Is Microsoft’s ‘Democratic’ ALM really a ‘Republican’ Party Reptile?
Blog Comment Thank you Adrian.interesting developments are afoot with the worlds democracys at the moment, with the failure and potential failure of several very large banks. I notice our government has nationalised another major bank.
[October 4, 2008, 22:48]
Is Microsoft’s ‘Democratic’ ALM really a ‘Republican’ Party Reptile?
Blog Comment I think we need to take a pragmatic approach to this. I am all for this product because it does bring everything together. Yes, it does make us rely one company for the long term but if this product helps us achieve the goals of our projects and...
[September 30, 2008, 14:27]
Is Microsoft’s ‘Democratic’ ALM really a ‘Republican’ Party Reptile?
Blog Comment Interesting opinion - thanks for this Kalim, It would be nice to see a ripple effect from vendors better known for ALM for sure. There is that "reliance" factor though - and that's what made me think twice when I read the word democratise in a...
[October 1, 2008, 8:40]
Is Microsoft’s ‘Democratic’ ALM really a ‘Republican’ Party Reptile?
Blog Comment Thanks Roger - that's very eloquently put. It is particularly hard to question democracy in a lucid and coherent way without coming across as a Taliban rebel. But you did it. I can't add, I can only applaud.
[October 4, 2008, 19:47]
Is Microsoft’s ‘Democratic’ ALM really a ‘Republican’ Party Reptile?
Blog Microsoft’s Visual Studio Team System (VSTS) 2010 and the .NET Framework 4.0 have already garnered media attention from ZDNet and many other media sources. Codenamed ‘Rosario’, according to Microsoft the new product is capable of ‘democratising...
[September 30, 2008, 10:50]
Is Microsoft’s ‘Democratic’ ALM really a ‘Republican’ Party Reptile?
Blog Comment Every time I see the word managment I shudder! More power in their hands? There is a known phenomena in the business world, that manifests itself this way. Not all the time, but often, when managment becomes powerfull and bloated, Directors of...
[October 6, 2008, 8:51]
US Report: Commerce subcommittee passes 'CDA II'
News The Telecommunications Subcommittee of the House Committee on Commerce passed US Republican Mike Oxley's "Child Online Protection Act" on a voice vote Thursday without comment, clearing the way for the Ohio Republican's bill to be taken up by the...
[September 18, 1998, 9:50]
Tech industry cheers Bush pick for DoJ
News Several members of the tech industry are cheering president-elect Bush's pick for attorney general, saying Republican John Ashcroft's hands-off approach to commerce could be a boon for business.However, some are less certain about Ashcroft's...
[January 5, 2001, 8:46]
Senate won't quiz telcos about NSA spying
News A prominent Republican senator backed away on Tuesday from his pledge to question executives from telecommunications companies that have allegedly been cooperating with the government's secret wiretapping program.
[June 7, 2006, 11:00]
How the Democrats' win affects tech
News It was the narrowest of Republican margins in the US Senate that doomed a crucial vote on net neutrality earlier this year. The Motion Picture Association of America said on Wednesday that it encountered bipartisan opposition in the House — from...
[November 10, 2006, 10:20]
Dell admits Indian mistake
Talkback The Republican Party called and they want their racial slur slinging, Ken Foley ass kissing, "there are WMD in Iraq" pansy back. Jeez, no wonder everyone is fed up with you republican faggots. Hey Dave,
[October 16, 2006, 4:19]
China denies hacking US politicians' computers
News Representative Frank Wolf, a Virginia Republican, says four of his computers were compromised beginning in 2006. New Jersey Republican Chris Smith said two of his computers used for the global human rights subcommittee in the House Foreign Affairs...
[June 13, 2008, 9:07]
Whitman to announce bid for governor of California
News Whitman, who has never served an elected public office, will announce her bid for the Republican nomination in 2010 during a speech in Fullerton, California. Whitman, 53, will become a leading Republican candidate to succeed outgoing governor...
[September 22, 2009, 9:19]
Anti-P2P lawmaker given top IP position
News Hatch, a Utah Republican, on Thursday was formally named chairman of the Senate Intellectual Property subcommittee. Senator Arlen Specter, a Pennsylvania Republican, became the current chairman and created the new subcommittee for Hatch to run.
[March 18, 2005, 8:55]
US may probe leaked global warming emails
News Senator James Inhofe, an Oklahoma Republican, said on Monday the leaked correspondence suggested researchers "cooked the science to make this thing look as if the science was settled, when all the time of course we knew it was not", according to a...
[November 25, 2009, 8:20]
How sharing data 'advances privacy'
News The Utah Republican was chairman of the special committee responsible for the relatively glitch-free Year 2000 computer switch and for the Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) Working Group, the Senate's central clearing house for cybersafety...
[February 27, 2004, 10:35]
White House slammed over Net porn bill
News Mike Oxley, Republican from Ohio and author of one of the proposals. Oxley and Senator Dan Coats, Republican of Indiana and author of the Senate bill, have pushed to add a version of their proposal to the massive $500 billion-plus spending measure...
[October 16, 1998, 7:02]
House rejects net neutrality rules
News In a 269-152 vote that fell largely along party lines, the House Republican leadership mustered enough votes to reject a Democrat-backed amendment that would have enshrined stiff net neutrality regulations into federal law and prevented broadband...
[June 12, 2006, 10:05]
Limiting encryption may open doors to criminals
News Representative Bob Goodlatte, a Virginia Republican and longtime critic of anti-encryption measures, said he is working to build Senate opposition for such a bill that equals momentum in the House. In response to attacks this month on the World...
[September 27, 2001, 10:26]
Bill lets Hollywood hack your PC
News Sponsored by Representatives Howard Berman, a California Democrat, and Howard Coble, a North Carolina Republican, the measure would permit copyright holders to perform nearly unchecked electronic hacking if they have a "reasonable basis" to...
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