Despite various studies indicating the negative effects on employee productivity and especially morale my current client has purchased "Websense" to do detailed internet site blocking and surf-volume reporting.  I wonder how much money it cost them to reduce their employee productivity and job satisfaction in this manner?  Why does this bother people?  I suspect a top reason might be that most websites are not quite as ubiquitous as a phonecall.  Many firms have reviewed phone records for years and too much tele time might get you a stern talking to.  Your manager does not necessarily know what you called your wife 17 times a day about, just that you did.  Visiting websites, though, might give various keys as to your political beliefs, religious affiliations, and various other things someone could hold against you.  One would think that in the Litigious States of America this is knowledge employers would not want.  Now someone can claim they were let go because their manager snooped their internet habits and found out that they were gay, had HIV, was an atheist, voted Democrat, etc.

At any rate I've had to cut everything but MSDN and Fox News out of my daily diet in an effort to stay off of the top daily surfers list.  I typically have other work to do at home and the holidays have not given me more free time.  I finally set down and read/skimmed several hundred articles worth of waiting content.  To my fellow Wisconsin bloggers: I am caught up now.

I will be having a Nerd Lunch late this week to preview my INETA presentation next week.