Posts Tagged ‘News’

A tool for the greater good or for the greater gossip?

Wednesday, September 18th, 2002

Residents in the Cincinnati area having a love/hate relationship with the Hamilton County Clerk of Courts site, where already public records like state tax liens, arrest warrants, bond postings and the like are all easily searchable and accessible over the net.

Sooner or later, your name will show up on a site similar to this one as more and more of government cuts down on paper and opens access to the public. But what should be on public record? It’s not big brother you have to worry about any more, but little brother, little sister, nosey neighbor, bored co-worker and so on.

Yay! No more german spam!

Friday, June 7th, 2002

The European Union has done a great service to the world by offically banning spam. Too bad it only covers companies who reside inside the EU, and the majority of spam comes from the US. Hey congress! You think you guys can pull your heads out of your asses long enough to pass something like this?