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How the Deficit got this big
From the NY Times Op-Ed page: With President Obama and Republican leaders calling for cutting the budget by trillions over the next 10 years, it is worth asking how we got here from healthy surpluses at the end of…
“Basically,” like…. you know.
We always hear about colloquialisms that enter everyday conversations. Back in the 80’s, it was “valley girl speak” of “like… you know” and “Oh… my gawd!” We then heard the over-use of “essentially.” That has now evolved into my…
Geek Fact for Today
2/18/09 = 0.0123456789 Only geeks will appreciate the significance of this. For you non-geeks who don’t get it, here’s the word-problem version: Divide 2 by 18, then divide that by 9. p.s. – If I could figure out how to…
Hold on to your butts!
People who litter annoy me. People who throw their cigarette butts out the windows of their cars really annoy me. I’ve always wanted to start a site to report these offenders, but I’ve been beaten to the punch (or saved…
Who does Hillary Clinton believe is a “real voter?”
Watch and find out:
Flu sucks
Yup, I got it. Nope, I didn’t get the flu vaccine. Yup, I’m dumb. I had forgotten how miserable the flu makes a person. Nose running like a faucet, head so stuffed I’m dizzy, body aching, chills. Next year it’s…
Open seating works best
Ever wonder why Southwest Airlines doesn’t have assigned seating? Simple: it’s faster: Van den Briel says that while Southwest’s open seating might seem like an invitation for chaos, it actually illustrates a tendency among passengers to self-organize when left to…
Admin = Vortmax
In case you didn’t know. Yes, I finally figured out to make my own named account and promote myself to administrator level. I is a compooter dood!
Vista Sucks (still)
This time, it’s not Infoworld, or some other reputable source. This time it’s just little old me. I’ve been working on an ActiveX wrapper for our new plugin software (since IE doesn’t support Netscape-style plug-ins since 5.5 sp2, the buggers). Up until…
Cascades, or Why people are like Cows
I’ve never been an “all or nothing” type of person, I believe in compromise and adjustment. However it seems that studies confirm that most people aren’t that way. Most people see every choice as a binary choice, thus creating an…