Word: protocolic
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...that's changing. There's a new technology called Session Initiation Protocol that handles Internet phone calls more efficiently, making them less expensive and more hi-fi. Last week I decided to give it a chance...
Parker went on to outline a detailed list of violations of flag-hanging protocol, including hanging the flag in the wrong direction, not taking it down at night and allowing it to touch the ground and become soiled. According to Parker’s e-mail, he had to stop and pick up the flag on numerous occasions when it had partially fallen on the ground...
While they await a critical mass of customers for these gadgets, some cable companies are trying to boost revenues by charging customers $5 to $7 a month for each additional computer that's connected to their network. That fee pays for a separate Internet protocol address (a line out to the Net) for that computer. But moves like that have prompted criticism that these cable companies are trying to squeeze a few extra bucks out of their networking customers without adding any real value. Amori argues that such an approach is risky to boot, as the system could compromise security...
...America’s hypocrisy in raising tariffs destroys its credibility; the Bush administration appears to think the rules apply only to others, not to the United States. Bush’s unilateralist streak has been well documented in the international press—his withdrawal from the Kyoto protocol, his position on missile defense and this latest violation of international collective agreement will only reinforce the world’s perception of American arrogance and further weaken America’s influence in the global community...
Bush also tried to appease international critics still angry over his decision to reject the Kyoto Protocol, the treaty aimed at reducing global warming and endorsed by most of the rest of the world. Bush proposed a system that would be voluntary for corporations and would tie emissions reduction to economic output. He says his plan would prevent more than 500 million metric tons of heat-trapping gases from going into the atmosphere over the next 10 years--"the equivalent of taking 70 million cars off the road." But according to Bush's own economic-growth figures, his plan would...