Death To The Cubicle!

"Like many problems in the work arena, this one turns on numbers. The savings that accrue from jamming employees into cubes rather than offices, particularly in high-rent markets, can be huge. The productivity gains that come from giving workers a space where they can do uninterrupted, heads-down work -- those are harder to quantify."

Good article on those oh-so-wonderful boxes that some of us get to spend our work hours in.

Google Not Giving In To The Government

"Already on the defensive about its domestic spying program, the Bush administration has alarmed privacy and free-speech advocates by demanding search information from millions of users of Google and other Internet companies.

The moves raise questions about how far the government should be allowed to go to probe into American homes. The administration is pushing back hard, defending its surveillance as helping to protect the nation from terrorism and, to a lesser extent, shield minors from pornography."

Apparently the government wants internet search engines database information to crack down on child pornography. Uh. That sounds like a great idea until you realize how much information about you and your surfing habits that these internet search engine databases hold. Why not go after the websites that are hosting this crap instead of sifting through every American's search history?

Google is not giving up its information yet, stating that the government's request is ""unduly burdensome, vague and intended to harass."

I'm not sure what's more disturbing: The fact that MSN and Yahoo gave up their information in a heartbeat or the fact that the government is seeking this type of information. All of a sudden this news brings it to the attention of the general public which is now screaming "OMG, they store information about us?!!?!?" People that are upset about this need to pull their heads out of their collective asses. The internet isn't completely private and never will be - especially when you're talking about a free service. Those who think otherwise are complete morons, so stop your whining.

What's next? Will the government start demanding copies of your emails? Do you really think that just because you have the email in your inbox on your pc that a copy doesn't reside on the email server it came from? Laff. Go take a couple of reality pills and get back to me.