Last week I took my dog to the vet for the last time. He and I made that trip many times over his life, more often in the past year. This time, I was pretty sure that he wouldn’t be coming home with me because he was so sick. He struggled with sores on his [...]
Archive for September, 2008
No Bailout. You Fail? Out!
September 24th, 2008
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I suspect (hope!) we’re headed towards a tar and feathering of two jokers who have attempted to pull one over on us: Paulson and Bernanke. Both are urging swift action with no time to think. Bernanke is quoted in a New York Times article as saying “There are no atheists in foxholes and no ideologues [...]
Don’t let this “crisis” be another excuse to give away your rights
September 19th, 2008
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Have you seen this pattern before? The government enacts new laws that subvert natural behavior for the good of society The government waits for this subversion to create a crisis The government rushes in to trade your liberties for security from the crisis We saw this pattern seven years ago. Leading up to 9/11, the [...]
On Clear Night Sky: Zend Partners with Adobe
September 19th, 2008
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Last Tuesday Andi Gutmans announced that Zend was partnering with Adobe to get PHP and Flex working better with each other. I wrote an analysis on the Clear Night Sky blog. Read the entire post on CNS.
Palin detractors insult dads when they criticize her pursuit of a career
September 17th, 2008
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There’s a meme being tossed around as a criticism of Sarah Palin, runningmate to John McCain in the upcoming presidential election. The idea is that since Palin is a mother with a family, she shouldn’t be spending time in politics. This is the type of rhetoric we used to laugh at when I was growing [...]
