ethanol is distracting us from real energy conservation, from better fuel efficiency. increasing the price of food, giving subsidies to special interest groups. we should be importing sugar ethanol from brazil. Sugar ethanol imports ->lower ethanol prices ->lower corn prices ->lower agriculture commodity prices -> lower food prices -> lower inflation -> more room for [...]
Back, way back it seems, in 2004 when I got excited about social networks and connection applications on the web I realized that the end result was not to create a social networking website to have a social network. Up until now, all the sites (facebook, myspace, etc) have been digitizing our human relationships and [...]
You’ve got to see this documentary Why We Fight – A Film By Eugene Jarecki examining the reasons, justifications, and lies used to put us to war. Its not an in-your-face Michael Moor-ish piece, but filled with many reputable participants and interviewees. The military-industrial complex seems real AND frightening to the freedom of self-determination and [...]
Up until I just read the recent issue of GQ I had no idea who Senator Tom Coburn, of Oklahoma was. Now, I have a tremendous amount of respect for him. I have long been frustrated with politics and more so political parties. Its due time for a new party of the new generation of [...]
Whatever you do DO NOT open an account with Zecco. I opened an account with zecco recently and its been a nightmare. You can’t ever reach a person at their phone number if you have a serious problem. The machine just directs you to their website. They are so ‘streched’ for resources that it is [...]
The market is on quite a rally. DJIA is closing at record high after record high. The Nasdaq finally broke through 6-year highs. Can you believe that, it has taken 6 years for the Nasdaq to return to the bubble IPO-frenzy level. Let that be a sign of caution to investors in technology, it could [...]
Earlier this week Steve Jobs unveiled Apple’s newest creation. To lots of fanfare the iPhone was debuted. Its an amazing piece of engineering. Unlike any cell phone before it, it brings Apple’s unique simplistic design to a high tech device. Featuring a beautiful wide touch screen and integration with email, Yahoo, and Google maps, the [...]
If you are white, middle-class, have a somewhat normal family, and had a good childhood, you probably are just waiting for a way to give your parents the finger. Nothing new here. Most kids are looking for a way to rebel against their parents and music has most certainly helped pre and post pubescent kids [...]
