December 2007
7 posts
I'm at a cafe
I am at a cafe right now in Anchorage Alaska. I had to be at work at 7:30 am Alaska time (8:30am PT), and I figured with the Christmas craziness it would not be smart to be at home. In the first 30 minutes that I sat out in my car stealing internet from the cafe’s wireless system while waiting for it to open, I saw no less than 20 cars pull up and check if it was open to get their morning...
In Trade Ruling, Antigua Wins a Right to Piracy →
I find the topic of IP policy really interesting, I think this is one of the most important fields as we move forward with technological advances, can our policies keep up? As an aside, I used to live on Antigua, for a little over a month when I was seven, the little I remember about it includes beautiful weather, what I think was a country club we spent a ton of time at complete with a used...
Terrifying and sad description of Gang-life in LA →
“Finally, a type of exercise everyone can stick with.” So says the product page...”
– Popular Mechanics on the Ironman Resolution Vibration Trainer, number 10 on their top 10 list of worst gadgets of 2007
Left Hand Turn Elimination →
I am not sure what to make of this article, while it’s true, little things make a difference - I for one was excited when Apple started letting me email my reciepts instead of carrying around all that extraneous paper - this story just feels somehow odd to me. But yay! for software that saves gas emmissions
“Should we tax tall workers at a higher rate than their shorter peers? The answer...”
– From the New York Magazine Ideas Issue, there is now a whole paper devoted to this concept to be found here. I have a friend who is obsessed with the fact that being tall gets people more opportunities. I have seen studies that back up this claim, however being 5’2” I have never felt...
Historical perspective on the price of gasoline →