Tag: government
Senate passes Internet sales tax in final vote, 69-27
The US Senate passed an online sales tax in a vote this afternoon after a heated final round of debate. A small group of anti-tax Republicans, as well as Democratic Senators from states without sales tax like Montana and Oregon, argued vociferously against the bill—but to no avail. The final vote was 69-27, not much […]
Groklaw – The Google Microsoft Fight About FISMA Certification
This is a fun story.
Rebekah Monson – Twentysomething: How my generation works
What to know how the Gen Y works and thinks?
The New Yorker – Filibusters and arcane obstructions in the Senate
The New Yorker with a long and detailed essay on how the Senate became a broken organization.
Going, Going, Gone – SeedMagazine.com
Helium is quickly being depleted from the US.
Crossing the Line – Reason Magazine
FBI goes through several hoops and tries to get a person to commit a single crime (not even convicted).
My response to Glen Beck’s silly “We surround them”
Glen Beck not too long ago did a silly little thing in which he posted a list of 9 statements and said that if you believe in them to send in a picture for him to do display them or something. This is my response to the list. America is good. Right a country is […]
A Time To Pray
I never quite understood the point of there being offered a time for students to pray during school hours. For one, teachers and administrators always seem to be all about pushing as much into the kids as is possible, so to waste anywhere from 5 – 10 minutes every days just seems like a lot […]
TED Is Far From Useless
Short intro: It’s good to be back and blogging, sorry about the delay, but hey it took a long time to get stuff working again. So no more excuses onto the business of the day. Umair Haque, today wrote a blog post about TED. TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) for those of you who haven’t heard […]