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History Lesson

I’m not one to really get into the political discussions but there are a few things that just really strike me really hard and I figured I would post them here. I heard a few things and I know I had read them before so I looked them up again, in some old political writings [...]

DRM Creates Criminals!

I can’t think of a better way to say it…

A picture is worth a thousand words

Iowa Caucuse

I am watching the Iowa caucuse and it looks like an interesting race.

It was mentioned on Slashdot recently, but I don’t want to lose the link. It is how the presidential candidates stack on scientific and technical issues.

http://www.popularmechanics.com/geekthevote08

Daylight Savings Time Change was a Waste

The results from the “energy saving” idea congress had to move DST up by three weeks are in. It was a total waste of time, effort and money. Nothing was saved but congress got to pat itself on the back for looking useful. How about doing something useful and moving the CAFÉ standards up a [...]

Dollar Coins

The US Mint is trying dollar coins again. I hope it works, however I believe it will require losing the $1 bills. Congress will need to make the decision to stop printing dollar bills and move to the new coins, but it doesn’t seem like they are willing to do that.
The printing of our paper [...]

Map of War and Empires in the Middle East

This is a map of the Middle East and shows the vast number of empires that have ruled over this small area of land. We actually take for granted the fact that America has been basically war free for about 150years (The Civil War ended in 1865). It appears the Middle East has never been [...]

Risk

It seems that the city of New Orleans no longer has the facilities to provide a safe working environment for a data center. I am surprised that it really took a hurricane like Katrina for everyone to realize this. I know the worst case scenarios predicted it, however we like to believe it would not [...]

Katrina is Over

I’m finished with the Katrina stuff, and the recent “Chocolate” comments from mayor Nagin were absolutely astonishing! I really thought better of him, I guess I was wrong. Everyone has been really working hard to get back on their feet and get the homes back in order. The people are doing great and I’m sure [...]

Louisiana Tax Information

Louisiana Tax Information
If you lost uninsured materials you may be eligible for a tax refund. There are is also an exemption of tax from lodging for evacuees.

Useful information for those that may need it.

You have got to be kidding!

Let us review the current state of Louisiana and how it will be affecting the city of New Orleans. First the obvious, the city and the state are BROKE, they have no money to do anything and no tax base to collect any. Government employees are getting laid off and we are going to have [...]