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Monthly Archives: July 2004
Artificial Intelligence Resources
“Artificial Intelligence Resources is designed to bring together the latest resources and sources on an ongoing basis from the Internet on Artificial Intelligence on the Internet.” [from Marcus P. Zillman] Continue Reading
Massachusetts AG Files First State Lawsuit Under CAN SPAM
From the press release: “In the first state enforcement action taken since the January 1 inception of the federal CAN SPAM Act, AG Reilly is alleging that DC Enterprises, an unincorporated business, and company principal Willliam T. Carson of Weston, Florida, have sent thousands of misleading email messages from a business address in Newton, where… Continue Reading
EU Law Database Now Offers Free Menu Search
“Access to Celex menu search is free of charge from 1 July 2004. Nevertheless the use of a login and a password is temporarily required. Please use the login enlu0000 and the password europe.” As posted on INT-LAW by Lyonette Louis-Jacques. Continue Reading
State and Local Govt’s Launch Collaborative Open Code Repository
“The Government Open Code Collaborative is a voluntary collaboration between public sector entities and non-profit academic institutions created for the purpose of encouraging the sharing, at no cost, of computer code developed for and by government entities where the redistribution of this code is allowed.” About the GOCC Continue Reading
Advocacy Group Provides More Data on Protecting Social Security Info
From EPIC, this statement providing follow-up information to testimony from a Congressional hearing. See also EPIC’s Social Security Numbers resource page. Continue Reading
GAO Makes Recommendations for Digital Future of GPO
Government Printing Office: Actions to Strengthen and Sustain GPO’s Transformation, GAO-04-830, June 30, 2004, Highlights: “Federal government printing and dissemination are changing due to the underlying changes to the technological environment…Federal agencies are publishing more documents directly to the Web and are doing more of their printing and dissemination of information without using GPO services.… Continue Reading
NY State Authorizes Expansion of DNA Database
From the press release: “Governor Pataki, Senate Majority Leader Joseph L. Bruno and Speaker Sheldon Silver today announced that they have reached agreement on legislation that will expand the use of the State’s DNA databank and enhance New York’s status as a national leader in the use of DNA technology. The agreed upon legislation will… Continue Reading
Is the Future of the E-Book Brighter?
REVIEW: Sony E-Book a Revolution for Eyes: “The Librie is the first major consumer product to feature a long-in-the-works display technology that is designed to replace printed words on paper – so-called electronic ink.” See related post here. Continue Reading
National Archives Limits Public Access to Records
From the Federal Register, June 20, 2004, National Archives and Records Administration, Public availability and use: Federal records and donated historical materials containing restricted information; access restrictions: “NARA is revising its regulations on access to Federal records and donated historical materials containing restricted information. This rule entirely rewrites and reorganizes this portion of NARA’s regulations… Continue Reading
Preview of MSN’s New Search Technology
Welcome to a sneak peek of MSN’s new search technology A few details about this stage of the preview Microsoft enhances MSN search engine Microsoft Simplifies Search Web Site Continue Reading
Unplanned Break From Blogging
My PC power supply was zapped. Lesson learned. Turn everything off and just wait until it is all over. Continue Reading
