Six Questions The Senate Should Ask Gary Locke . . . But Won’t
Former Washington State Governor Gary Locke will undoubtedly face some tough questions during his confirmation hearing tomorrow, but the truly important ones will likely not be asked. The unfortunate reality [...]
You sure you want to buy that really cool new Internet company that has no idea how to make a profit?
ZDNet has a worthwhile discussion of a research note recently issued by a Bernstein analyst who warned of the dangers of acquiring Internet “pre-businesses” – companies that have large user [...]
ACT Joins Group Supporting Pi Day and STEM Education
ACT Joins Group Supporting Congressional Resolution on Pi Day and STEM Education "Designating March 14, 2009, as Pi Day and encouraging schools and educators to focus on activities that teach [...]
All Hail the Pi!
It’s not just the fourteenth day in March anymore! Congress is recognizing March 14th for its mathematical significance as Pi (3.14-ish) in an effort to promote the importance of math [...]
France and Ireland lobbying for cybercrime training program
Yahoo!News reveals that “France and Ireland are hoping the European Commission will back a plan to create an academically accredited cybercrime training program for law enforcement. The proposal calls for [...]
IBM likes Open Source when it suits them, not when it costs.
Dana Blankenhorn has as an interesting but misguided post on IBM's commitment to Open Source. He suggests that support for OSS represents good citizenship, and a change of corporate culture. [...]