Archive for March, 2009

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The Left’s Latest Fascist Power Play: Compensation Limits for All

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

For all those folks who bought into the Left’s populist call to class warfare over the AIG executive bonuses: Beyond AIG: A bill to let Big Government set your salary: It was nearly two weeks ago that the House of Representatives, acting in a near-frenzy after the disclosure of bonuses paid to executives of AIG, [...]

My Personal Mac vs. PC Experience: I’m Going with Windows 7

Monday, March 30th, 2009

Speaking of the Mac, my year-long experiment is over, and the winner is: Windows 7. Yes, after more than a year using a Macbook Pro (early 2008 edition) as my primary system, I’ve now switched “back” to Windows and have retired the Mac. Some very general conclusions: 1. Windows 7 tipped things in Windows’ favor, [...]

Security Expert: Mac Safer Because of Smaller Market Share

Monday, March 30th, 2009

I’ve always argued (admittedly, without that sound a technical understanding) that Macs are safer from malware only because Apple’s market share is so much less and therefore there’s less of a market to attract malware writers. Seems like this guy agrees: Pwn2Own contest winner: Macs are safer than Windows: Repeating comments he made earlier, Miller [...]

Obama Administration Tells North Korea: “Whatevah!”

Sunday, March 29th, 2009

Via Little Green Footballs… Obama’s most important role is to act as Commander in Chief. And so, what does his Defense Secretary do? Declares ahead of time that the United States will not act against a foreign power’s threatening actions: Gates: U.S. Not Prepared to Respond to North Korea Missile Launch: The United States can [...]

Emperor Obama Tells GM CEO To Commit Hari-kiri

Sunday, March 29th, 2009

When one thinks of a distressed company receiving strict marching orders for things like restructuring, contracts, etc., one thinks of bankruptcy court. Apparently, Emperor Obama has taken that responsibility upon himself: GM CEO resigns at Obama’s behest: The Obama administration asked Rick Wagoner, the chairman and CEO of General Motors, to step down and he [...]

Cheaper Fuel from Coal

Sunday, March 29th, 2009

I call this good news, but Wired says it’s bad: Scientists Make Cheap Gas from Coal: Electric cars have been getting a lot of buzz lately, but a more immediately viable transportation fuel of the future could be liquid derived from coal. Scientists have devised a new way to transform coal into gas for your [...]

Yaron Brook on Private vs. Public Education

Sunday, March 29th, 2009

Here’s a short clip where Yaron Brook makes some important points about our public education system:

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