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How far will the border security go!?!

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 17:16:37 GMT

clipped by: billdeys
clipper's remarks: So you have to give them your username and password to access your computer and there looking at data on the laptop and mentioned data accessed from the laptop, VPN’s and such, so do you have to give them a VPN password? This seam like it’s going a little far, I can access any of my information, I keep a lot in the cloud, so they can force me to allow them access because I brought a computer. What if I bring a clean machine with NO data, not even a browser history? Then whats next, I have to register my passwords at the border when I’m not even bringing a computer? Because I can get to my info from any net connected PC!

Clip Source: yro.slashdot.org

With the recent attention to the DHS's draconian policy on laptop searches at borders, a blog post by Steven Bellovin from last month is worth wider discussion. Bellovin extrapolates from the DHS border policy on physical electronic devices and asks why authorities wouldn't push to extend it to electronic data transfers. "...it would seem to make little difference if the information is 'imported' into the US via a physical laptop or via a VPN, or for that matter by a Web connection. The right to search a laptop for information, then, is equivalent to the right to tap any and all international connections, without a warrant or probable cause. (More precisely, one always has a constitutional protection against 'unreasonable' search and seizure; the issue is what the definition of 'unreasonable' is.)"

Web2.0 V. Social Media

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:04:32 GMT

clipped by: billdeys
clipper's remarks: It can be confusing but this is THE best description!

Clip Source: socialmediagroup.ca

Remember Web2.0? I’m often asked what the difference between it and social media is. My usual reply is that Web2.0 is an evolution of the philosophy of how we build the web. The social media phenomenon, however, is an evolution of the philosophy of how we use the web. Neither can exist without the other and both require their respective practictioners to re-think, well, everything, actually.

Tags: social, socialmedia, media, web, 2.0, web2.0

Border Guards to search iPod’s

Fri, 30 May 2008 19:27:34 GMT

clipped by: billdeys
clipper's remarks: I don’t like this! Also can someone please tell me how the guards, some of whom can’t tell a sneeze from a wet fart let alone and iPod from a Zune, are going to tell what is infringing on copyright from stuff that I have currently, while it’s legal, ripped from a CD or downloaded in a legal non DRM’d ( read MP3 via eMusic) song!

Clip Source: www.canada.com

Copyright deal could toughen rules governing info on iPods, computers

OTTAWA - The federal government is secretly negotiating an agreement to revamp international copyright laws which could make the information on Canadian iPods, laptop computers or other personal electronic devices illegal and greatly increase the difficulty of travelling with such devices.

The deal would create a international regulator that could turn border guards and other public security personnel into copyright police. The security officials would be charged with checking laptops, iPods and even cellular phones for content that "infringes" on copyright laws, such as ripped CDs and movies.

The guards would also be responsible for determining what is infringing content and what is not.

Anyone found with infringing content in their possession would be open to a fine.

They may also have their device confiscated or destroyed, according to the four-page document.

Tags: ipod, laptop, copyright

“Vodka Is Pretty Much The Same No Matter What Brand You Buy”

Mon, 26 May 2008 17:34:20 GMT

clipped by: billdeys
clipper's remarks: Total BS, I agree if you get “vaule brands” (Absolute, etc) they are all the same and the high end stuff is close to each other in comparison but I can tell an absolute from a grey goose from a Chopin (BEST) and potato vodka is the only way to go! In my opinionthere is three tiers of vodka. Normal Vodka (Absolute, etc,) for mixing with anything, High End (Grey Goose, Ketel One, etc,) I’d hate to mix it but I won’t hurt ya if you do, and High Quality Potato Vodka (Chopin, etc) that should never be mixed with anything but pure filtered ice!

Clip Source: consumerist.com

In what may have been the most awesome blind taste test ever, a BusinessWeek writer served his friends chilled shots of various brands of vodka to see whether there was any noticeable difference in taste. His argument was that vodka is a neutral spirit and by definition is nearly indistinguishable from one brand to the next—and that consequently the "brand story" (including country of origin) is really all that separates a Grey Goose drinker from a Ketel One alkie. To test this, he asked his subjects to pick their favorite brands from shots and mixed drinks.

It turns out, no one could really tell one vodka from the other—there was one successful pick, but it wasn't repeatable. (Probably because the subjects were all half-drunk by that point.)

Tags: vodka

Lala on TV

Tue, 12 Jun 2007 13:52:45 GMT

clipped by: billdeys
clipper's remarks: Guess I'm gonna have to start watching late night sunday CBC!

Clip Source: www.insidethecbc.com

CBC Television hires videoblog celebrity as late-night host

Vancouver actor Lara Doucette, known to thousands of Internet fans as “Lala” from the top-rated video podcast Tiki Bar TV will host CBC Television’s Exposure, which begins airing this summer.

Tags: tikibar, tikibartv, lala, latadoucette, cbc

The economics of gasoline protests

Fri, 11 May 2007 20:58:02 GMT

clipped by: billdeys
clipper's remarks: I agree with this but I think the real solution is hydrogen powered cars!

Clip Source: www.financialaidpodcast.com

The economics of gasoline protests

I thought I’d take a moment to point out, since I’ve gotten a bazillion IMs and emails about it, that the proposed boycott of gasoline pumps on May 15th makes absolutely ZERO economic sense, nor will it have any impact on pump prices.

Deferring a gasoline purchase on one day simply pushes demand to the subsequent days, because unless you stop or decrease your driving, your gasoline consumption will not change in aggregate, and therefore neither will the price of gasoline.

Want to do something EFFECTIVE on May 15th? Want to make gasoline prices CHANGE? Do these two things:

First, inflate your tires to the maximum safe pressure recommended by the vehicle manufacturer. For my car, for example, this is 38 psi. The dealership sets the tires at 28 psi because it gives the perception of a smoother ride at the cost of more fuel

Tags: christopherpenn, gasoline, gas, price, protest

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Tue, 08 May 2007 13:53:31 GMT

clipped by: billdeys
clipper's remarks: I found this over on Titus' blog (http://titusferguson.wordpress.com/) and it looks like a cool service. I'm going to give it a try.

Clip Source: www.cocomment.com

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Linked In v. Facebook

Tue, 08 May 2007 12:54:30 GMT

clipped by: billdeys
clipper's remarks: I like both service but I personally have found Linked In far more confusing and to have to pay for it sucks as I don't see a lot of value in it for me.

Clip Source: valleywag.com

It's assumed that Facebook's main rival is Myspace. Facebook, with 23m unique visitors in the US in April, according to Comscore, is the only social network that comes within spitting distance of Myspace's 67m. And both gigantic sites took off when adopted by young audiences, Myspace by music fans, and Facebook by college students. But Facebook's immediate challenge is not to Myspace, but to another social network, which might surprise you: Linked In.

Tags: facebook, linkedin

Extreme Fiddle

Tue, 20 Mar 2007 21:42:52 GMT

clipped by: billdeys
clipper's remarks: WOW

Clip Source: www.coverville.com

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Tags: extreme fiddle