On UWCOM
(Sparked by a Wiggins post.) Should be based on the Israeli model with large privatized chunks. Should embrace the idea that uniformed services are a training ground for special ops and eventually move full time into serving as a training ground for private contractors.
Future of Web Startups
For the most part, I think Paul Graham is on target.
SF Without Strategic Technology
This is unacceptable at the local level:
The absence of central oversight and planning in the purchase of computer and information technology by San Francisco City Hall is wasting millions of dollars a year, inhibiting efficient use of government data and creating technological backwaters across municipal government, according to an audit released Wednesday.
Fighting Malware: Bigger = Better?
Infoworld – Political malware is ahead of this trend, and we know that bigger doesn’t necessitate better –
Based on the sheer number of threats, and the sprawl of massive research operations such as Symantec’s 40,000 sensor-strong Global Intelligence Network, some experts maintain that only a few of the largest labs will be able to compete in the long run.
Beyond Symantec and its biggest rivals — including McAfee, Microsoft, and Trend Micro — it will be unlikely that additional AV researchers and technology vendors will be able to remain relevant, said Neil MacDonald, a longtime security industry analyst with Gartner.
Ken Burns’ The War
Anyone watching the series? I’m hearing good things about it.