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Why heroes are bad
Seeded on Thu Feb 4, 2010 10:49 PM EST (5 Ways Small Businesses Use Conference Calls to Boost Sales | Toll Free Conferencing Blog)
Why is the hero culture bad for an organization? Learn the signs and and how to solve the problem.
Save the Constitution
Seeded on Fri Jun 20, 2008 12:25 PM EDT ()
Failing to act will ultimately affect us for generations to come by sending the message that the President is above the law and that the Constitution is little more than a piece of paper that our Administration can change to suit its will.
International travel easier… kind of
Seeded on Sat May 31, 2008 2:26 PM EDT ()
or those who travel internationally, it looks like the U.S. is finally taking a few steps to improve the presently onerous experience of customs. According to the Customs and Border Patrol web, a new service is being launched that will ease U.S. entry for frequent travelers...
Cell phones are bad
Seeded on Wed May 28, 2008 12:12 AM EDT (Boss Logic)
From 1983 to 1989, Dr. George Carlo, PhD, headed the telecommunication industry's research into cell phone safety, with the ultimate goal of proving cell devices safe.
Secure OS/X Squirrelmail
Seeded on Thu Mar 6, 2008 9:17 PM EST (weblog.bosslogic.com)
Making Apple's (surprisingly very insecure) Squirrelmail go secure, right out of the box.
Leopard trips
Seeded on Wed Oct 31, 2007 2:36 AM EDT (weblog.bosslogic.com)
Is OS/X Leopard worth $129? In all liklihood, probably not, unless you have some specific business needs that might benefit you. For most of us, it's just eye candy. Honestly, it feels rather disingenuous for Apple to push Leopard as such a major upgrade.
Finally some sense on extended warranties
Seeded on Thu Oct 25, 2007 11:27 PM EDT (weblog.bosslogic.com)
Don't buy an extended warranty plan. Period. Here's why.
Don't Ship Broken Software
Seeded on Thu Jul 5, 2007 12:34 PM EDT (BOSS logic)
There are two kinds of organizations: Those that ship faulty software, and those that don't.
Bush is making a better nation
Tue Jan 23, 2007 1:01 PM EST
I haven't been truly excited to vote in this country's Presidential elections since... Well, before I was born. I imagine I would have been very excited to vote for Kennedy. Unfortunately, that was before my time. Since then my strategy has been a simple one: Vote against.
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Where we stand today...
Mon Jan 15, 2007 2:29 PM EST
Before the "war on terror" America was well regarded. We actually had an advantage in the global economy — as a global superpower that had not abused our power (at least not too blatantly) we were by and large looked upon favorably.
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Macleans.ca | Top Stories | Politics | Is George W. Bush the worst president in 100 years?
Seeded on Tue Apr 11, 2006 8:50 PM EDT (macleans.ca)
An excllent opinion on Bush's performance as President and considerably more in-depth than my own article. Excellent background on his current fall in opinion polls, perceptions among recent surveys, and comparison to other presidential campaigns.
Our newest worst president
Wed Apr 5, 2006 2:50 PM EDT
When we think of our worst presidents, usually Richard Nixon and Ulysses S. Grant come to mind. But, as Mike Papantonio on Ring of Fire quite clearly expressed in his January 21 podcast, that's all in the past.
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Imperial Nation
Tue Mar 7, 2006 12:06 PM EST
We've all heard the stories of people vanishing in pre-collapse Soviet Russia or China, charged with vague crimes against the State.
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Don't call me (again)
Mon Feb 13, 2006 6:32 PM EST
According to a recent article in the Wall Street Journal, the National Do Not Call Registry is doing its job.
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Democracy isn't always the best answer
Wed Feb 8, 2006 11:02 AM EST
George Bush's mantra has been "democracy good, terrorism bad." So how does he reconcile the fact that Hamas, a terrorist organization, has won a democratic election process.
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Don't call me
Sat Jan 28, 2006 12:30 AM EST
In less than a month our cell phone numbers will be open to telemarketer farming.
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