7/31/2005 02:12:00 PM|W|P|Jacob|W|P|My manager, Shyam, is always looking out for good article the team should read. One of those articles he forwarded us recently is about a set of rules compiled by Bill Swanson, CEO of Raytheon. This article lists some of the rules with commentary from Mr. Swanson and other CEOs. It is a very good read. I recommend it to folks in any industry, however people in "business" will find it most appealing. (Kris that means you should read it.)|W|P|112283739180273175|W|P|The CEO's Secret Handbook|W|P|jacob.tomaw@gmail.com7/25/2005 12:37:00 PM|W|P|Jacob|W|P|Nina forwarded on some advice to help make sure the correct people are contacted in case you are in an accident. This website is from the ambulance service that started the campaign. The basic advice is to enter the information of the people you want contacted in case there is an emergence under the name ICE (In Case of Emergency) in your cell phone.|W|P|112231307673333990|W|P|Be cool with ICE in your phone.|W|P|jacob.tomaw@gmail.com7/11/2005 10:50:00 PM|W|P|Jacob|W|P|In Chile a new law has passed regarding DNA paternity tests. If a man does not submit to the test he will be assumed to be the father. I don�t know if I agree with this, but it is pretty interesting idea. One unintended side effect I can think of is wealthy men continually being hounded by desperate (and likely some ill intentioned) mothers.|W|P|112114051395338869|W|P|Who's your daddy?|W|P|jacob.tomaw@gmail.com7/23/2005 08:20:00 PM|W|P|Blogger Mr. Alexander|W|P|Imagine a world, where everyone's DNA is on file. Your DNA is taken at birth and remains on file forever. A persons biological parents can be found simply by doing a search by DNA.

Social Security numbers can be replaced by DNA. People will pay for things like groceries with DNA. DNA scanners will be everywhere to limit access, grant or deny membership, withdraw money, and even start your car.

There are no secrets, because your DNA will leave a trail everywhere. The authorities will be able to see where you have been, what you have touched, and who is related to you and how.

DNA profiling will result in a very strict class system. The ruling class will maintain their power by excluding people outside their genetic line. The poor stay poor, and the rich stay rich.

This law in Chili is the first step. Now you might have an organization that will collect DNA samples to have in a repository for all the males in Chili that 'volunteer' for immediate comparison. Perhaps this organization will be 'cooperative' with the authorities and start comparing their DNA samples to open criminal cases. Oops! Your DNA on file to protect against paternity claims was cross-referenced and found you were at a crime scene years ago and opens yourself to intense scrutiny and investigation.

Yeah its a little far fetched. Or is it.....

Ask a member of the military, whose DNA is on file and a fresh sample added at every physical, as well as pre- and post- deployment. Perhaps it has already started.7/07/2005 09:03:00 PM|W|P|Jacob|W|P|London was rattled today in a series of attacks on their mass transportation system. So far, 37 people have been reported dead and hundreds injured. I pray for those people, their families, Britain, and all the nations in the war against al Qaeda. This attack should harden our resolve to rout out the Islamists wherever they hide and bring them to justice. Ken Livingstone, Mayor of London, expressed the reasons that the terrorists will loose very well. You can listen here (thanks to Rush Limbaugh) and read it here. The whole is worth listening or reading, but this is the heart of it telling the terrorist why they will fail.
In the days that follow look at our airports, look at our sea ports and look at our railway stations and, even after your cowardly attack, you will see that people from the rest of Britain, people from around the world will arrive in London to become Londoners and to fulfill their dreams and achieve their potential.
|W|P|112079058743369373|W|P|Islamic Terror Attack on London|W|P|jacob.tomaw@gmail.com7/06/2005 10:20:00 PM|W|P|Jacob|W|P|This morning I had my semiannual dental cleaning. The appointment went very smoothly. The hygienist only gave me the usually scolding because I do not floss or use mouthwash regularly. January's checkup resulting in what Dr. Capper called 'quadrant dentistry' to fill 14 cavities. After that experience I can not longer listen to Eric and Kathy and not think of a dental drill. Ouch! At work, I have been building a framework that will allow us to quickly test the batch processing portion of the program I work on. If I build it correctly, and I think I am, we will be able to quickly add new tests when we encounter new scenarios that need to be validated. Then we can run all of these tests and be sure that the system will work correctly. I am also building it in a way to facilitate performance testing. I am pretty excited about this whole project. I have embarked upon it on my own. It is not part of any project plans, but it will speed up our system testing as well as speed up and increase the accuracy of development. The challenge will be writing the correct tests. At OpinionJournal.com, James Taranto has an article entitle 'The Roe Effect'. It explores how the act of abortion can feed into the politics of abortion. You should read the article, but the bottom line is that the children who were aborted would have been more likely to grow up to support abortion and vote Democratically based on who their parents are. I had thought about this before, and it makes sense on the surface. The numbers Taranto presents seem sound, but he is not presenting the whole picture. Steve Sailer points out the flaws in the logic. I don't want to steal his thunder so read the article. Finally, I am reading this great book, Love & Hate in Jamestown. It is a history of the known, but usually not truthfully known, story of Jamestown, Va., Capt. John Smith, and Pocahontas. I am about half way through and I highly recommend it. This book has affected me in a personal way, but I will tell you about that tomorrow.|W|P|112070813062447065|W|P|Cleaning, Automation, Abortion, and more|W|P|jacob.tomaw@gmail.com7/07/2005 10:30:00 PM|W|P|Anonymous Anonymous|W|P|Thanks Jake...
It's about time for a new post!