IdiotprogrammerMusings on Technology and CultureDividends from Cap and Trade- July 6, 2008 Robert Reich proposes an interesting way for citizens to profit from global warming: That&8217;s why it&8217;s important that all revenues from carbon auctions be cycled back to citizens. And rather than launch another endless debate over how and to whom &8211; a payroll tax cut for people earning under the median wage a cut in ...http://www.imaginaryplanet.net/weblogs/idiotprogrammer/?p=83399868 Horray for George W. Bush! (and to hell with poor sick people)- July 4, 2008 A sad shocking story. (Discussion here and tastefully done CNN video here). An indigent patient is checked into the publicly-financed psychiatric ward in New York. She lay dead on the waiting room floor for 48 minutes before a staff member notices what happened. She had been convulsing on the floor for 30 minutes unnoticed. (the surveillance ...http://www.imaginaryplanet.net/weblogs/idiotprogrammer/?p=83399865 Planning to Buy Spore I will- July 4, 2008 After seeing Will Wright&8217;s 2006 demo of Spore at SXSW, I was sold. I plan to pre-order it. I&8217;m sure me and my nephew will have hours of fun playing it. (It will be released in September). Here&8217;s an article by Stephen Berlin Johnson if you want to know what the fuss is about.http://www.imaginaryplanet.net/weblogs/idiotprogrammer/?p=83399862 Lots of Things to Blog About..and No time!- July 2, 2008 I&8217;ve been behind on blogging, but actually have a lot to blog about.&160; Here&8217;s a longer-than-usual post to satisfy your daily Nagle fix. This may be the first year that the North Pole will be ice-free reports CNN&8217;s Alan Duke. Will someone please explain to me why William Kristol is allowed to write for the NYT ...http://www.imaginaryplanet.net/weblogs/idiotprogrammer/?p=83399861 |