Robert 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 [...]
Archive for July, 2007
It’s All About Entitlements
Monday, Jul 30th, 2007 by Brandon | 0 Comments
Filed under: Society & Politics | Tags: responsibility, utopia, welfare
Filed under: Society & Politics | Tags: responsibility, utopia, welfare
Red Microsoft beats Pinko Linux
Interesting 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, Jul 28th, 2007 by Brandon | 18 Comments
Filed under: Christianity & Religion, Society & Politics | Tags: bible, guns
Filed under: Christianity & Religion, Society & Politics | Tags: bible, guns
We’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, Jul 26th, 2007 by Brandon | 11 Comments
Filed under: Software & Technology | Tags: delphi, misv, programming
Filed under: Software & Technology | Tags: delphi, misv, programming
Most 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)
As you may know, the entire Intenet has crashed…
Was that guy really listening to NPR? I think that’s what caused it.