Early last year we blogged about Anonymous and his speech posted on Youtube. We described and quoted a US website as to what constitutes an act of war. DECLARATION OF WAR – An act of the national legislature, in which a state of war is declared to exist between a nation and some [...]
Isn’t interesting that industries that use outdated business models tend to die. In the 1800’s Candle and Tallow makers were fearful of their futures and even in two hundred years ago, there were people that paid out on the protectionist industry. The following is copied in toto from http://www.panarchy.org/bastiat/petition.eng.1845.html Read it, cogitate [...]
When I was four years old, my family constructed a house. I asked my father how the builders knew what went where. And he told me about the plans and showed me the blueprints. I was enthralled, here was a method to build something. Draw up a master plan, order the lumber, roofing iron, and [...]
There is a problem with current management systems. As the rise of social networks takes place – and it is more of a tsunami than a nice orderly rise – with Facebook being a major factor, entities that either ignore or don't understand the impact from social networks are going to find that they are [...]
I just can’t believe that big business doesn’t yet understand the guaranteed formula for failure. Interdiction of an activity that is desired by the majority of the population will be met by alternative technological means. Each time Governments, Lobbyists and the partnered Judiciary (well they have no choice really, most judicial appointments are [...]
I think we are all agreed that users will share music, TV programs and movies whether it is permitted or not. Users have become accustomed over the last ten years in accepting the referral model of their internet peers as to what is hot and what is not. This has resulted in a [...]
Yesterday, I wrote about two companies that were “listening” to their customers. In August I listed a series of video clips that were not yet available through Amazon. The reality is that the music companies are listening to the consumers. They have identified the enormous growth in digital music sales and are rushing to [...]
In Part one we introduced the concept that operating eMule is like any other program, you have to learn a little to get a lot. So today we will be discussing Responsible file Sharing and Fake Files. How do you notice that the file you are downloading is a fake? Unfortunately – [...]
Lately, readers may be noticing that I have been blogging about the CRTC hearings in Canada.The outcome of those hearings has Global ramifications regarding giving permission for “Big Brother” to look over our shoulder and attempting to profit from in various ways from invading our privacy.If the CRTC commissioners cave into ISP demands that all [...]
Maxwell Smart fans will remember the cone of silence. That horrendous piece of elliptical cone shaped perspex that descended from the ceiling to foil the bugging attempts of KAOS. As Max, the Chief and spies and persons with secrets to hide have discovered worldwide, sometimes, containment (cone of silence) doesn’t work very well. At [...]