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Nicolas Sarkozy Casts the First Stone
The delegates at this year’s World Economic Forum may still be circling the wagons to guard against voices of social responsibility that might reflect Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s closing address at last year’s gathering, but they apparently...The Complexity of the Abuse Problem
This morning the BBC NEWS Web site ran an interesting report about the problem of abusive practices, particularly towards children, in the brave new world of social software on the Internet. Given that the undiscriminating embrace of this technology...Beyond the Statistics
Did the BBC actually react to last week’s “Meaningless Statistics” post, in which I accused them of spinning Administration claims about the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act? Did Katty Kay actually leave the comforts of Washington...Taking a Stand Against the Rich And Mighty
Perhaps the most annoying thing about the rich and mighty in this economic crisis is the innovative approaches they take to remain rich and might, whatever may take place on the fields of regulation and prosecution. There is thus a special kind of chutzpah...“People are Always the Weakest Link.”
Jane Wakefield, Technology Reporter for BBC News, ran an interesting study of the current state of the art in data theft in the form of a profile of Colin Greenlees, an independent consultant, who, in many ways, is the real-world version of Robert...Organized Crime Or Organized Alarmism?
Darren Waters, Technology Editor for the BBC News Web site, released a story this morning on spam and other malware, drawing upon a recent report released by Microsoft and follow-up interviews. The bottom line of the report is that for every thousand...Nigerians Learn From Bernie Madoff
Nigerian efforts towards fraud through electronic mail are now so commonplace that they are more a source of humor than victimization. (The “Annual Nigerian EMail Conference” is now in its third year!) However, fraud is still a serious...Can Government Provide an Alternative to Failed Businesses?
My wife and I had one of our (now regular) chats over dinner regarding the economy. From her commonsense point of view, any business that is on the brink of failure due to poor management should be allowed to fail, since those businesses are clearly...
