FBI agents struck back against Russian hackers in a case that is the first of its kind. Read the story at MSNBC.com In today’s political climate, we can reasonably assume this case will stand up to Russian political pressure. Score one for the good guys.
Op-Ed Blog
Precious Metal
In a recession, the hardest currency of all used to be a fool proof way to hedge your bets. Not so now. Read the MSNBC article.
Child Abductions
Alarmed by the recent rash of child abductions? Read Jonathan Alter’s take on the subject. The bottom line is this: don’t leave your children alone if they are too young to defend themselves.
Music Industry Wises Up
Perhaps the music industry is starting to wise up when it comes to the virtues of the Internet. Read about it on MSNBC.com Or perhaps not. These are the same people who have kept CD prices artificially high for years and battled technological advances like Digital Audio Tape every step of the way. The fact…
401k Losses Frustrate Investors
401k investors have lost a bundle lately. But is it a problem with the 401k plans themselves? Jane Bryant Quinn of NewsWeek thinks so. “We need to be protected from our own mistakes”, she cries. How noble of her. A 401k plan is an investment, in other words, a gamble. The problem with these investor’s…
Slavery Reparations
Attempts to secure reparations for blacks to “compensate” them for the effects of slavery are in the news again. Read Kristen Mack’s article in the Houston Chronicle. As ludicrous as the idea is, Kofi Taharka’s statement that “if enough pressure is placed on the ‘establishment’ and multiple tactics are used, eventually it will lead to…
Replacing the World Trade Center
CNN has a site dedicated to ideas to replace the World Trade Center in New York. Link to it. Why not rebuild it exactly as it was before?
Securing Chemical Plants
The rest of the nation is catching on to something Houstonians have known all along: gulf coast chemical plants make tempting target to terrorists. Read the NPR story. Having worked at one of these plants recently, I concur with the opinion that plant managers are proactive about security and safety. This does not remove the…
MS Passport
Microsoft settled a dispute with the government over its Passport identification service today. Read about it. Chief among the issues the software giant was chastised for were deceptive claims about the security offered by Passport and tracking of user’s navigation of the web. It’s unfortunate that Microsoft must be spanked every time it does something…
Digital TV Mandate
Anyone who has ever seen a true HDTV picture wants that technology to become ubiquitous. The FCC may be making that happen. Read the AP story about the latest regulations. The entertainment industry has been dragging its feet in a big way in regards to this technology. The FCC has taken a small but necessary…