Month: May 2005

  • More quotes

    My random quote generator has more quotes (now at 530) and some new features. If you are interested in adding more quotes or adding topic/source information, let me know.

  • White farmers reject Mugabe plea to return

    The Telegraph: White farmers evicted by Robert Mugabe’s government have reacted with contempt to an offer that they should return to Zimbabwe to take part in “joint ventures” with those who brutalised them and stole their land. Gideon Gono, the governor of the country’s central bank, suggested the idea last Thursday as a possible solution…

  • Brit Insanity #52

    In response to the knife proliferation caused by the gun ban, there is now a movement to ban kitchen knives in homes.

  • Defending Usury

    In response to a comment by a friend who pointed out that the Bible expressly forbids usury, (as do all major world religions) I wrote a paragraph for Wikipedia presenting an argument in defense of usury.: The primary argument given in defense of usury is that charging interest is essential to guiding the investment process,…

  • China, New Land of Shoppers, Builds Malls on Gigantic Scale

  • New research indicates that sunshine prevents cancer, while sunscreen causes it.

  • The fascist philosophy behind "Click it or Ticket"

    Have you noticed the “Click it or Ticket” commercials and billboards going up across the country? The message goes something like “buckle up or pay: it saves lives.” Whose life is the state protecting? Presumably, it is the life of the previously un-buckled driver, as the commercials and billboards usually show young men driving alone,…

  • The DOJ versus e-mail

    In the latest of a series of rulings, a federal judge has issued a $1.45 billion judgment against Morgan Stanley for not keeping records of email communications. Partly in response to such rulings, many corporations now have detailed email retention policies and keep years of email records. But this is a lose-lose situation for companies:…

  • New Photos

    I took a two-day vacation this week and took a few photos along the way. Can you guess where?

  • New Blog

    Since this blog is used primarily for musings of philosophical and political matters, I have started a new blog for technical topics –in particular, .Net web development. My first post is up, so if you’re into that sort of stuff, check out Smart Design