Archive for July, 2007
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Monday, July 30th, 2007Robert Samuelson writes in Newsweek:
“The aging of America is not just a population change or, as a budget problem, an accounting exercise. It involves a profound transformation of the nature of government: commitments to the older population are slowly overwhelming other public goals; the national government is becoming mainly an income-transfer mechanism from younger workers [...]
Red Microsoft beats Pinko Linux
Sunday, July 29th, 2007Interesting post from Jason Hiner at TechRepublic: How Microsoft beat Linux in China and what it means for freedom, justice, and the price of software
“Even with the cut-rate fees for students and the government, Microsoft will still collect an estimated $700 million in revenue from China in 2007. That amounts to only about 1.5% of [...]
Christians, the Bible, and Guns: is Self-Defense Vengeance?
Saturday, July 28th, 2007We’ve all heard the cries of hypocrisy: You can’t be Christian and against gun control; you can’t be pro-life and pro-gun ownership; vengeance is God’s, so why do you need a gun?, etc.
Let us examine, in particular, the charge that being prepared for self-defense is vengeance.
Implementing a Partial Serial Number Verification System in Delphi
Thursday, July 26th, 2007Most micro-ISVs use a serial number/registration code system to allow end users to unlock or activate their purchase. The problem most of us have run into is that a few days or weeks after our software is released, someone has developed a keygen, a crack, or has leaked a serial number across the internet.
There are [...]
The Internet Crash of 2007 (Video)
Tuesday, July 24th, 2007As you may know, the entire Intenet has crashed…
Was that guy really listening to NPR? I think that’s what caused it.
Bible Codes: Are Scripture-based word find puzzles real?
Sunday, July 22nd, 2007There seems to be no end to the clamouring for “hidden evidence” of the varacity of the Bible. So-called Bible Codes are one manifestation of the human interest in the “hidden” and “secret.” There is an endless supply of modern-day, self-proclaimed prophets who claim to have unlocked secrets in the Bible with the application of mathematical [...]
Feingold proves Washington gridlock is good, but tedious
Sunday, July 22nd, 2007I’m a firm believer that usually, it’s good when politicians in Washington are so divided that they can’t pass new legislation. When they’re gridlocked they can’t raise our taxes, pass ridiculous political speech laws like the Campaign Finance Reform, and the like. There are exceptions, of course: we need swift consensus votes on important matters [...]
Microsoft plans next Windows release in three years
Saturday, July 21st, 2007Todd Bishop is reporting that Microsoft is planning the next release of Windows for three years from now.
[Insert obligatory Vista-was-supposed-to-come-out-in-2004 joke here.]
Of interest to me: The next Windows will be 32 and 64 bit. Some people have erroneously concluded that the next major release of Windows will be 64-bit only. It’s good that won’t be [...]
How to get super rich and never have to work again
Saturday, July 21st, 2007(Well, not really. Keep in mind that you’re reading a post by someone who is not rich and works like a dog almost every day.)
Here’s an interesting book if you’re curious about how successful technology companies get started: Founders at Work: Stories of Startups’ Early Days by Jessica Livingston.
Founders at Work is a collection of interviews [...]
Taking ownership of your words
Friday, July 20th, 2007Joel has a great rant about anonymous blog comments.
The way to give people freedom of expression is to give them a quiet place to post their ideas. If other people disagree, they’re welcome to do so… on their own blogs, where they have to take ownership of their words.
I agree, mostly. I’ve been running this [...]