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2/16

Posted February 16, 2010 By Landis V

http://www.slate.com/id/2244198/pagenum/all/ Neat article looking at the “overwhelming” effect of media, across many years.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1592405525?ie=UTF8&tag=geekdad0320&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1592405525 “Geek Dad” book.  Geeky projects and activities for dads and kids to share.

http://www.measuringworth.com/uscompare/ Comparing the value of the US Dollar, 1774 to present.

The nice part about being a pessimist is that you are constantly being either proven right or pleasantly surprised.  – George F. Will

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12/28

Posted December 28, 2009 By Landis V

Turn On, Tune In, Veg Out – Neal Stephenson

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/dieselciviltrust/iODX/~3/AXoFJ17VS50/301805841
Maybe the US doesn’t have it right, but it looks like non-Nationalized healthcare works pretty well for Mexico.  Need to dig deeper into exactly what is included in all the costs, specifically infrastructure.

NYSE:DDR
Research

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/thesimpledollar/~3/c0QSI2RVLJ0/
“Little Book” reviews of Jason Zweig’s books.

http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2009/12/santa_claus_tec.html?cid=nl_IW_daily_2009-12-29_h
Santa Claus, Technology Propagandist

http://www.kancoll.org/books/andreas_ne/state/state-p1.html
Andreas’ History of the State of Nebraska.  Ran across this page while looking for the source of “equality before the law” motto and its supposed originator, Mr. Isaac Wiles, representative in the 2nd Legislature ( from http://nebraskaccess.ne.gov/writingareportonnebraska.asp).

http://it.slashdot.org/story/09/12/28/1931256/GSM-Decryption-Published
Your phone calls, decrypted.  This is actually “a good thing”.  Now cellular operators have real, demonstrable proof that their algorithm is not secure.  It opens them to liability, which they don’t like, and makes the cost of doing nothing potentially greater than the cost of fixing the problem.

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE54E4EZ20090515
Need to read it, but I suspect it’s reminiscent of the administration’s plan to emulate the costs and risks involved in EU socialist healthcare ventures.

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12/18

Posted December 18, 2009 By Landis

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/11/091123083704.htm
Had this link saved from before, need to look at it again.

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11/19

Posted November 19, 2009 By Landis V

http://aimpl.org/pl/
List of unsolved math problems, with what has been done in working towards a solution.

“Admire those who attempt great things, even though they fail.”
— Seneca

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9140414/Windows_7_tricks_20_top_tips_and_tweaks

http://www.pcworld.com/article/181713/windows_7_for_less_where_to_find_discounts.html

http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/_2F6gxBLJx4/Two-Senators-Call-For-ACTA-Transparency
Pass this along to Nebraska senators

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I Just Saw This on CNN.com: Unemployment rate explained

Posted November 7, 2009 By Landis V
I Just Saw This on CNN.com: Unemployment rate explained
Source: www.cnn.com
CNN contributor Matt Shapiro breaks down what the unemployment rate really is and what it means to the United States.
    One of the most interesting details in this is that fewer are supporting more. I’m not surprised at all by this, but I do wish I had the source of the statistical data behind it.    
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You have two cows/17 – Uncyclopedia, the content-free encyclopedia

Posted July 1, 2009 By Landis V
You have two cows/17 – Uncyclopedia, the content-free encyclopedia
Source: uncyclopedia.wikia.com
You had two cows. The government takes them from you. Your cows now are cared for by ex-chicken farmers. You have to take care of the chickens the government took from the chicken farmers. The government gives you as much milk and eggs the regulations say you should need.
    You have two cows…    
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OpenCongress – Congress Gossip Blog

Posted July 7, 2008 By Landis V
OpenCongress – Congress Gossip Blog
Source: www.opencongress.org
Sen. John Warner, R-Va., asked Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman to look into what speed limit would provide optimum gasoline efficiency given current technology. He said he wants to know if the administration might support efforts in Congress to require a lower speed limit.
    Here’s some absolute crap. The Detroit News gets it. My time is worth more than 12 bucks an hour.
Congress needs to stop trying to regulate economics and pay attention to what they’re doing in regulations on commerce. The former governs itself very well, following the law of supply and demand to the letter when we don’t interfere with it. The latter, they might take a lesson from the former on, and work towards letting it govern itself.
Another interesting thought came to mind while I was writing this – what energy-related exports are we subsidizing right now? Considering the number of products that are petroleum based (plastic, anyone?), there are potential savings here. You’ll never see that questioned, though… too much fat in subsidies.
The long and short of it? Let the market work, and it will.    
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