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Moving out – everything must go!

I heard about that other guy that was moving out and needin’ all his stuff ta disappear quicklike, and advertised on Craigslist, and got rid of it all durn fast. That got me to thinkin’. I hafta move out of … Continue reading

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The suboptimal way to take the 2010 US census

One of the earliest uses of punched card tabulating machines, the forerunner of modern computers, was the US Census, as described by Wikipedia: [Herman] Hollerith built machines under contract for the US Census Bureau, which used them to tabulate the … Continue reading

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AMD (ATI) 3D programming specs released!

AMD announced last year that they would publish the programming specs for their graphics chips.  Last September they started that, with register-level documentation on several chips.  While that was a good start, today they have made many of their customers … Continue reading

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The suboptimal way to run a primary election

The DNC ruled that because Florida and Michigan held their primaries earlier than party rules allow, Florida and Michigan delegates will not be allowed to vote at the convention. Apparently the party feels that the voters of those states should … Continue reading

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Indoctrinate children from an early age to expect their First Amendment rights to be violated

A friend tells me that at his son’s school, it would be a violation of school policy for a student to give valentines only to other students of his or her choice. If any are given, they must be given … Continue reading

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Life imitates art

The people of Bluefields, Nicaraguan have improved their standard of living thanks to bales of cocaine washing ashore. I wonder if they’ve heard the Reverend Horton Heat‘s song Bales of Cocaine?

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Ron Paul Has Already Won

Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr. explains that Ron Paul Has Already Won. Ron Paul is the only “mainstream” candidate I would prefer over Barack Obama, but it seems unlikely that he’ll be able to win the Republican nomination.

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Larry Lessig on why he supports Barack Obama

Larry’s blog entry links to both a video and a transcript.

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Annoying Valentine’s Day radio ads

Every year I get sick of hearing Valentine’s Day radio ads for jewelry stores. I’m sick of being told that if I don’t buy my sweetheart a diamond, I’m a despicable lowlife schmuck. A few days ago I heard an … Continue reading

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Ballot confusion

My previous post mentioned a problem with a way to decide how to vote on ballot propositions.  I guess it’s not surprising that they should be a source of confusion to people.  As Marcus Schmidt observes in Institutionalizing Fair Democracy: … Continue reading

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