RANT: NJ property tax “relief”

Wednesday, February 7, 2007

JimG on 1015 was on the bandwagon this morning saying that there were three state senators that deserved kudos for their actions in this joke in trenton.

I prefer to judge the entire corpus on what it produces … nothing, nada, nyet.

An unconstitutional income test on property tax relief.

Even over and above that it is unconstitutional, it’s more progressive socialism right out of the Communist manifesto.

The same day the news broke that state worker benefits cost 2 billion this year and are unfunded by 80 billion over some time period.

If I was in Trenton, then I say “Sorry, we can’t afford to pay benefits. Sorry, we can’t afford pensions. Sorry we can’t afford this nonsensical public government education. Sorry, we can’t afford the dole.”

Dual office holding would end, tomorrow. Pick your favorite job and that’s it. Freeze retirements. Age becomes 65! Pensions, no. 401k, yes. Benefits, phase out.

It’s my way or the highway.

Oh, and can that feather brained scheme. Selling the highway to give the politicians more money to blow. “I”, the New Jersey Taxpayer paid to build it. Why sell it? So, I can pay more for it again. Are you idiots out of your collective minds?

Leave a Comment » | Ranting | Permalink
Posted by reinkefj

INTERESTING: Systematically Aligned

Tuesday, February 6, 2007

http://www.systematicallyaligned.com/

Global consulting to create a framework for normalizing business requirements and technical constraints.

Leave a Comment » | INTERESTING | Permalink
Posted by reinkefj

TECHNOLOGY: Moving from a wsp is like getting away from AOL

Tuesday, February 6, 2007

I’m consolidating all my Web stuff on one WSP 1and1 (http://www.1and1.com/?k_id=9113251) and getting away from old wsps is like escaping aol!

Leave a Comment » | Technology | Permalink
Posted by reinkefj

INTERESTING: Obedience versus conscience?

Tuesday, February 6, 2007

http://reinkefj.newsvine.com/

_news/2007/02/06/554919-dale-noyd-vietnam
-objector-dies-at-73-new-york-times?
threadId=74121&cmt=514707

http://tinyurl.com/25pqyd

Dale Noyd, Vietnam Objector, Dies at 73 – New York Times
News Type: Event — Seeded on Tue Feb 6, 2007 7:58 AM EST
Seeded by reinkefj

{Begin Quote}

Dale E. Noyd, who as a decorated Air Force captain and fighter pilot attracted worldwide attention in the 1960s as a conscientious objector who objected to only one war, the one in Vietnam, died Jan. 11 in Seattle.

{End Quote}

Interesting that while the Nuremberg defense (“I was just following orders”) was disallowed for Nazis, he was convicted for not following orders. An interesting paradox. I remember in Heinlein’s novel “Starship Troopers” that soldiers were never forced to do anything. And, unless there was something about “in the face of the enemy” or other factors, in his novel troopers were just sent on their way. Seems like the gooferment wants it both ways whenever it suits their mood. Gooferment is a terrible master. I wonder how much of his two divorces and his death are related to his ordeal.

Leave a Comment » | INTERESTING | Permalink
Posted by reinkefj

WRITING: NOVELMV2BOOK project – Gearing up

Monday, February 5, 2007

Novel MV is my next writing priority. While others are closer to the finished line, this one is probably the one that excites me the most. Having seen the blog2book output, it’s the one that I’d like to see next. I’m energized to make it my highest “hobby” priority.

Leave a Comment » | Writing | Permalink
Posted by reinkefj

JOBSEARCH: LINKEDIN_NEW_JERSEY is rolling

Monday, February 5, 2007

http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/LINKEDIN_NEW_JERSEY/

 

LINKEDIN_NEW_JERSEY

***Begin Quote***

LINKEDIN_NEW_JERSEY is a jumping off point for finding LinkedIn groups forming or formed in New Jersey.

In order to join this group, you have to connect with the owner or moderators. (We don’t have any moderators yet. No one has volunteered.) Send your LinkedIn Connection Invitation to reinke fj — at — spam yahoo dot com. After of course taking out that part of the address that is to defeat the harvesting bots. ;-) As soon as your connect and application emails show up, I’ll admit you to this exclusive — as exclusive as all those who get wet in the rain may apply — group.

***End Quote***

I invited all my LinkedIn contacts to it; Either to participate because they are in New Jersey or to steal the idea for their own Yahoo LinkedIn SomeAtrribute Group. Let’s see if it gets traction.

Leave a Comment » | JOBSEARCH | Permalink
Posted by reinkefj

TECHNOLOGY: My security observation included

Monday, February 5, 2007

http://catless.ncl.ac.uk/Risks/24.56.html

RISKS-LIST: Risks-Forum Digest Sunday 4 February 2007 Volume 24 : Issue 56

***Begin Quote***

Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2007 20:28:34 -0500
From: “Reinke’s Catch All Email”
Subject: A second site “improves” security

A second site, Paytrust, has followed Vanguard, in “improving” security. They now have one screen for userid and then a second screen for password. The theory is that if I don’t see my selected picture and secret phrase on the screen then I shouldn’t enter my password.

{blah blah blah}

***End Quote***

Peter G. Neumann is the of Risks and the chairman of ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy. I was honored to have my security observation included in his ezine.

Nice to know my mind hasn’t gone totally to mush.

Leave a Comment » | Technology | Permalink
Posted by reinkefj

RANT: CBS put an ad in front of all the SuperBowl commercials on the web

Monday, February 5, 2007

It wouldn’t be SO bad, but (1) they didn’t tell you; AND (2) it’s the same ad! Argh!

Leave a Comment » | Ranting | Permalink
Posted by reinkefj

WRITING: Perhaps a blog should be in a single genre

Monday, February 5, 2007

Maybe having a personal web log (i.e., a blog) should only cover one category? Instead of “Reinke Faces Life” where all is jumbled together, maybe it would be better to have several blogs all related to a singe category (i.e., Reinke’s Political Rants, … Technology …, … Rant Rants)? It’s probably not much more work. Probably not much more effort. You might get confused. And what about cross posting. A rant about a politicians abuse of technology who’s an alumni. ;-) Heresy!

1 Comment | Writing | Permalink
Posted by reinkefj

RANT: NJ State Government … corrupt to the core.

Monday, February 5, 2007

Jim G. on 1015 is exposing the slugs ‘n’ thugs in Trenton for the hippo-crits they are. (Hippo = a large dangerous animal and “crit” for the gang like the bloods)!! In Jim’s rant, he points out that they are trying to pull the wool over the taxpayer’s eyes. When you disassemble the “tax cut”, it is meaningless.

He also picked up another “drum”. PA is bigger and has more people than NJ, yet their state budget is about a third less than “our”.

This of course overlooks the moral argument. What give you the right to rob me to pay for your kid’s education? What gives the State the right to run “education” which is merely brainwashing future “citizens”? And why is the State permitted to run such an inefficient operation with so much corruption?

The answer: They have the guns!

Leave a Comment » | Ranting | Permalink
Posted by reinkefj

« Previous Entries
Next Entries »