For my current project, I've kept a fairly detailed process log in Excel format so I can track what I've done, what I'm doing, and what I have yet to do. For the last two weeks, I've continuously had 2 pages of tasks remaining. It's not like I'm not doing any; rather, every time I…
Intellectuals, Power, And Statism
The other day, I found a list of interesting questions sparked by an IHS seminar, and I wanted to comment on it, but things got long enough that I decided to turn it into a post here. Here are answers interspersed with the questions, reposted to make things easier: 1. do intellectuals have power? Yes,…
Now THAT’s a cause I can get behind
From a Nigerian board of trustees: "We are giving out a yearly donation of US$650,000.00 each to 100 lucky recipients each year, undermining your religion. [emphasis mine]" All he needs is my bank account number! Maybe I'll use the Ratbert response: "My bank is a tube sock that fell behind the dryer."
The Beauty Of Creation
I'm working on a way to handle session information on all of our web applications. The way that we were doing things resulted in a situation in which if I log in and then log out and you log in without closing the browser, you would still be logged in as me. Oops! Good thing…
Were That It Could Be Slightly More Than So In The US
In the midst of otherwise-disappointing news, Richard North points out a bit of British judicial custom: judges will not overturn the decisions of governments so long as they follow the appropriate process, almost entirely regardless of the outcome. I would much prefer that than judges deciding what lawmakers ought to decide. It would be a…
Intarwebs Fame
Steve "Khad" Grant has made the big time: getting mocked in a bad MMORPG. Page 4 had a hilarious video of another bad example of the MMO genre. The juxtaposition of graphics and audio is what gets me so.
What I Don’t Like About The US Health Care Setup
In the US, health care is generally paid for through companies, and these companies purchase plans which cover everything from minor to catastrophic. This is due primarily to the fact that companies receive tax credits from the federal government for such insurance. If I spend $10,000 on an employee's health plan, that's $10,000 in untaxed…
On Health Care And The Relative Merits Of Payment Options
Pat and I have had a little bit of an e-mail back-and-forth regarding the sundry forms of provision of health care, and I decided to make a post out of it. He, as a supporter of a single-payer system in which the government is the single payer, points out the people who can't get insurance…
Employment secured; now, for somewhere to live
I was offered two jobs over the weekend, and I accepted the one that pays more. It's also closer to [name of city in which I shall live]. I'm looking for apartments to relocate to a new Lair, with moving day being some time next week. The highlight of my journey? The schizophrenic signs along…
Highly Recommended Night Driving
Going down Riverside Drive a bit after sunset is a fun experience. The trees become darker than the sky and if you don't have too many cars headed in the opposite direction, it looks great and is very serene. Unfortunately, if you have a Tacoma doing 5-10 MPH under the speed limit on the two-lane…
36 Chambers - The Legendary Journeys: Execution to the max! 