Archive for July, 2009
Are We Really All Healthcare Collectivists Now?
Posted by thak in economics, government, health, philosophical, politics on July 31, 2009
Foundation for Economic Education » Are We Really All Healthcare Collectivists Now?
Another great analysis of what “we” need to do about healthcare: that is, nothing, other than fix all of the problems that the government has created in the past.
The law of unintended consequences has proven correct once again–the only way to “fix” the problem is to remove those previous “fixes” that have put us here…
Maker’s Schedule, Manager’s Schedule
Posted by thak in business, jobs, philosophical on July 28, 2009
Maker’s Schedule, Manager’s Schedule. Great analysis of the different “types” of schedules. It definitely explains the years of frustration I dealt with when I was working in IT…
Economics of Obamacare
Posted by thak in economics, government, health, philosophical, politics on July 27, 2009
Economics of Obamacare. You can “hope” for “change” all you want, but facts are facts.
Money does not grow on trees.
Unicorns aren’t real.
And neither is a viable “government-run” health care plan.
I’d put my money on the unicorns first.
A Cornucopia of Healthcare Fallacies
Posted by thak in business, economics, government, health, philosophical, politics on July 24, 2009
Foundation for Economic Education » A Cornucopia of Healthcare Fallacies. Just in case you needed more arguments against it…
100 Things Your Kids May Never Know About
Posted by thak in freaky, philosophical on July 24, 2009
100 Things Your Kids May Never Know About | GeekDad | Wired.com. It’s sad, but true. It’s absolutely amazing to me just how quickly the world is changing.
Rock Band opens to indies
Rock Band game platform opens to indie music | Digital Noise: Music and Tech – CNET News. This is pretty sweet. I’m going to see about getting some Trip Sofa stuff on there. 
(And it’d be awesome to see some DHZ & HPT stuff…hint, hint.)
Kodu game will teach you (or your kid) about programming
The new video Kodu game will teach you (or your kid) about programming. | Slate Magazine. I played with it for a couple of hours this afternoon, and it’s definitely worth looking at if you’re interested in game programming at all. It’s pretty easy to use, and introduces concepts like state machines, classes, and basic AI. You can’t build anything super complicated with it, but it’s at least a good introduction.
Unqualified Reservations: Wolfram Alpha and hubristic user interfaces
Posted by thak in code, philosophical, technical on July 12, 2009
Unqualified Reservations: Wolfram Alpha and hubristic user interfaces. A fantastic–and long–article that explains why I hate using “graphical query tools” instead of writing queries by hand. In a text editor.
Fancy Fast Food
Fancy Fast Food. Exactly what it says. Pretty cool!