this March 4th posting from the TVBarn discussion list: A senior producer who shall remain nameless, at a major cable television news operation based in the southeastern United States which shall remain nameless, told me today with a wry confidence I found quite amusing that the "the war is scheduled for the evening of March 19th." The war pretty much began last night on March 19th...

...and ACTION!

...and ACTION! 09/15/2004 01:45 PM
Si'down, si'down, stay down... don't try and stand up. [.mov]

Cellphone gun in action

Cellphone gun in action 01/27/2004 11:32 AM
Fascinating (and a somewhat unsettling, when you think about it) video clip of an actual cellphone gun in action. View [Thanks, Alex]...

A Call to Action

A Call to Action 01/28/2004 06:46 AM
In her new column, this noted author and Harvard B-School professor says the 20th century model of capitalism is dead.

Caught In Action!

Caught In Action! 09/24/2004 01:57 AM
Herewith a rare excursion into wildlife photography; I got lucky and captured one of our featured local species showing a burst of speed...

a call to action

a call to action 12/13/2003 09:22 AM
Dirk Deppey

tcj.com/journalista/zarch200312B.html#corner
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Hypocrisy in action

Hypocrisy in action 06/27/2004 07:05 PM
For those of you following online politics, it's been an interesting couple of days between the Re-elect George Bush site and Democrats.org. Amidst the harsh language and finger-pointing about Hitler imagery, neither side deigns to tell the whole story.

action this weekend

action this weekend 08/07/2004 03:53 PM
Krugman .. says

nytimes.com/2004/08/06/opinion/06krugman.html?hp
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Jess in Action

Jess in Action 11/03/2003 12:16 PM
Simon P. Chappell and Eric Kaun contributed reviews of Jess in Action, Ernest Friedman-Hill's introduction to Jess, a pure Java rule-based system developed at ...

Action-HQ.com Announcement

Action-HQ.com Announcement 11/03/2003 10:02 AM
Action-H Q.com - Brings the BEST to you FIRST this week with Action Fleet Virago, R-3PO asst & NEW card figures and 1997 Tiger Keychains!

Apache-Action-0.01

Apache-Action-0.01 01/18/2004 06:01 PM

Podshanking: Hot Pod On Pod Action

Podshanking: Hot Pod On Pod Action 03/19/2005 02:29 AM

The people over at The Mod Gods have come out with a new way to make on-the-fly copies of music on your friend's iPod. By C.K. Sample, III, Unofficial Apple Weblog

Asynchronous Action

Asynchronous Action 12/29/2003 01:38 PM
Asynchronous Action Version 1.0 Beta released

A piece of the action

A piece of the action 06/13/2004 11:02 PM
Personal Computer World Jun 14 2004 2:41AM GMT

FCC Action on VOIP

FCC Action on VOIP 02/12/2004 02:12 PM
Today, the FCC declared Pulver.com's Free World Dialup service an unregulated information service, and launched a proceeding seeking comment on the treatment of voice over IP more broadly. 

Chairman Powell said something to the effect that this is the most important proceeding in the history of communications regulation, and he's right.  There has been intense political back-and-forth on these issues behind the scenes, with Congressional leaders and the FBI pushing hard on the FCC.  The Commissioners and the staffers drafting today's items worked through the night to reach compromises.  The meeting was pushed back from 9:30 to 11am and the VOIP items were moved the the end of the agenda, no doubt to allow time for final rewriting. 

It is vitally important that the tech community participate in the VOIP proceeding.  The decisions the FCC makes will determine not just how new VOIP providers like Vonage and Packet8 are treated, but the rules of the road for the broadband superhighway.  As I said at the FCC VOIP hearing in December, voice is now an application.  It's one of many applications that will be delivered through interconnected broadband networks.  The FCC's actions will determine the business environment for network operators, application providers, and content creators.  This is the whole enchilada.

When the text of the notice is released, we'll know the exact comment deadlines and questions being asked.  FCC proceedings are open to anyone -- you don't have to be a lawyer or a company in the space, and you can file via a Web form.  (One of my proudest accomplishments from my time at the Commission.) 

I'll have more thoughts on this issue soon. 

Mail-Action-0.20

Mail-Action-0.20 12/13/2003 10:59 PM

Carnivore in action?

Carnivore in action? 01/08/2004 08:22 PM
A writer on Slashdot has suggested that Carnivore may have been used in thwarting a extortion on Best Buy. It...

Back in action

Back in action 06/11/2004 05:01 AM
USA Today Jun 11 2004 9:52AM GMT

Hot hot hot Pompeii action

Hot hot hot Pompeii action 02/07/2005 02:07 AM
Xeni Jardin: This Der Spiegel story about erotic frescoes from Pompeii reveals that prior to being buried in heaps of ash, Pompeiians were totally whoring it up. Link. Shown here, an oral sex tableau. A pity none of this stuff made it into that Disco very Channel / BBC TV special; the program would have been infinitely more watchable.
(Thanks, Rob). See also this related English-language coverage about the frescoes from 2000 -- the year in which they became part of a public display at a newly restored ancient Roman bath: Link. This Lonely Planet documentary also featured them.

Erotic content in ancient art is hardly news, of course -- Boing Boing reader esben adds, "In the archaeological museum in Naples is the Gabinetto Segreto - the Secret Room. It's full of erotic pictures and statues. The phallus was obiously a big thing in ye olden days. The museum site is down, but here's loads of pictures from the whole collection." Link

And Matthew Krohn says,

Archaeologists have been talking about those frescoes in classes for years... Some of the houses have very well-preserved erotic scenes, as well as some of the villas, in the back rooms. There's even one fresco with a man with a set of scales weighing his... piece. Link. Plus their gardens are crammed full of phalluses just sticking out of the ground. That particular house is the house of a couple of merchants, and it has plenty of other frescoes.

"Missing in Action"

"Missing in Action" 09/10/2004 09:17 AM

Stealthy action

Stealthy action 06/08/2004 09:44 PM
Computer Times Asia Jun 9 2004 2:38AM GMT

Syndication in Action

Syndication in Action 04/30/2004 09:08 AM
I wasn't going to say anything about the IPO filing by everyone's favorite search company, on the theory that anyone reading this blog has already seen plenty about the news.  But one tidbit caught my eye.

According to Tristan Lewis, Google's S-1 states that about 1/3 of its advertising revenue in the last quarter came from non-Google sites in its network.  In other words, to use the terminology of my Harvard Business Review article, Google is syndicating its targeted advertisements.  Amazon.com was previously my best example, but it was only generating something like 10% of revenues from partner sites that use its technology.  I expect the Google number to increase, since its AdSense program for other sites is still relatively new, and competitive pressures will limit Google's ability to do more straight search engine deals. 

All Talk, No Action

All Talk, No Action 08/04/2004 09:57 AM
Talk America may be improving, but no one seems to be listening.

Orkut in action

Orkut in action 02/11/2004 08:26 PM

I did finally meet someone who went on dates with three people she met on Orkut. So far so good she reports.

Orkut is supplying me with a life so, via orkut, I got comped into Etech, I got a meeting with VCs, 3 dates had, three arranged, and lots of people have walked up to me and said, "oh! hi!"

Protective action

Protective action 04/19/2005 04:04 AM
There are a number of things mobile device users can do to ward off viruses.

Less talk, more action.

Less talk, more action. 10/29/2003 12:10 AM
I've started a second blog, to pair with this one. It's called link lagoon; you can read the introductory post there as well, or subscribe to the RSS feed. The new blog is where I'll be posting things that are mostly content from elsewhere; occasionally, I'll add a line or two to the mix, but the content is highlighted from elsewhere. I've far too many posts rotting away in my news reader that deserve the attention of others — but aren't necessarily topical or relevant to this blog....

OSCommerce in action

OSCommerce in action 06/05/2005 11:36 PM
What's the best way to use the Web to sell products? A good open source option is OSCommerce, a shopping cart package that uses Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP (LAMP) software. Because it's open source, companies that use it can customize it themselves to better meet their needs.

Call to Action!

Call to Action! 06/15/2004 12:21 AM
Lessig Legal Team Seeks Copyright Stories for Brewster Kahle v. John Ashcroft Lawsuit

"Lawrence Lessig and his legal team are asking for your help. Kahle v. Ashcroft is a lawsuit that challenges changes to U.S. copyright law that have created a large class of "orphan works" -- creative works which are out of print and no longer commercially available, but which are still regulated by copyright.

The Kahle team is collecting examples of people being burdened by these copyright-related barriers to the use of orphan works. Visit the Kahle Submission Site and tell us your story." [Copyfight]

Missing in action

Missing in action 04/09/2004 04:04 PM
As the war in Iraq spins out of control, why isn't John Kerry launching a frontal assault on Bush's failed policies?

Hot Legal Action

Hot Legal Action 03/13/2003 10:23 AM
Michael O'Connor Clarke has a great typo to show you.

Fair Use in Action!

Fair Use in Action! 07/27/2004 06:08 PM

We enjoyed the shot above from the completely legal Barbie-in-a-Blender art gallery, from the folks at free culture. The full story behind the site is here.

Apache-Action-0.02

Apache-Action-0.02 01/19/2004 01:42 AM

Mail-Action-0.40

Mail-Action-0.40 07/12/2004 12:42 AM

Video's where the action is

Video's where the action is 04/04/2005 04:31 PM
Google to launch an "experiment in video blogging," as Al Gore aims for the youth market.
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