Saying Goodbye To The Kojo Nnamdi Show
On this last episode, we look back on 23 years of joyous, difficult and always informative conversation.
They’re Back!! It’s the first Tuesday of the month, and you know what that means. Tom & John, The Computer Guys, update us on the tech world and answer all your hardware and software questions.
Guests
- Tom Piwowar TJP&A, Piwowar and Associates, the Mac Guy
- John Gilroy WAMU Resident Computer Guy; and Director of Business Development at SolutionsDevelopers
Poll results for October 4, 2005
Privacy International condemned Yahoo after it gave the Chinese government information about journalist Shi Tao’s personal email account. He was subsequently imprisoned for 10 years for writing about the Tiananmen Square protests. Yahoo says it was only following Chinese law. Do you think US-based tech companies are obligated to turn over information to authoritarian governments?
(5%) A. Yahoo is right — a corporation’s only responsibility is to seek profits.
(12%) B. Yahoo is right — we should not impose our values on other cultures; US corporations should follow the local customs and laws.
(37%) C. Yahoo is wrong — The “I was just following orders” defense was discredited long ago. The responsible Yahoo managers should be prosecuted for crimes against humanity.
(46%) D. Right or wrong, it is personally repulsive to me — I will avoid doing business with companies that cooperate with authoritarian regimes and sustain injustice.
Program Notes for October 4, 2005
Blogging for therapy
AOL Survey on blogging trends
Tom’s favorite podcasts
Future Tense
“Slash” Nerd
Science Friday
The World
Vinton Cerf joins Google
Cerf’s up at Google
Acronym of the month
vomit
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