Freedom

"Life, liberty, and the pursuit of property..." - Adam Smith Freedom Life - Liberty - Property Rights Life alone = Indentured Servitude Liberty alone = Hermit Property alone = Brutish might Life + Liberty = Communism Life + … [Continue reading]

Cleaning up

I had a couple of minor issues to square away.  Apparently, on my last upgrade I didn't reactivate the "Linkage for Thinkage" list in the sidebar.  That's just a select list of links that I thought were cool, thought-provoking, or otherwise … [Continue reading]

Self realization

{{myquote|I'm just a geek with dreams, and a receptive employer.}} From the same chat with Mike Driehorst … [Continue reading]

The Fatal Flaw

(Statement of Full Disclosure and Transparency: I do not have a non-working iPhone. I do not have a working one. I have been informed by my wife/CPA/CFO that I am not going to own one. At least not until we are out of debt and dropping crumbs in … [Continue reading]

Viva la Blackberry!

I've now been on with User Support for more than an hour on a Friday afternoon, to fix a Java dysfunction with my payroll application. Net result: sitting in my office, while a helpful tech support person controls my machine remotely. We've got … [Continue reading]

Nerd Horizon

{{myquote|The internet has become a jock's worst nightmare: an infinite number of geeks chasing a piece of Long Tail.}} From a chat with Mike Driehorst … [Continue reading]

Spam Storm

You don't know what you've got 'til it's gone. And that goes for good spam protection. It's been an interesting day at the office - I got a lot done, but I dare say I might have done even better without the deluge of spam that came my way. I … [Continue reading]