Following the State of Illinois passing HB3659 and Governor Quinn signing it into law, the Performance Marketing Association brought a lawsuit against Illinois over the nexus tax in federal court. Since the beginning of June when the suit was filed, the jurisdiction of the case has been questioned. In response, PMA has dismissed its federal court action and filed the same … [Read more...]
Heads-Up: Friday is SysAdmin Appreciation Day
Just a friendly reminder that this Friday, July 29th (always the last Friday of July) is SysAdmin Day. Show your appreciation to your IT Professionals that keep your networks and server up and running 24/7. Throw in a bonus if they have the skill of taming rats' nests. (Image via Reddit) … [Read more...]
On The AT&T and T-Mobile Merger
Save The Internet would like to tell you a bit about the proposed AT&T merger with T-Mobile. Perhaps these parodies they created will explain their position. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjjUttmv9CM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poPW1zMyrtg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TkCHWJmE8s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iThGSoGIjZA For more information, … [Read more...]
Seeking More Customers To Piss Off, Netflix Plans European Expansion For Next Year
Without confirmation from Netflix, Variety reports that Netflix has been in talks with European film distributors to expand to Europe. Plans are currently believed to include Spain and the UK in first quarter 2012. Unlike its soon-to-start Latin American expansion, Netflix will face tougher competition in Europe with established companies like the Amazon.com-owned LoveFilm. Is … [Read more...]
Department of Defense Launches Strategy For Operating in Cyberspace; Reveals Network Defense Pilot
The US Department of Defense announced in a press release today that it has created a DoD Strategy for Operating in Cyberspace (DSOC). You can download the 19-page PDF and view the Strategy for yourself. … [Read more...]