American Politics Explained
Perhaps the most elegant explanation of the dynamic forces in American Political culture. The Ratchet Effect
I would hope, over time, that people with moderate political views (most Democrats and Republicans) come to the realization that the Ratchet Effect is the source of their unhappiness with government.
The varied interests that make up the political Right applies [...]
First 2010 Winter Olympics Doper?
An Olympic Doper has already been caught. Cross-country skiing is a great sport to watch too. It’s on my watch list along with Skeleton, Luge, Bobsledding and Short Track Speed Skating.
There are probably others though…
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U.S. Postal Service Should Provide Banking
Crackpot scheme #243.
Capitalism is supposed to drive down costs and increase the variety of goods and services offered. Have costs for retail banking gone down? Are there more/different Retail banking operations? No to both.
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Manual MythTV Schedule Update Script
I am in the unpleasant position of having to do a couple of things related to my MythTV server.
The server is off most of the time. We just don’t use it very often and it doesn’t make sense to keep a dual-core PC running for no reason.
Manually update the tv schedule on my MythTV box. The [...]
OSX and Personal Media Restrictions
Go Paul! Volcker Takes the Battle to the Streets
Paul Volcker is calling it right again.
In ‘light touch’ capitalism being practiced today, banks are accustomed to using proprietary operations inside the bank to generate the bulk of their profits. Mr. Volcker is calling for an end to those practices in this article.
It should be obvious that banking and finance should play a supporting role [...]
Sanity Check: Latest and Greatest Version
You have come to believe that more recent packages are critical to establishing/maintaining your geek-credentials.
It’s actually kind of a corner-case scenario where one really needs the latest and greatest of any package.
I know I’m really pissing into the wind on this one, but leave your desktop distro alone if at all possible. How about using [...]
This is the End of Serendipity
Serendipity is an excellent blogging platform. I’m still moving to wordpress. Why? For professional reasons. There are so many wordpress installations out there that experiencing all of its warts and deep flaws becomes a professional advantage.
It’s the broken windows fallacy all over again.