In an interview with a Chicago public radio station, Obama said: If you look at the victories and failures of the civil rights movement and its litigation strategy in the court. I think where it succeeded was to invest formal rights in previously dispossessed people, so that now I would have the right to vote. I would now be able… Read more →
Ender’s Game
I just finished the sci-fi book by Orson Scott Card, Ender’s Game. An alien race, called the Buggers has attacked humanity. We have already fought two wars in our home solar system which humanity has barely won. The world has pulled together and is looking for someone who can lead us to victory against the buggers. Enter Ender Wiggin. He… Read more →
The internet is proof the Government doesn’t bungle everything…
It’s no secret that I enjoy economics. It’s also not closely held that I think that the government is far too large and should receive a substantial haircut (and perhaps a few limbs cut off as well). Some of my co-workers don’t quite see eye to eye with me on this. They believe that the government should have a larger… Read more →
Camera Radar Enforcement
Tucson has decided that the best way to enforce their traffic laws is through the use of radar systems that are coupled with cameras which allow them to automatically issue citations for infractions. I have received a ticket for speeding and so have most people that I know. The city insists that this system has made Tucson a safer… Read more →
Switching to a Mac
A friend of mine bought a new MacBook Pro (the aluminum uni-body style) and he let me play around with it a bit and I got hooked. So recently bought one of my own and have begun the transition from windows to OS X. I don’t think of myself as a typical user. I am computer programmer and use linux… Read more →
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Ballots & Propositions
It’s that time again… the time when we all get to hear about what the “right” direction for our country is and how corrupt the other party is. We also get to vote on a smattering of propositions submitted by law makers, councils, and last but not least our fellow citizens. It’s a great joy reading them because their writers… Read more →
The 2008 National Budget
I’ve been on a finance related theme lately. Yesterday I added this kind of cool debt clock on the right side of the page but quickly got depressed at the size of our over commitment. So what is it exactly that we get for our exorbitant taxes and huge national debt? Well, first there’s the big ticket items like: Social… Read more →
And the prices keep going up, up, and away
Prices are definitely higher than they were a year ago; but I got curious as to just how much higher they had gotten. Then I found this cool little chart on at the NY Times. It displays the makeup of an average consumers budget and how the prices have changed over the last year in each of the categories. There… Read more →
A new look
I know that I haven’t really kept up with this blog over the last year. There have been times that I have thought about writing but just haven’t. I thought it was about time that I get back to it and since I wasn’t happy with the old design; I figured we could start things off with a new look… Read more →