Social Philosophy: Obamanation: Making Bush43 look like a kindergartner 01

Take a look at this article about our new emperor's plans for suppression of fellow Americans. I have been saying in person to everyone I know that the new administration's corruption and disregard for the rights of citizens will make George Bush (43) look like a kindergartner. And everyone was whining about the patriot act, and while it has provisions in it that I have had a problem with, it will pale in comparison to what is coming in this next 1,418 days.

Humor: Mathematica: Fermat anyone?

Ephemera: Les Information: Lies, Damn Lies, & Statistics

(Nods to Mark Horne for the Link): This is another reason why I tend to talk back to the media (on those rare occasions when I get stuck watching the news or listening to NPR). Trying to convince the innumerate is like trying to explain reading to the illiterate.

Social Philosophy: Obamanation: The unintended consequence of misguided policy

Here is an example of how the social engineering that is the IRS tax code accelerates the economy's dive to the bottom.

Ephemera: Les Information: The fall of newspapers

This is old news--newspapers are falling on hard times, but with the internet, et al there are no lack of information sources and we get the privilege of filtering out the noise for ourselves. Take a look at this article.