More on Federal Tax Idiocy

This just in... I was wrong in telling people that there were 46,000 pages of Federal tax code. There's 66,000. That's right.

Cato Institute Daily Commentary: The Simple (Tax) Life

By the way, the Bible has ~775,000 words, depending on your translation. The Federal Tax Code has over nine million words.

I thoroughly believe that "if 10% is good enough for Jesus, it oughta be enough for Uncle Sam." Actually, I think he deserves far less than that, but that would ruin the song quote...

What law of thermodynamics are you?

You scored as First Law. The increase in the energy of a system is equal to the amount of energy added by heating the system, minus the amount lost as a result of the work done by the system on its surroundings. First Law 83% Third Law 67% Zeroth Law 58% Second Law 33% What Law of Thermodynamics are you? created with QuizFarm.com

Oh man, I am such a nerd.

Nature's Version of Superglue

Nature's Strongest Adhesive is produced by a bacterium that lives in rivers and streams. Now, Indiana University researchers have figured out how to harness the power of 5 tons / square inch of stress.

Saturday Post...

Here's a flurry of interesting news items in summary...

The Wealth of Networks: This book is about how open-source software, research, and information technology have created an exciting surge in productivity across the world. This could prove to be quite a seminal work. The author has also created a wikimedia page for open collaboration and learning.

One Read Paperclip: In the beginning, there was a paperclip. It was red. He traded it away. Now he has a year's free rent in Phoenix, airplane flights, and two tickets to a Diamondbacks game. Tomorrow, he's on Good Morning America.

Librarian accused of sexual harassment for a book suggestion: Now here's a good one. Scott Savage, a librarian, has been accused by Ohio State University (his employer) of sexual harassment for suggesting that freshmen read The Marketing of Evil by David Kupelian. Check out the book, I'm putting it on my reading list.

The Tax Man Cometh... after iTunes? Now the government wants to put a sales tax digital media downloads, what a big surprise. Gag me, please.

The Rationale of the Mises Institute: If you have any interest in freedom, read this.

Nihilist Job Resume: Humor for the morning coffee break.

Say no to the Real ID Card Act

Lab-on-a-chip Blood Tests: LOAC's are nothing new to me, but this is a rather recent, important development in the development of advanced medical technology for quick diagnostics. Neat tech...

Back in business...

My blog is officially back in business! After a two year hiatus, I think it is about time to bring it back. I realized that I have been sending out a lot of emails on various news topics recently, and although I have received no negative feedback I am not sure that those emails are always welcome. Therefore, I will endeavor to post those things here rather than clog your inbox. Plus, more people will have the opportunity to read these interesting articles, opinions, and news items.

You will now be able to keep track of my blog using RSS feeds, such as Bloglines, Feedburner, or Sage (my personal favorite). It's a great way to keep track of news, friends, and other cool stuff.

Here's a preview of what's to come in a few future posts. Hopefully you will find something that interests you. Check up every few days or so!

1) Why use Firefox?
2) RSS Feeds and Feed Aggregators
3) My RSS Feeds
4) Favorite Firefox Extensions
5) Why use high-speed internet? (this one will be for my Dad)

On another random note, make sure and check out the new links, especially Lifehacker! It's a great site.