Proposal Raises Cigar Tax From 5 cents to 10 dollars
A tax proposal being considered by Congress to pay for children's health care proposed substantial increases in tobacco taxes.read more
View ArticlePatent Reform Moves Backwards
The house judiciary committee has approved legislation to reform the U.S. patent system. Much of what is being proposed is unlikely to make the system any better, however.read more
View ArticleiPhone Cracked/Hacked
A group of researchers working for a company called Independent Security Evaluators have managed to crack/hack their way into iPhones using either WiFi or malicious code on sites visited by the...
View ArticlePassenger Data System To Track Religion And Sex Life
The Unites States and the European Commission are close to establishing a system to share passenger data that goes way beyond the usual name, address, etc.read more
View ArticleCampaign Against FOXNews Begins
Several liberal leaning groups have begun a campaign to first catalog and then call anyone who advertises on FOXNews to ask them to stop.read more
View ArticleThe Healthcare Economy
America spends $2 trillion a year on health care, or $6,666 per man, woman, and child in this country. Meanwhile, a new study suggests that the only meaningful growth in jobs between 2001 and 2006 was...
View ArticlePentagon Sells Aircraft Parts Only Iran Could Use
This past February, despite orders to the contrary, the Pentagon sold over 1,400 F-14 parts at public sale as part of their surplus program. The only military in the world to use those planes is...
View ArticleRun On Banks Begins
In response to reports of a shaky future for Countrywide Financial, people with money deposited there are crowding into the bank to withdraw their funds.read more
View ArticleRepublican War On California?
As the Department of Homeland Security prepares for an assault on businesses that hire illegal immigrants, Californians in particular can look forward to economic and social devastation.read more
View ArticleIllegal Immigration Myths And Facts
As the Department of Homeland Security prepares its "no match" assault on American businesses that employ illegal immigrants, it's time to examine common misconceptions about the role illegal...
View ArticleGoogle To Add Overlay Ads To YouTube Videos
Last year, when Google bought YouTube, people wondered how they could monetize the virtually ad free site. Now the answer has arrived.read more
View ArticleEdwards' Mixed Manufacturing Message
While speaking to a labor union on Tuesday, presidential candidate John Edwards gave a mixed message regarding the direction he'd like to see manufacturing take in the U.S.read more
View ArticleNo Interest Health Care Loans
A marketing scheme that seems to have done well for cars has made its way into the health care industry.read more
View ArticleUnderstanding The Writers Strike
Unless you live under a rock, you already know that the Writers Guild of America is on strike -- a move aimed at crippling the Motion Picture and Television industries. Since many major news outlets...
View ArticleHow Far Should Water Recycling Go?
In much of the western U.S., water demand vastly outstrips supply. Some municipalities are moving toward a greater use of recycled waste water as a means to stretch supply. It sounds good in theory,...
View ArticleSame-Sex Marriage Block On Way To California Ballot
The victory of Gay-Rights advocates in the California Supreme Court decision might be short lived. A ballot measure to amend that California State Constitution has gathered over 1 million signatures...
View ArticleMark Menard, John Fitzpatrick, VitaRara, and MORI
Vita Rara (VitaRara) is my employer. Mark Menard is the owner. MORI, which is short for Masonic Online Registry Interface, is the nearly singularly focused obsession of the past five years of my...
View ArticleMark Menard, John Fitzpatrick, VitaRara, and Quadran
Vita Rara (VitaRara) is my employer. Mark Menard is the owner. Quadran is VitaRara's ERP system for importers and distributors of bulk commodities. Our first client for Quadran is a company called...
View ArticleFriends on FriendFeed
As the social networking march goes on, so goes the need to expand to new sites with more profiles. This week is Friend Feed. Friend Feed is kind of like Twitter or Identi.ca in that you can post...
View ArticleVita Rara Changes Its Name To Enable Labs
Vita Rara, my current employer, and the creators of MORI, has changed its name to Enable Labs. The new name reflects the company's focus on enabling the success of our clients.As Enable Labs, we have...
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