Truth, Justice, and the American Way

When arguing against interventionism, I often say sarcastically imagine the state of computers if the government made operating systems. Apparently, several asian governments didnt find the notion as ludicrous as I.

Check out the interview of the Cox and Forkum pair at CapMag. If you haven’t seen their comics yet, do so. Now.

Many people sent me links to various critiques of the Patriot Act. For the reasons I mentioned in my original post, its very difficult to find objective evaluations of the law. Two stand out: this one by Reason magazine and this editorial on Capitalism magazine.
After doing some reading, Ive been convinced that the [...]

Two news stories that provide some interesting insight into the human mind and its potential: a 12-year-old begins medical school at the University of Chicago and a man’s visision is restored after 43 years of blindness.

Economists at the BIS (The Bank for International Settlements is a central-bank for the world) have issued an inane ruling that shows just how clueless they are. They told a Fed conference that “Central banks should tackle emerging asset bubbles head-on rather than wait till they burst and then clean up afterward.”
The only point [...]

Here is a damsel in distress the world has forgotten about. Help her out by spreading the word.

Ive been wondering what possible motivation even an Islamic nut would have to bomb an irrelevant and pacifist group like the UN. According to one UK-based fundamentalist group, the UN is just as quango organisation doing the bidding of the US.
In related news, neither New York City nor the major media networks plan any [...]

Yes, it’s the one I really wanted. My busy life will suddenly get a lot busier

Take four officers of the objectivist club, mix in one philosopher, decant a bottle of Bacardi rum and VanillaTwist Smirnoff vodka, and combine with The Two Towers and Buffy the Vampire Slayer DVDs, and you get a great evening, served for five. I was so sick of the all the pathetically idiotic movies I [...]

I’ve added more great artists to my art gallery. Most of my new stuff comes from ArtRenewal, but they have many thousands of artists, so it can be hard to find the best artists if you dont know what to look for. Im going to look for some Victorian, Impressionist, and Renaissance pieces [...]

(Thanks, DailyPundit)

Tim insists that I link to this article about the cost of the US involvement in Iraq. Surprise, surprise, “reconstruction” is costing a fortune. Probably the biggest cost of the war is the cost in increased oil prices (no blood for oil, eh?) Since there has been some misunderstanding about my stance [...]

Have the WMD’s finally been found? Let’s hope Bush has the guts to follow up…
(Thanks, RE)

Long before I got my first CD-RW drive, I had friends make CDs for me and stayed up late in the schools computer lab to transfer my files by ftp and back up my stuff on the ancient 2X burners. Because CDRs store data digitally and CDROM drives do not touch the surface when [...]

The lesson that we should draw from the results of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 is that efforts to partially privatize the industry are likely to retain those elements of regulations that benefit concentrated interests in business most.
If this point is not immediately evident to you, I highly recommend you read “The Question of the [...]

A successful Chinese businessman was jailed earlier this year for his anti-communist statements as well as for illegal competition with state banks. This case is typical of the resistance state-run industries in China put up to better and more efficient private companies. The spread of private enterprises in China is creating a new [...]

I’ve spent the last two days installing and playing with Windows Server 2003. It ads some much-needed features and improvements to IIS that make it a much better server OS than the Windows 2000 line. Aside from some unnecessary hardware and software compatibility issues, I have one complaint: its missing Microsofts own optimized [...]

“Anatoly Chubais, chief executive of Russia’s national power monopoly Unified Energy System, called the [NYC] blackout “the biggest accident in the history of world energy systems.”
From personal experience, I can assure you that he’s wrong. (Thanks, Jaboobie )

Mural Of Nude Eve Covered With Mock Crime Scene Tape
Free speech is not the issue, Mayor Pro Tem A.H. “Buddy” Wighaman said during a break at a Monday council meeting.
“It’s nu-dity!” he blustered.
Asked if he thinks the mural lacks social value, he replied, “Did you not hear me? It’s nu-dity!“If these hicks object this much [...]

The following article on the upcoming NEWCARD standard to replace the old PC Cards is an interesting look at the issues that must be considered when impementing a hardware standard.