Monthly Archives: June 2010

Pixar’s “Up”

Posted on Wed, 30 Jun, 2010 by pmjones

I saw this movie in the theater when it came out, and I found it a very powerful experience; let’s say my allergies acted up through the whole thing. On my rating scale, I give it the highest marks: “see … Continue reading →

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Are Soccer Fans Socialist?

Posted on Wed, 30 Jun, 2010 by pmjones

But what surprised me was the reason that many fans defended rules that make it hard to score goals in soccer. Several commenters said that soccer would be boring if the best team always won, which makes the luck factor … Continue reading →

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Offer Accepted: Vice President of Engineering at Company 52

Posted on Mon, 28 Jun, 2010 by pmjones

I have accepted an offer from Company 52 to be their Vice President of Engineering. Many thanks to everyone who helped get the news out about my job search, to those who provided referrals and leads, and to those with … Continue reading →

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A Civil Rights Victory: 2nd Amendment Upheld

Posted on Mon, 28 Jun, 2010 by pmjones

The Supreme Court held Monday that the Constitution’s Second Amendment restrains government’s ability to significantly limit "the right to keep and bear arms," advancing a recent trend by the John Roberts-led bench to embrace gun rights. … Two years ago, … Continue reading →

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The Grand Wizard Is Dead

Posted on Mon, 28 Jun, 2010 by pmjones

Instapundit » Blog Archive » SENATOR ROBERT BYRD has died. UPDATE: More thoughts from West Virginian Don Surber. Also from E….

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Is the U.S. a Fascist Police-State?

Posted on Sun, 27 Jun, 2010 by pmjones

It’s getting harder for me to answer a solid “no” to this question. A police-state uses the law as a mechanism to control any challenges to its power by the citizenry, rather than as a mechanism to insure a civil … Continue reading →

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Broadcasting and Blaring the call to Prayer in NYC

Posted on Fri, 25 Jun, 2010 by pmjones

Does this strike anyone else as a problem? Because it does me: As New Yorkers who suffered the ultimate call to prayer on 911, there is no reason in the world why we must be subjected to this noise harassment. … Continue reading →

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Ten pillars of economic wisdom

Posted on Sun, 20 Jun, 2010 by pmjones

1. TANSTAAFL: There ain’t no such thing as a free lunch. 2. Incentives matter. 3. Economic thinking is thinking on the margin. 4. The only way to create wealth is to move it from a lower valued to a higher … Continue reading →

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Solar 1.1.1 Stable Released

Posted on Sat, 19 Jun, 2010 by pmjones

On Thursday, I released version 1.1.0 of the Solar Framework for PHP. Due to a small but critical bug in the PostgreSQL adapter, I released version 1.1.1 with the necessary fix earlier today. Change notes are here for 1.1.0, and … Continue reading →

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The Helpless Titan

Posted on Sat, 19 Jun, 2010 by pmjones

It’s not necessary to ignore the misdeeds of British Petroleum to criticize the appalling performance of our massive super-State. Big Government and Big Business have become so entwined that any disaster on the scale of the Gulf oil spill, or … Continue reading →

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