Technology

OK, here we are in 2006, and things still haven't improved a bit. The rest of the rant still holds. Seriously, if you send me an app and it needs Win98-style filesystem permissions (IE: none), I'm sending it back with a "don't buy" recommendation to management. Enough is enough.

With the recent trend toward educational standards initiatives such as NCLB (The Federal No Child Left Behind Act), and similar legislation in many states and local jurisdictions, public school districts are faced with an increasing demand for data collection, storage, and management. At the same time, the potential benefit of a technology-based curriculum is becoming both more apparent and with the explosion of personal computing in the last decade, much more accessible. The opportunity is here, the need is here, and a carefully balanced approach to using technology in the classroom is what schoolchildren deserve.

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[UPDATE 10.30.06] Due to improvements in technology, I don't really have a need to do this any longer. On the other hand, I'll leave this post up for posterity - a look back at just how bad things were getting. I still get a ton of background noise from these bums, but it's really just that anymore. No more email spam, no more referral spam (nor a referral block), and most importantly, no more database thrashing trying to keep up with the deluge. Good riddance!

It's hard to be happy about doing this, but at this point, I've reached a limit. I've heard the debate rage about which networks generate the most spam, and perhaps it's different for large organizations. I don't know. What I do know is that about 80% of the email and blog spam I've been getting is coming from APNIC address space. I also get a fair amount from the Carribean.

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