don’t tax, spend anyway: “ Why oh why is this administration so bent on flagrantly irresponsible tax cuts? snip The real problem with these torrential deficits is not that Japan and China might decide to stop buying our bonds and so dislocate the economy, not any arcane calculations about trade deficits and the domestic interest […]
Read Moredon’t tax, spend anyway: “ Why oh why is this administration so bent on flagrantly irresponsible tax cuts? snip The real problem with these torrential deficits is not that Japan and China might decide to stop buying our bonds and so dislocate the economy, not any arcane calculations about trade deficits and the domestic interest […]
Read MoreNot surprising to most of my readers: ” Interesting entry over atThe Well-Timed Period: the risk of death to men taking Viagra is 6/100,000. Do y’all remember the young woman, Holly Patterson, who died last year after (from?) taking RU-486? There’s been a few recent stories about moves to ban, or at least ‘clearly’ label […]
Read MoreCost of Cyberliving: “Internet surfers in many countries have to spend as much as a day’s earning for an hour in a cybercafe. This page provides a map and table of Internet surfing rates at Internet cafes and the percentage of people living on $1 per day in 26 nations. Dated July/August 2004, published by […]
Read MoreSkills Shortage Could Mean Growing Pains for Open Source: “In a survey released by Forrester Research, 57 percent of those using Linux or open-source software said their biggest concern was lack of support; 36 percent said it was a lack of skills or knowledge. Of the respondents who weren’t using Linux or open-source software, 55 […]
Read MoreFacilitation: the Anti-Lecture – Kaarin Record, techLearning: “The best of online classrooms intelligently employ a discussion board to foster a sense of community and to become a vehicle for sharing and learning. The role of the facilitator is to enable groups of people to work cooperatively and effectively. T” (Via Online Learning Update.) —— this […]
Read MoreSTUFF – STORY – HOME : New Zealand’s leading news and information website: “About 50 supporters watched as the 31-year-old, who was sexually violated by a man earlier this year, painted a 7-metre by 2.5-metre billboard with a plea to parents to tell their sons not to rape, stripped off her clothes and doused herself […]
Read More» Alek’s Christmas Lights Webcam: “Use the christmas webcam to view live images of a buncha christmas lights and also CONTROL them – i.e. YOU can turn them ON and OFF via your web browser! The christmas webcam has PAN and ZOOM capability that you can also control. The webcam and webcontrol are ONLY operational […]
Read More» Alek’s Christmas Lights Webcam: “Use the christmas webcam to view live images of a buncha christmas lights and also CONTROL them – i.e. YOU can turn them ON and OFF via your web browser! The christmas webcam has PAN and ZOOM capability that you can also control. The webcam and webcontrol are ONLY operational […]
Read MoreCowgirl Country and Western: “Rochelle: I really need to redesign that damn blog. Rochelle: I’m just kind of empty of ideas for it. Jason: go for a cowgirl country and western thang *awkward pause* Rochelle: you scare me sometimes. Jason: hee hee” (Via Diary of an Aspiring Librarian.) just as long as she doesn’t confuse […]
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