Archive for “February of 2007”

It’s a Bull Market Somewhere

February 27, 2007

Only 142 of the S&P Industry groups continue to trade in negative territory? There are 147 groups, so that 142 is a nice 96.5%
Who says there’s no optimism on the market?

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Chinese Democracy

February 27, 2007

Appetite for Destruction is widely acclaimed as one of the greatest rock albums of all time, and who am I to disagree. I literally grew up on it. In second grade, I would sit in the back of the bus with the older kids who lived down the street - one of whom […]

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A Case for a Pigouvian Tax (kind of)

February 26, 2007

As an avid snowboarder and sometimes skier, I frequently find myself upset on the slopes, or more specifically, in the lift lines and on the chairlifts. Because I ride primarily in Michigan, and almost exclusively on weekends and holidays, I’ve grown accustomed to long lift lines. I understand that this is an unavoidable […]

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Throw the Cup and We’ll Lock You Up!

February 21, 2007

Via the Charlotte Observer, by way of Yahoo! News:
“According to court documents, [Jessica] Hall is unemployed and, with her husband’s salary, the couple takes in $30,384 a year. She receives $388 a month in food stamps.”
And she has been convicted of a felonious missile attack, for - get this - launching a supersized McDrink at […]

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Conisdering the Distribution of Property

February 20, 2007

A big hurdle, intellectually, is what to do about the distribution of property as it currently is. Any astute reader will point out that the very distribution of a great deal of the property upon which our society is erected, basically rests upon an initial conquest, theft, or murder – very un-libertarian principles. […]

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The Man is Keeping Me Down

February 16, 2007

As my friend B-rad would say: The man is keeping me down.
As my father would say: The system is not set up for me to get ahead.
I was supposed to attend a New Employee Orientation in Los Angeles, the first week in March, and since I’d already be out there, I was going to tag […]

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Digital Rights Management

February 16, 2007

DRM discussions are always a hoot. I was inspired by a recent post by Smilerz, who had been on sabbatical or something recently, which also references this piece at The Economist.
What is the price I’d pay for [insert album of choice]? It is a positive number, but less than the current retail price. […]

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