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Interest rates and taxes
A thought occurred to me today. The redistribution of wealth due to direct taxation and spending really doesn't matter as much as the redistribution related factors in the rules of society themselves ( Read more... ) -
The concept of "capital" - why we always have both too much and too little
Today I was in a downtown area, parked in an old rickety parking deck, walked past several old rickety buildings, and then arrived at my destination - one of the oldest buildings around there with a dilapidated interior filed with progressive urbanites ( Read more... ) -
typing in Dvorak
So recently I started trying to learn Dvorak. It's quite fun once you get over the initial little hump. I've been amazed at both how quick I've been picking this up and mind bending the activity has been ( Read more... ) -
The fuzzy future of education and skill
Recent deliberations in the my department regarding the difference between 'education' and 'training' have caused me to reflect on the almost certain changing kind of premium on ability effectively accomplish tedious tasks and to manage complexity ( Read more... ) -
Why we came from Mars (rationally)
I developed some comments watching this video here ( Read more... ) -
Existentialist integers and the like
So, obviously I haven't had a life lately and my journal reflects this. This entry will continue the trend.
PythonI'm ready to go back on several of the points I was trying to make on the last entry. To be honest, it seems as though Python(x,y) is only good for a scant few things. Actually, it seems that it's overwhelmingly unhelpful in the ( Read more... ) -
Python experiences
ForewordI'm a fairly experienced programmer. However, I'm a fairly novice computer guy. Most of what I has never dealt with the crazy details of how software works, I just have what I works and I know how to use it ( Read more... ) -
The circle of fortune cookies
Those of us who frequent Chinese restaurants have the pleasure of indulging in the (American) cultural phenomena of unwrapping a piece of paper containing infinite wisdom every time. Who knows what kind of message they would convey to you collectively if all stung together and decoded by Conan? Now, out of this group, the more organized or more ( Read more... ) -
Electric cars: 100 years and no progress.
Exhibit A:
9 Electric Cars 100 Years Old or More
http://gas2.org/2009/04/19/9-electric-cars-100-years-old-or-more/
Exhibit B:
5 electric cars you can buy now
With gas prices soaring, plugging in has its appeal. But there are trade-offs: high costs ( Read more... ) -
Heterotrophs and autotrophs are symbiotes
I can clearly remember from middle school physical science (and high school biology) the definition for what a hetrotrophic (animal essentially) and an autotrophic (plant) life form is. I won't get this perfect, but it went something like:
Autrotrophs make their own energy ( Read more... )