Dislocated Knees
“When government becomes powerful enough to make all of us get on our knees to bow to it instead of the other way around, it needs to be kneecapped.”
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Color Me Invisible
about 1 day ago - 2 comments
In many issues of communication, color does matter. Some colors evoke strength, some safety, some progress, and some security. Some project cowardice, and others royalty.
The mistake is in assuming too much – that a spectrum of colors will cover every flavor of difference and distinction.
American politics has divided down Red and Blue lines, so chosen More >
Who Needs Avatar? We Already Live In Parallel Universes
about 2 months ago - 5 comments
Sarah Palin is joining Fox News.
Cue the cheers from her fans and loyalists who will get her fresh and mavericky take on world events and politics.
Cue the jeers from her detractors, who are already writing punchlines that reinforce their existing opinions.
The fact is we now live in a strange age, one where there really is More >
Fools’ Gold
about 6 months ago - 3 comments
I was listening to the radio on the way into work the other morning, and heard something that bothered me.
The morning hosts were extolling the virtues of a paying client, which is exactly what you would expect them to do. This client, a jeweler, had just held a “sell your scrap gold” event this past More >
Better than Best
about 6 months ago - 1 comment
“Libertarianism is the faith that individuals pursuing the better will succeed over Experts dictating the Best.”
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SEC Draws Line at Commercial Competitors
about 7 months ago - 41 comments
I just got my hands on the SEC’s new Social Media Guidelines for fans at sporting events, and I believe the new language is clearer and ought to placate the fan base.
Specifically, you’ll find two paragraphs that more clearly delineate what the conference would deem a “threat to commercial interests and contracts:”
No Bearer may produce More >
Sweet Irony
about 7 months ago - No comments
“A government that promises free lollipops will fulfill that pledge by stealing candy from babies.”
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Get Angry
about 10 months ago - 1 comment
Still somewhat inspired by Mark Story’s initiative, I thought I’d point out another person you ought to check out online.
Russ Nelson is The Angry Economist. He’s also an interesting guy, into just about anything involving freedom. He does open-source mapping, he bikes, he rows crew, and he jabs his virtual thumb into the virtual eye More >
Tightening the Noose
about 10 months ago - 3 comments
“Those who use government to reign in business make both business and government stronger. Those who make it their business to lobby the government make both government and business stronger.”
Inspired by a Twitter discussion with Carmen Villadar.
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The Math of Spam
about 10 months ago - 3 comments
Spam works because it scales.
It costs very little to ramp up from 100,000 addresses to 10,000,000 addresses, and all it takes is a couple of hits to make the effort profitable.
How do I know this? Because it exists.
Here’s another example of the principle at play:
On my recent trip to Las Vegas, my wife and I More >
Justifications
about 11 months ago - No comments
“There is no such thing as “theft with a conscience,” for we all envision ourselves as Robin Hood instead of just a hood.”
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about 11 months ago
has it ever been not thus?
about 11 months ago
I’m loving that signature, along with the quotes.