Monthly Archives: June 2010

Nashville PHP User Group

Posted on Wed, 16 Jun, 2010 by pmjones

I was lucky enough to be in town for the inaugural Nashville PHP User Group as resurrected by Ben Ramsey last week. The presentation by Josh Holmes was interesting though over-long. My favorite part of these things (as always) is … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Economics, Management, Programming | 7 Comments

Disaster Rituals

Posted on Wed, 16 Jun, 2010 by pmjones

Combine How Complex Systems Fail with Fooled By Randomness and throw in some organizational behavior models, and you get the human response to unforeseen disaster. We think we can prevent future disaster, somehow, by going through a particular set of … Continue reading →

Posted in Emergence, Programming, Resilience | 3 Comments

Brightness vs Competence

Posted on Tue, 15 Jun, 2010 by pmjones

Brightness is an appealing trait in students, and one that is highly rewarded because it makes professors’ lives more pleasant. Any other benefits it provides are largely coincidental. via Instapundit » Blog Archive » JERRY POURNELLE: Of course the President … Continue reading →

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Islam Confuses The Left/Liberal Psyche

Posted on Sat, 12 Jun, 2010 by pmjones

Q: What does Islam do to the liberal psyche? A: Confuses it. The liberal psyche wants to protect minorities, to apologize for imperialism, colonialism, slavery, and the appalling treatment of black people during the civil rights movement. At the same … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil Rights, World War IV | 2 Comments

Low-Carb Loser

Posted on Thu, 10 Jun, 2010 by pmjones

When high school graduated me in May 1988, I was 5-feet-10-inches tall, and weighed 125 lbs in size 28 pants. Two years later, when I left USAF Basic Training in February 1990, I was 140 pounds. I tried to gain … Continue reading →

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Liberals/Progressives Flunk Econ 101

Posted on Tue, 08 Jun, 2010 by pmjones

Who is better informed about the policy choices facing the country—liberals, conservatives or libertarians? According to a Zogby International survey that I write about in the May issue of Econ Journal Watch, the answer is unequivocal: The left flunks Econ … Continue reading →

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Defeat Universal Jihad Now

Posted on Mon, 07 Jun, 2010 by pmjones

Watch it all the way to the end; it’s only 30 seconds. I love how over-the-top this is. V for Victory! V for Vijay! via http://www.kumarforcongress.com/

Posted in Politics, World War IV | 5 Comments

On The Job Market Again

Posted on Tue, 01 Jun, 2010 by pmjones

After a 4-month hiatus, I’m back on the job market again. If you need a web architect, expert (senior) PHP developer, or someone to manage your programming team as a leader/mentor, send me an email: pmjones88@gmail.com.

Posted in PHP, Programming | 2 Comments

A Space Elevator In 7 Years

Posted on Tue, 01 Jun, 2010 by pmjones

… compared to the technology of the 1960s, when mankind first embarked on a trip to the moon, a space elevator is simple for our modern world to build. In fact, if you took a cellphone back to the Apollo … Continue reading →

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