That Dysfunctional Clinton Campaign

An upcoming article in the Atlantic will paint a very unflattering picture of Hillary Clinton’s campaign, if the early leaks are reflective of what’s in store. They suggest strongly that Hillary has little executive ability, and that Bill was pulling the strings behind the scenes even more strongly than we all suspected. The urgings to [...]

Non-Complete Clauses Fall

California’s Supreme Court has struck down the use of non-compete clauses in employment contracts in that state. (Opinion here.) All to the good, I think. A company has the right to protect its intellectual property. Society, however, has an interest in seeing to it that people can work in their chosen fields of expertise.

Rising Opposition to RIAA

The number of states scrutinizing RIAA violations of the rules for licensing private investigators continues to rise. This is looking like a profitable line of attack for defense attorneys.

Texting a Flight Down

An air-traffic controller used a cell phone’s text-messaging features last week to talk an airplane down. Not in the movie sense of having to teach someone to fly in 30 minutes or less, but as a backup to talk to a real pilot who had no other way to communicate after his plane’s electrical system [...]

Infowar in the Caucasus

More claims that the Russians are trying to disrupt Georgian Internet traffic. People more knowledgeable than I about network backbones would have to pass judgment on the accuracy of these reports. I do hope the CIA and DoD are taking notes. Hat tip: Slashdot.

U.S. 2, Netherlands 2

The U.S. men’s soccer team ties in group action. Sideline Views has the blow-by-blow. Our guys couldn’t hold off a late push by the Dutch for the equalizer. Freddy Adu is out of the next game on yellows.

New Updates on Georgia/Russia

Galrahn at Information Dissemination has the latest, spread over multiple posts. Just keep scrolling. 
My own observations:

There’s a pretty strong info-war component going on, as the Russians try to disrupt Georgian Internet traffic.
The Georgians have already resorted to “irregular” tactics. What the Russians got in Afghanistan and we got in Iraq is going to become an [...]

Edwards: Role Model?

Former GOP operative Carter Wrenn weighs in on the John Edwards flap:
For some strange reason we seem to be plodding through an era when our politicians, by and large, seem hollow to the core. All glitter, no substance. Big hat, no cattle.
I reckon John Edwards should weigh on us not because he got himself tangled [...]

Georgian/Russian War

Galrahn at Information Dissemination tries to piece it together. Thomas Barnett puts it in context. Essential reads, both.