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The Lessons We've Botched

I am not going to lie to you: When I saw that Brad Delong, by any account an ‘A’ list blogger and one of my daily reads, defended Megan McArdle right after (or maybe even before) I attacked her, well … Continue reading

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Hells Yeah!

In Shanghai I can fly (on land) at 430/km per hour on the Mag-Lev train, for a short distance at least. I can also move at 200/km per hour to Nanjing, Zhengzhou and Nanchang, hundreds of miles away, and I … Continue reading

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Government Patch Day

As I mention in my brief and slap-dash bio, I am fairly technology-minded. I run linux boxes, can understand (most) code humor, work with software and hardware engineers, project managers, technology gurus, and so on. Now as to wizardry with … Continue reading

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An Historic Day

I do wish I had the right words to express the feelings I have at this time, on this date. But I feel at a somewhat of a loss. Our Nation currently has so many problems that need to be … Continue reading

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Congratulations!!

Props go out to the Steelers and Cardinals. Both games were well played, although both threatened to turn into blowouts early. Special props have to go out to Kurt Warner, who has really proved himself, yet again. The Chinese for … Continue reading

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Hacktacular!

The other day it occurred to me that the word ‘hacktacular’ was, well, just a fantastic word. The meaning is clear, spelling is ‘intuitive’, as the software-marketing guys say, and it just rolls off the tongue. I must confess a … Continue reading

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