March 16, 2004

Sponsorship scandal bureaucrats summoned to secret hearings The Globe and Mail - Ottawa Eleven federal bureaucrats whom Prime Minister Paul Martin once blamed as the mechanics of a massive sponsorship scandal have been summoned to appear before secret hearings of a Commons committee on Wednesday. 10:07:26 PM

Symantec Details Net Threats PC World - Symantec's semi-annual Internet Security Threat report, released this week, paints a picture of an increasingly threatening Internet. But unlike previous reports, there seems to be little in the way of good news. In the first half of the year, one in six companies reported a serious security breach, a number that increased to one in two in the second half. August, which will go down in history in malware folklore, had a nasty 12-day period when Blaster, Welchia, and SoBig.F infected millions of machines worldwide and caused billions of dollars in damage. 10:05:11 PM

CBC's Reality Show Lowers Standards Halifax Live - In a race to boost ratings, the CBC has entered into the realm of reality television programming. The departure from solidly produced reputable programming represents a lowering of standards at the corporation, nothing more, and nothing less. 10:01:46 PM

First Syria, and now reports of unrest in Iran: I am listening to KRSI (Radio Sedaye Iran) right now. There are many Iranians calling (from Tehran, and Gorgan, etc.). All reports indicate that almost every neighborhood in Tehran is on fire. People are throwing home-made bombs, Molotov cocktails, etc. into the homes of mullahs, and burning pictures of Khamenei in complete defiance of his recent edict to mourn during the month of Muharram.   This might be the domino effect that the war in Iraq is supposed to have. 4:41:40 PM