BP Gaming the System
OK, out comes the tinfoil hat in regards to BP shutting down this Alaskan pipeline. Of course I want the
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More Deep Features-Mobile Computing
Along with the recently added “ratings” feature, we’ve now made the jump to mobile technologies. Recently I was on the
Read moreNo Delay for DeLay
As you know, the Fifth Circuit Court ruled that Tom DeLay had to stay on the Texas Congressional Ballot for the Republican party. The Republicans were asking Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia to intervine and stay the ruling.
Read moreNight Listener, The
In the midst of his crumbling relationship, a radio show host begins speaking to his biggest fan, a young boy, via the telephone. But when questions about the boy’s identity come up, the host’s life is thrown into chaos.
Read moreSenate Kills Estate Tax and Minimum Wage Hikes
Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, Republican of Texas, said. “And we are turning our back on the middle-class and poor people in this country who depend on the minimum wage and death-tax relief.” yes..all those minimum wage slobs with their $4.5 million estates getting wacked with death taxes…..Oh the horror!
Read moreVigilante Justice or Murder?
A jury on found restaurant owner Lawrence Storer not guilty of manslaughter for chasing down and killing a man who tried to rob him in 2003. Storer?s attorney John Fitzgibbons argued that he had committed an excusable homicide. Storer, testifying in his defense, told jurors that when Wilson pointed a gun at him, he was terrified of dying, and was acting in shock and instinct when he chased after him in his car. He hit Wilson, killing him on a downtown street.
Read moreUpdate on August 3rd, 2006
Once again, work has kept me busy. I was in Washington, DC Monday through Wednesday this week on a project. Boy was it hot in D.C. While 90 in Tampa right now, the heat and humidity in D.C. was stiffling.
Read moreOutsourcing Maybe Gone Awry?
The latest twist in outsourcing to India? It’s not another IT job category, but it does involve a pretty specific
Read moreWeekend Update-July 23, 2006
This weekend was fairly slow and quiet. Friday evening I did a major cleaning on the pool pump. The pool’s been cloudy a lot lately, so finally I just broke it completely down. Saturday morning I did some cleanup around the yard and the house.
Read moreUpdate on July 17, 2006
As you may have noticed, there have not been a lot posts over the past couple of weeks. For the past three weeks, I’ve been on very tight deadlines with a bunch of very large proposals. For the first pay period of July, I’d put 110 hours on the time sheet. That’s two weeks, and I probably didn’t record all the time.
Read moreNew Feature Here At Deep Sand
You may not yet have noticed, but using another one of the great Wordpress plugins, I’m offering a new feature. Now, when I post a book or movie review (or anything else I’d like to rate), I can add a rating mechanism at the end of the post.
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