Month: August 2003
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STRONGER, YOU FOOL!
(Thanks, DailyPundit)
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A tally of US taxpayers' tab for Iraq
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 on Iraq, let…
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Have the WMD’s finally been found? Let’s hope Bush has the guts to follow up… (Thanks, RE)
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CD-Recordable discs unreadable in less than two years
Long before I got my first CD-RW drive, I had friends make CD’s for me and stayed up late in the school’s computer lab to transfer my files by ftp and back up my stuff on the ancient 2X burners. Because CDR’s store data digitally and CDROM drives do not touch the surface when reading…
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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…
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China's Mix of Freedom and Blood
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 class of…
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Sun Microsystems is a Hypocrite
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: it’s missing Microsoft’s own optimized version of…
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“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 )
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Mural Of Nude Eve Covered With Mock Crime Scene Tape
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…
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NEWCARD
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.