The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
Imagining a World Without Open Source Posted: 02 Aug 2013 04:49 PM PDT Open source technology has made substantial changes to the culture of technology in a remarkably short period of time. Open source software started the movement and now open source is even moving into hardware. Wired covers the impact that open source had …
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The Price of News: The Post Deal I have been following the flood of information about Jeff Bezos’ apparent purchase of the The Washington Post. I use the word “apparent” because it is not clear if Mr. Bezos or Nash Holdings LLC bought the newspaper. For the purpose of this Beyond Search item, let’s assume …
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Open Source is on Top Posted: 02 Aug 2013 04:47 PM PDT After a record setting year and an exciting conference season, no one can argue that open source is on the rise with no immediate signs of stopping. JavaWorld is in agreement and covers the latest open source news in their article, “Open Source …
Open Source Affordability Pressures Oracle and Others The budget crunch is hitting everyone. IT departments are being asked to slim down and do more with less. Apparently the government is no exception. The affordability of open source has the government’s attention and is changing the content management and enterprise playing field. Read more about the …
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Google Glass: Are Weaponized Nanodevices and Ultra-Miniaturization Coming? Google’s earnings for the April, May, June 2013 quarter reminded me that Google faces some challenges. Expenses moved up a couple of billion from the same quarter in 2012. (Source). More troubling, Business Insider said, “The total number of paid clicks that Google gets continues to go …
Open Source to Help Secure Cloud Storage Posted: 02 Aug 2013 04:44 PM PDT As technology advances quickly, so do security concerns. It stands to reason that new technologies open up new vulnerabilities. But open source is working to combat those challenges in an agile and cost-effective way. Read the latest on the topic in …
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Search and Null: Not Good News for Some Posted: 03 Aug 2013 07:20 AM PDT I read “How Can I Pass the String ‘Null’ through WSDL (SOAP)…” My hunch is that only a handful of folks will dig into this issue. Most senior managers buy the baloney generated by search and content processing. Yesterday I …
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