Certified Advanced Web Application Developer
Just passed my final project for my Advanced Web Application Development course I took through the University of Washington. The course lasted for a whole school year (3 quarters) and dug deep into ASP.NET, web services, C# and SQL server. Fascinating information and I have actually taken a lot of time to learn [...]
Cooked Alive
I am getting baked in my car oven in gridlock traffic right now on my way to class. Couldn’t imagine anything more fun.
Weeds: Fun at First, Then Awful
I have watched a couple seasons of Weeds now during my weekly laundry time. At first, Weeds was a funny and cute show mocking suburban life in a new way.
Now I hate the characters and find the humor stale.
Each episode though is pretty much the same crap with small differences. [...]
HR 1966 IH: Megan Meier Cyberbullying Prevention Act
The Megan Meier Cyberbullying Prevention Act is an all-out assault on free speech by California Representative Linda Sanchez.  If you recall, Megan Meier was the poor girl who was driven to suicide after reading notes on MySpace from another girl’s hostile mother (Lori Drew).  Prosecutors ended up not being able to find good charges to file [...]
Free Speech Cannot Survive Without Free Trade
Free speech, by its very nature, cannot survive without free trade.  Think about it.  If the government allocates goods and services, that means you you have no choice and must rely on the government to give you what you need to survive.  One person or a small group of people will decide whether or not [...]
Great Article on Financial Collapse
Forbes was kind enough to publish an article discussing the financial collapse from the perspective of one of the few smart bankers left in the country, Andrew Beal owner of Beal Bank. Here are a couple of quotes to take to heart:
The FDIC’s stated purpose is to “encourage liquidity in the banking system,” and [...]
Can We Have Too Many Rights?
Is it possible that we have started to give ourselves too many rights?
Rights are legal or moral entitlements or permissions that are vitally important to theories of justice/law. Rights recognized by the government shape the way laws are written and enforced and are the core pillars for supporting government programs.
America was founded with a [...]
How Government Can Best Help Poor People
The government generally should not be in the business of helping poor people, but if it is, it needs to be smart about delivering aid in the best possible way. Currently our government delivers aid to a variety of different groups of poor people through a hodge-podge of programs: Social Security, Medicare, food stamps, [...]
I Wish America Had Politicians LIke Daniel Hannan
Daniel Hannan’s following speech rings true for America as much as it does for Britain:
What Happens When…?
Let’s play a fun little game. I call it “What Happens When..?” For the most fun, try to guess the answers before you read them!
Q: What happens when you have two apples, then buy two more?
A: You have four apples.
Q: What happens when you throw a ball in the air?
A:The ball comes back down again.
Q: [...]
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