Mccain | LAGBAJA (sombody)

Approaches to security metrics
There are three approaches to security metrics; qualitative, quantitative, and hybrid. A qualitative approach is one where security is measured on a sliding scale of : SECURE -> INSECURE. Various levels or shades of security (or insecurity) can be determined as a measure of some stated policy. A grid/matrix of values can then be designed in such [...]
Motorola Droid X
At 65.5 x 127.5 x 9.9 mm, this will be the biggest mobile phone form factor I will ever get. I thought the IPone was a monster of a phone, and reluctantly accepted to carry a Treo, and later a Curve. But the Droid X by Motorola is also my most anticipated smart phone. I [...]
Mr. President. When you’re in a hole. Stop digging!
The biggest problem with this president and the presidency is not just the jobs numbers as the pundits will like to make you believe. It is the increasing perception by the coalition thatelected him, that the president is in bed with the same group that screwed the country up. Both on the left, and the [...]
The President and the pile ons
Barack Obama’s ascendancy to the United States Presidency was a cinderella moment in American history. A black looking mulato who hardly knew his father and is married to a great-grand-daughter of slaves won the Presidency with one of the largest electoral margins in history and so much promise at a time when the national mood [...]
The move to 64 bit computing
Since 2003, there has been a concerted move by the computer industry to migrate to 64 bit computing, first with the AMD’s 64 bit general purpose machine, and Microsoft’s 64 bit XP. Most operating system vendors, including Apple began to seriously release 64 bit versions of their software in 2007, and the number has grown, [...]
HTML 5 : A new page is turning…
A new page, in the internet (inter-web as some on the US right will call it) is turning, albeit slowly. Internet 5 standard is finalized, mostly, and the major players are readying their best shots. Microsoft Internet Explorer 9, Google Chrome 6, Safari 5 are all promising to deliver the most profound update to the [...]
A crazy nation ups the ante
There’s been news lately of the political class in Nigeria outdoing themselves again. Most Nigerian Newspapers carried the distressing news of Nigerian politicians planning a jamboree in London – A summit to celebrate Nigeria’s 50th independence anniversary in London. It’s like the United States organizing a jamboree in London to celebrate its 250th independence anniversary, or India organizing a jamboree [...]

Burris Political Theatre : Putting the cart before the horse

Jan 072009

The drama from Springfield, snaked it way into Washington DC on Tuesday, when the man named by disgraced Governor Blagojevic of Illinois, former Illinois State Attorney General, Ronald Burris, marched into the Capitol, demanding to be seated as a Senator. The lady responsible for verifying senators credentials, Nancy Erickson did the right thing, refused to [...]

I'm not President Bush!

Oct 162008

Last night, in what is becoming an interesting punch line, “the great maverick of the senate”, Senator John McCain claimed famously ” I’m not President Bush”. Hmn… What happened to the straight talk here. Early in the year while courting the Republican party base for the party’s nomination, Senator John McCain accurately portrayed himself as haven voted [...]

Right of reply : Maybe Obama knows best here...

Aug 232008

(Responding to Peter Nicholas’s post @ LaTimes ) Maybe Peter Nicholas is he naive one here. What If Obama campaign really did not want to focus too much attention on Biden and a choice that could leave many supporters less than excite and not feed into a potential negative reportage frenzy. Think about it, whatever [...]