I just sent this to my representatives. You should, too: Dear Senator, I just got done filling out the latest privacy policy for my bank. I do this every time they send me one in the mail, which seems to occur every few months. Every time it’s the same story: they’ve decided to make some [...]
Tagged government, Politics, privacyBased on this recipe, but modified slightly. Super tasty; not too sweet and very nutty. Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 40 Minutes Ready In: 1 Hour 5 Minutes Servings: 8 Ingredients 1 Albertsons-brand premade Pie crust 2 eggs 1/2 cup butter 1 cup light dark brown sugar 1/4 cup white sugar 1 tablespoon all-purpose [...]
Tagged dessert, recipeWalter Isaacson’s Steve Jobs is simply out too soon. The man died less than a month before the book hit the shelves, and the book has the feel of being rushed, with too much recitation and no enough reflection. But for all its failings, it’s worth reading. Before we begin, let me caveat that I’m [...]
Tagged Apple, Review, steve jobsOn Oct 9, 2011, at 2:23 PM, Alejandro Duarte wrote: I need help. On this computer (and every other I have ever owned) I am utterly disorganized. Could you help me tame this beast of disaster, please? I’m not sure how helpful I can be in this matter, but these are things that have helped [...]
Lots of people have already said how odd it has been processing the news of Steve Jobs’ passing: we didn’t know Steve and the vast majority of us have never even met him. And yet we grieve because he defined our industry is when it is at it’s best, and his example was what many [...]
Tagged AppleWho you are is a function of what you do; your actions determine your character because there is no other output of your character. People who do bad things are by definition bad people; people who do good things are good people. So being careful about what you do is really about being careful about [...]
Tagged Software, WorkAt the behest of the Free Software Foundation, I just sent this email to Bilski_Guidance@uspto.gov to express how bad an idea software patents are. If you agree, send a similar missive (or steal mine, or FSF’s): Software should not be patentable, because software is math. Adding a computer to do that math is an obvious [...]
Tagged IP, Patents, Software, TechnologyThere is a good book inside Game of Thrones—maybe even two—but they are buried underneath an avalanche of monotonous detail, with four interconnected plot lines fighting each other for attention and strangling each other for air. The book tries to do too much and instead does too little. As the first part of an epic-scoped [...]
Tagged a game of thrones, Book Review, fantasy, George R. R. Martin, ReviewWhy do balanced budget proposals always make up their deficits with automatic spending cuts? Why couldn’t we have a system where the budget automatically adjusts taxes up to close the deficit in the previous year, unless Congress passed a 2/3rds vote to find appropriate cuts? You’d have to watch out for Laffer Curve effects, because [...]
Tagged economics, Politics(to the tune of Bohemian Rhapsody) Inspired by this tweet from Dave Weigel Is this the real news? Is this just fantasy? Caught in the cycle No escape to reality Open your eyes Look up to the skies and see I’m a swing voter (Poor boy) I watch news on TV Because I’m easy come, [...]