LIBERTY: 6 More casualities in the phony “war on drugs”

Saturday, May 12, 2007

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From: Reinke’s Jasper (mc68alum) Persona
Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2007 8:16 PM
To: ManhattanCollegeAlumni
Subject: [ManhattanCollegeAlumni] MNEWS:6 MC students busted for drugs

MNEWS:6 MC students busted for drugs

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime_file/2007/05/09/
2007-05-09_6_college_students_busted_for_drugs.html

http://tinyurl.com/2erpuq

6 college students busted for drugs
Wednesday, May 9th 2007, 4:00 AM

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Six students were hauled off Manhattan College’s Bronx campus in handcuffs
early yesterday to face drug charges, officials said. A month-long NYPD
investigation culminated in several search warrants being executed at the
Catholic school in Riverdale between 6 and 7 a.m., cops said. The students
“were placed on involuntary leave,” a school spokesman said.

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Even before this, I was against the pseudo “war on drugs”. Sad that these
people’s lives are now ruined. For what. For the gooferment’s ability to
tell people what they can put in their body?

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From: An Alum
Sent: Friday, May 11, 2007 4:02 PM
To: ‘Reinke’s Jasper (mc68alum) Persona’
Subject: RE: [ManhattanCollegeAlumni] MNEWS:6 MC students busted for drugs

John,

What if they are dealing and contributing to a society of addiction?

Which leads to broken hearts, families, lives —

I’d like to see anybody argue, that “gooferment” and society has no vested
interest in preventing.

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From: Reinke’s Jasper (mc68alum) Persona
Sent: Friday, May 11, 2007 10:06 PM
To: An Alum
Subject: RE: [ManhattanCollegeAlumni] MNEWS:6 MC students busted for drugs

Well, let me take a stab at my argument and see if you buy it.

:-)

Let me try to make three arguments: from principles, from effectiveness, and from efficiency. (Just like I was taught in Theology class!)

The individual is sovereign. No one — not Prince, not Priest, nor Politician — has the right to tell any one what to do with their own body.
You, as does anyone, have the Intelligent Designer endowed right to make mistakes. Your mistakes. Further, no one has the right to force you to do anything. For any reason. In any manner. So drug use, and all the issues around it are none of our business. Bad things happen to people from their bad choices. The sooner people learn to not make bad mistakes, the better off they are. By babying them we prevent learning.

The prohibition on drugs is ineffective. Look around, drug use isn’t going down The laws of economics still work. Supply must meet demand at the clearing price. So, as long as addicts desire drug, the market will supply it. As an example, look at the gooferment’s prisons or schools! They can’t keep drugs out of there. What chance do we have in “regular society”.

The prohibition is inefficient. To get the full impact of drug prohibition is a staggering calculation. I think there are two calculations (a) the drug war AND (b) the drug regulations.

Just considering the drug war, you have to add all costs associated with it.
The cost of police, prisons, and the lost productivity of all those people jailed, and all the people around them. And, all the innocent collateral damage. I can’t add that high.

Just considering the gooferment’s regulation of drugs, the incestuous relation with the drug companies, the grand tacit conspiracy of docs, drug stores, drug company executives, regulators, and politicians is a fantastic cost. You have to get a permission slip on government stationary from a government agent (doctor), to take to the government approved store (drugstore), where a government approved agent (druggist) will dispense it, is paid for by a government agent (insurance company), and made by government approve makers. Subtract out all that gooferment and drugs would be cheap! Lest you say people will die and get sick from moonshine. “barbara streisand” Think Underwriter’s Laboratory for drugs. Nobody gets electrocuted but there’s no gooferment “protecting” you. And speaking of “gooferment protection”, don’t forget that the FDA approved Vioxx.

So, the gooferment’s force is wrong, the war on drugs is bogus, and the costs are absurd.

Does drug addiction cost society something? Sure! But, just put a tenth of the money spent on “prohibition” into research, treatment, and education.
Leave people to freely do “their thing” and the “drug problem” will be minuscule. Let the drug dealers compete with WalMart! Envision all the overdoses and poisonings are eliminated. What will all the Colombian drug lords do when WalMart moves in?

To me, the essence of liberty is giving people the free will and choices that I want for myself.

My wife’s a diabetic with severe medical problems and the drug nonsense really is insulting. She can’t buy syringes without government permission.
It’s insulting to be treated like a stupid little child.

That’s why gooferment, and “society”, has NO role in my, or anyone’s, drug use. Bad things happen; force makes it worse.

Convinced?

:-)

imho,
fjohn

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RANT: LGENVY has a “feature”

Saturday, May 12, 2007

Just got a new phone. LGENVY. Found my first flaw. (That’s me flaw finder par excellence!)

I have my morning, lunch, and quitting time alarms set on it. This morning while recharging it, the morning alarm goes off. No big deal. I go to “dismiss” it and I can’t unlock the keyboard while it is charging. Disconnect the charger, and you can unlock and dismiss.

Does any one test this stuff? Or, is it just me that tries to use it.

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GUNS: Yet Another NJ Gun Law

Saturday, May 12, 2007

Dear Assemblyman Bill, Assemblywoman Linda, and Senator Peter:

Please impress on your colleagues that this anti-gun bills are: (a) un Constitutional; (b) immoral; (c) ineffective; and (d) inefficient. And, vote that way.

Clearly, the Second Amendment precludes Government from regulating guns. Slice it and dice it any way you want the Dead Old White Guys were right on. When you take guns away from the People, or at least try to, that sets the stage for tyranny. Just remember Nazi Germany. Disarm the citizens; death camps in the 30’s and 40’s. Governments kill people in massive quantities. I can repeat all the bumper stickers, because they are all true. But let’s stick to the one most on point. When you outlaw, guns, only outlaws will have guns. Look to England with home invasions on the rise and they still have gun killings. Criminal don’t obey laws.

It is immoral to remove the People’s Right to Self-defense. I know you’d all love to live in a world where nothing bad ever happens. But, that’s not real life. The murders on the VT campus were a DIRECT result of creating a “gun free zone”. Guess it wasn’t do “gun free”? While we can’t ever know that there would have been an armed person there if that diktat was not in effect, we KNOW positively that there wasn’t even a possibility of one with it in effect. Even a young girl or an old teacher might have been able to stop the slaughter when the nut had to reload. But the politicians and bureaucrats ensured that the shooter would have no worries about armed resistance. John Lott’s studies show the power of guns in the hands of law abiding people. It’s immoral to deny the People the protection of “sprinkling a few sheepdogs among the sheep”. Recognize that good law abiding people will defend themselves, their families, their neighbors, and even complete strangers if give a fighting chance. Only the very bravest, or the foolish, will attempt to take on a shooter unarmed. But, given a weapon, how many of those VT dead an injured would have be able to defend themselves.

Gun Laws are ineffective. The NJ Legislature has passed how many gun laws. And, taxes on guns. And, restrictions. And, and, and. Still criminals shoot people. Do you think that all the laws in the world aren’t going to help? So for example, see any 50’s being used in crimes? Oh but let’s pass a law. What’s next, “if it saves one child”? You can’t legislate a solution. Go ahead and continue to try, but it’s futile. Good people will still be good; bad bad. When you pass a gun law, you shift the balance. Less good people with guns; more bad people with guns. When the law is exceptionally stupid, you might even turn “good people” into “criminals”. Stop the insanity. Every time you pass “gun laws”, you make the People less safe. Let’s take a Rutgers co-ed. Bright young girl. You have effectively made it impossible for her to defend herself. She get raped. Who’s fault? YOURS! You didn’t trust her to know when and how to defend herself. I do. Do I think that she will suddenly lose her mind and begin blowing people away. Not likely. Might some amorous young man get threatened. Could be. One thing is for sure that young girl will be in control. And, it’s a self-nominating thing. No one says she has to carry; she can choose to. With out you legislators playing God with her life. I trust women to know when they need to use deadly force. Don’t you? I trust all my fellow citizens to know when to use deadly force. Don’t you?

The gun laws are inefficient. The costs of ownership are artificially increased by legislation. Economics teaches us that when you raise the cost, the supply demand curve shifts. Raise the taxes and fees and you deprive the poor of the good. They can’t afford it. Now I know the political elite, the rich, and the celebrities all have all the armed security they need. I’m sure that the politicians and bureaucrats get all the gun permits that they could want. How about the poor minority woman who has to walk from the bus stop to her home at night? She doesn’t deserve to be able to protect herself. She doesn’t even show up on anyone’s radar. When you eliminate cheap guns or raise their cost, exactly whose hands are you taking them out of? Not the criminal’s. Not the elite’s. Yup, that poor person is at risk.

So in summary, I urge you to vote against ALL gun regulations everywhere anytime. The criminals won’t obey. And, the law abiding, who would, aren’t the problem.

Now, would you like to talk about the “drug war”? Would you believe it too is (a) un Constitutional; (b) immoral; (c) ineffective; and (d) inefficient.

If you have to make laws, make them limiting government. You guys don’t even fasten your own seat belts, but make us.

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New Jersey Update On Gun Ban Legislation!

On Thursday, May 10, the New Jersey Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee decided to take no action on Assembly Bill 3494, sponsored by Assemblywoman Pamela Lampitt (D-6) and Assemblyman Peter Barnes (D-18). A3494 would drastically raises all firearm license and permit fees and would allow the Superintendent of State Police the discretion to annually reconsider fees for a manufacturer or dealer license, a carry permit, the firearms purchase I.D. (FID), and the pistol purchase permits.The committee also voted 4 to 2 to amend Assembly Bill 3998, sponsored by Assemblymen Reed Gusciora (D-15), Michael Panter (D-12), and Robert Gordon (D-38), which would ban the possession of all .50 BMG rifles by declaring such items to be a destructive device.

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TECH SERVICE: THINKFREE for Office (Word) compatibility

Saturday, May 12, 2007

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/columnist/kimkomando/
2007-05-03-free-websites_N.htm

Free websites offer real solutions
CyberSpeak
Kim Komando
USA Today

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Work on Office files

Microsoft Office is the gold standard in office suites. Businesses everywhere use it for documents, spreadsheets and presentations. Given the demand, the program carries a hefty price tag.

What if you don’t have Office? This makes it inconvenient to work on files from home. You may not be able to edit personal files others send.

ThinkFree Online (www.thinkfree.com/common/main.tfo) has you covered. You can use it on any computer to edit Office documents or create new Word, Excel and PowerPoint compatible documents.

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In a fluffy little story, just right for the McDonalds of newspapers, she does give one great tip.

When I was having outrageous problems with WinRot that was killing Office, I used several free web services. ThinkFree, Google Docs, and Zoho Writer were all admirable substitutes for Office.

You have to wonder though.

DO I really trust my critical docs to the internet on a free site?

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TECH SERVICE: FEEDBLITZ allows anonymous users.

Friday, May 11, 2007

Imagine my surprise when I opened this email!?!

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From: FeedBlitz
Sent: Friday, May 11, 2007 3:28 PM
To: reinkefj
Subject: [FeedBlitz] An anonymous user has confirmed their subscription to “Reinke Faces Life”

An anonymous user has confirmed their subscription to “Reinke Faces Life”

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I didn’t know it could do that. The logic is impeccable. The user can get a fake free id and accomplish the same thing, so why make extra work. I was just surprised!

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LINKEDIN: Who viewed my profile?

Friday, May 11, 2007

http://www.linkedin.com/static?key=wvmp_results

LinkedIn’s new feature.

Useless imho.

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YAHOO ANSWER: Mutual funds that track the IAI index?

Friday, May 11, 2007

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Are there any mutual funds that track the “Dow Jones U.S. Select Investment Services index”?

I know there is an exchange traded fund (ticker symbol “IAI”), but I’m looking for a mutual fund that tracks this index. Thanks.

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Not that I am aware of.

The more interesting question is why are you interested in such a fund?

Hopefully you have heeded the Wall street axiom of “no more than 5%” and never invest what you can’t afford to lose. There are folks on the Street who specialize in niches; I’m guessing if you have to ask here, then you’re not one of them. Then, my advice is to retreat at full speed.

Mutual Fund Investing should be part of an overall comprehensive strategy. If you’re buy’em’n’holdem, then you really don’t want to be so narrowly focused. If you’re a timer, then you really want the ETFs. (Remember these things are not created for your benefit.)

If you’re looking for a mutual fund because you can’t make the minimum buy in an ETF (which for the one you cited will probably be 6k) or if you can’t meet the broker’s “suitability” obligation, then you shouldn’t be in this space to start with. Then, you might be “gambling” as opposed to “investing”.

I’d be interested if anyone these apply.

If they do, you’d be better off in a stodgy Vanguard Mutual Fund, or a casino. At least, at the casino, you’d get a free drink. Maybe at Vanguard as well. Coffee that is.

Now where is my guaranteed insured variable index life insurance annuity with joint survivor option and guaranteed return? (Bad joke about another hugely bad idea that gets pushed on small investors for “retirement”. Who’s retirement? The broker’s of course.)

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TECH SERVICE: FEEDBLITZ misfires; misses 7 posts over 2 days!

Friday, May 11, 2007

MISSED POSTS

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RANT: USATODAY top 25 meltdowns
https://reinkefj.wordpress.com/2007/05/10/rant-usatoday-top-25-meltdowns/
http://tinyurl.com/39asjn

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FUN: Explaining Libertarianism to the un-converted
https://reinkefj.wordpress.com/2007/05/10/fun-explaining-libertarianism-to-the-un-converted/
http://tinyurl.com/2j3vx5

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JOBSEARCH: Define yourself based on your capabilities
https://reinkefj.wordpress.com/2007/05/10/jobsearch-define-yourself-based-on-your-capabilities/
http://tinyurl.com/2xz6hh

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YAHOO ANSWER: How can I get a corporate job after not working for the past 5 years?
https://reinkefj.wordpress.com/2007/05/10/yahoo-answer-how-can-i-get-a-corporate-job-after-not-working-for-the-past-5-years/
http://tinyurl.com/3xnch5

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LIBERTY: The Federal Reserve ain’t
https://reinkefj.wordpress.com/2007/05/09/liberty-the-federal-reserve-aint/
http://tinyurl.com/2hq5mk

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PRODUCTIVITY: How many email accounts?
https://reinkefj.wordpress.com/2007/05/09/productivity-how-many-email-accounts/
http://tinyurl.com/2t9g4x

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RANT: Gooferment loses a disk drive?
https://reinkefj.wordpress.com/2007/05/09/rant-gooferment-loses-a-disk-drive/
http://tinyurl.com/3ap994

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Argh!

Some of my best work.

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RANT: Mail rates going up

Thursday, May 10, 2007

http://pe.usps.com/RateCase2007/DMM300_HTML/pub268.htm

Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service
Domestic Mail Manual Introduction
January 8, 2006

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Rates and Fees

Effective
May 14, 2007

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Can you figure how many penny stamps I have to add to my old stamps?

Argh! I don’t want a manual. Show me pictures. I’m an injineer.

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RANT: USATODAY top 25 meltdowns

Thursday, May 10, 2007

http://www.usatoday.com/news/top25-meltdowns.htm

They did what, said what?

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VOTE FOR YOUR TOP CHOICE

Moments of unscripted behavior — good and bad, but mostly bad — capture our attention and become bookmarks of our times. Here are 25 memorable public meltdowns that had us talking and laughing or cringing over the past quarter-century. If you have different nominees, let us know at usatoday.com. We’ll post your picks.

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#10 Defining moment

President Clinton parsed a single word in an Aug. 17, 1998, grand jury testimony. Asked whether he was having sexual relations with White House intern Monica Lewinsky, Clinton said, “It depends on what the meaning of the word ‘is’ is.” The videotaped testimony was made public, and in December the House of Representatives approved four articles of impeachment; the Senate acquitted him.

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This is my personal top. But you can only pick among the top 5. Argh!

I have never heard a cogent explanation of what “is” means. I don’t understand his adamant refusal to repudiate a lie. If it wasn’t for the inept Republican … …

(If it was inept?For a smart guy, he certainly seemed dumb. With all the obvious flaws and scandals around Clinton — not that the Republicans are much better, he pick on the trivial nonsense. You have to wonder if it was all kabuki.)

… … the country might have been better off with a good enema.

Now, it’s no secret that I don’t care for politicians of either ilk. It’s like dumb and dumber. I’m not sure that they all are lying when their lips move. Or if they really believe the “barbara streisand” that they are saying. Either way we are the worse for wear and tear on it.

I just know that, in the Oval Office of Thomas Jefferson, we have allow some pretty sorry people to sit down and “lead” us.

Maybe we’d be better off with no gooferment. Anarchy couldn’t be worse. Could it?

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FUN: Explaining Libertarianism to the un-converted

Thursday, May 10, 2007

How to explain Libertarianism to a Luddite!

REINKE20070013

All in good spirits, of course. Notice that I was nattily attired in my http://www.freetalklive.com t-shirt. Slimming wasn’t it?

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JOBSEARCH: Define yourself based on your capabilities

Thursday, May 10, 2007

http://www.execunet.com/e_resources.cfm

About the movie “FIRED”

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Nan Stothard, regional vice president of Right Management Consultants, concurs, saying in the film that the stigma of being fired “used to be huge, but it is now matter-of-fact.”

While that might offer minimal comfort to those who are still smarting from an unceremonious dismissal, the movie offers some optimistic messages. Walter Scheib III, the former White House chef who Gurwitch found to be the only outgoing member of the Bush administration to say he was fired, suggests avoiding being classified by the role you just lost. “Define yourself based on your competencies and your capabilities. You walk away with your skills and capabilities.”

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I rave about UPV (Unique Value Proposition). Most seekers have no idea what they offer to someone. If you don’t know, why should I have to figure it out?

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YAHOO ANSWER: How can I get a corporate job after not working for the past 5 years?

Thursday, May 10, 2007

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How can I get a corporate job after not working for the past 5 years?

The last job I had was in 2002 and I have been self-employed for the past 5 years. I am seeking to enter back into the corporate setting, but I am not sure how to market myself. I have always been under the impression that hiring managers usually like people with steady employment, but this is a pretty big gap. Furthermore, my previous experience is clerical, which is what I am seeking again.

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Unless you hit the lotto and we’re relaxing on an island somewhere, I think you were working. So clearly, you need to work on your thinking. Those words imply a lack of self-confidence and fuzzy thinking.

You can use Execunet to find a coach to help you with your thinking. You can use JibberJobber to organize your networking activities. You can visit my “turkey farm” for jobseekers to “steal” some of my thinking.

You have to find your Unique Value Proposition. What can you do, that is unique to you , that will unlock value for someone else. Put that on a piece of paper and half your search is done. (It’s not that easy to express. I’m still developing mine after all these years. It’s like playdough.

Hope this helps, let’s us know how you do,
fjohn

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LIBERTY: The Federal Reserve ain’t

Wednesday, May 9, 2007

http://www.lewrockwell.com/woods/woods66.html

Why Do They Love the Fed?
by Thomas E. Woods, Jr.

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The Fed doesn’t just benefit the well connected; it also harms those who aren’t so well connected. We know inflation hurts people on fixed incomes (since their incomes stay the same while the prices for the goods they buy go up), but what people usually overlook are the distribution effects of inflation. More money in the economy normally means higher prices. But when the government spends billions of dollars created out of thin air (yes, the Fed can do this) on the defense industry, for example, defense firms get the money at the very beginning of this process, before prices have commensurately risen. In effect the economy doesn’t yet know how much the money supply has increased, and prices have not yet adjusted accordingly. By the time the new money makes its way through the whole economy, prices will have risen throughout most if not all sectors. But while this process is taking place, the privileged firms that are lucky enough to get the new money early benefit from being able to make their purchases at the previously existing price level – thereby silently looting those from whom they buy. By the time the new money finally makes its way to the average Joe, prices have already been rising for quite a while, and he’s been paying those prices all this time on his existing income.

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The Federal Reserve Bank ain’t.

It ain’t “federal”; it’s as “federal” as FedEx. It ain’t a “reserve” of anything; except maybe paper. It ain’t a “bank”; try and transacts some business there.

So what is it? It’s is a tool of the banking industry and the old money elite to allow inflation to erode the value of money. It also destroys savings, the savings ethic, and out moral fiber.

Good for Ron Paul to point this out.

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PRODUCTIVITY: How many email accounts?

Wednesday, May 9, 2007

http://www.itsecurity.com/features/
25-common-email-security-mistakes-022807/

http://tinyurl.com/3brc5e

The 25 Most Common Mistakes in Email Security
25 tips to bring newbie Internet users up to speed so they stop comprimising (sic) your network security.

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1. Using just one email account.

Individuals new to email often think about their email account like they do their home address, you only have one home address, so you should only have one email. Instead, you should think about your email address like you do your keys, while it may be okay to use the same key for your front and your back door, having a single key open everything is both impractical and unsafe.

A good rule of thumb for the average email user is to keep a minimum of three email accounts. Your work account should be used exclusively for work-related conversations. Your second email account should be used for personal conversations and contacts, and your third email account should be used as a general catch-all for all hazardous behavior. That means that you should always sign up for newsletters and contests only through your third email account. Similarly, if you have to post your email account online, such as for your personal blog, you should only use your third email account (and post a web friendly form of it at that).

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I have 25 active email accounts.

Not counting “shadow accounts” at gmail. For me, a “shadow account” is one that received email from a real account, allows GMail to subtract all the spam, and then me to retrieve it into my email client. (Currently Outlook or its evil twin LookOut. But, eventually Thunderbird.)

I have one dedicated to just the financial aspects of my life. This makes any phishing attempt funny when the email comes in on the “wrong account”.

The accounts represent the various personas or purposes I have. I think it makes me more productive.

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RANT: Gooferment loses a disk drive?

Wednesday, May 9, 2007

http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,131603-c,privacy/article.html

TSA Hard Drive Missing
PC World – 21 hours ago

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The airport security agency acknowledges it can’t find an external drive storing personnel records. The US agency responsible for securing the nation’s airports says it can’t find an external hard drive packed with the personal records of about 100000 …

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Ahh, yes, your gooferment at work. And, you want to give these bozos your “real id”?

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TECH SERVICE: WPDOTCOM Sev 4 “top clicks” doesn’t work right

Tuesday, May 8, 2007

FROM AN EMAIL ABOUT WPDOTCOM

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>Your top clicks should wrap in the box, not bleed off the edge ( though I wouldn’t have a clue how to fix it ;o

The top clicks widget is a WPDOTCOM problem. I keep pinging them about it. If I didn’t think it was valuable, I’d have dropped it. Argh!

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Annoying but it’s valuable to the site visitor.

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RANT: “three straight days” but what did you do in the evenings?

Tuesday, May 8, 2007

HEADLINE ON DRUDGE

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Laurie David on Kerry’s 2004 loss: I ‘cried for three straight days. I couldn’t stop’…

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Oh come one. Give me a break. Get a life.

Does ANYONE really believe “three days straight”?

I question why success in Hollywood or marrying right give ANYONE the right to LECTURE us on anything! Certain making over-the-top statements doesn’t incline me to listen to them seriously.

The death of a child, a loved one, a natural disaster … things to be sad about. A politician … please.

I don’t think it is possible to “cry for three days straight”. Humans aren’t build that way. We eat, we drink, we poop, we laff, we cry. Three days? Come on.

For Drudge to highlight it, is to showcase the fool.

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FUN: Being “cute” won’t get you elected

Tuesday, May 8, 2007

 

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?
id=2007-05-08_D8P066800&show_article=1&
cat=breaking

Judge: Sheriff Andy No Harm to Actor
May 8 07:45 AM US/Eastern
By RYAN J. FOLEY
Associated Press Writer

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) – A man who changed his name to Andy Griffith and ran for sheriff did not harm the actor who played Mayberry’s folksy sheriff on the “Andy Griffith Show,” a federal judge ruled.

U.S. District Judge John Shabaz on Friday dismissed the lawsuit brought by Andy Samuel Griffith, who played Sheriff Andy Taylor on the popular 1960s TV series.

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Whatever his name was lost.

Fooling people, or being “cute”, is a waste of time.

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PRODUCTIVITY: Lessons are where you find them

Tuesday, May 8, 2007

http://kentblumberg.typepad.com/
kent_blumberg/2007/05/leadership_less.html

Leadership lessons from movie director’s comments
Kent Blumberg

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>Keep the goal – and the customer – always in mind.
>And don’t break trust with your customers.

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I always enjoy Kent’s blog. That’s why it’s in my HOF roll on the side. (That’s probably a misnomer. Since there’s no “hall” and very little “fame” to be garnered here.)

I think the essence of this “tip” is to always be aware of lessons, where you find them, what you take them from then, and what you actually do with them. Many of the gurus always cite the need to obsess about the “Customer”.

A “Customer” may NOT be what you are thinking. Stretch you thinking. It can be a Colleague at work to whom you say “good job”. That’s a “Customer” for your leadership offering.

imho

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INTERESTING: Seriously some good info

Monday, May 7, 2007

http://linkedintelligence.com/smart-ways-to-use-linkedin-weekend-update/

Smart Ways to Use LinkedIn – Weekend Update
by Scott Allen on May 7th, 2007

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All of the above will receive signed copies of Liz Ryan’s Happy About Online Networking and Andy Sernovitz’s Word of Mouth Marketing, as well as be eligible for some of the other great prizes.

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Yeah, I’ve finnaly made it. I’m a “winner”! Why when my wife says it … … “you’re a real winner” … … does it not sound the same?

Seriously great information in these posts.

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TECH SERVICE: A not cheap CRM

Monday, May 7, 2007

http://www.highrisehq.com/tour

Highrise

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Your address book doesn’t do enough. Traditional CRM (Customer Relationship Management) software tries to do too much. That’s why we built Highrise. It’s the just-right, more thoughtful way to keep track of the people, conversations, and tasks that are the lifelines of your business.

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Not for the average Joe. Intended for a company CRM. A bunch of like-minded people sharing information.

I’m comparing it to LinkedIn and JibberJobber.

Andm this ain’t it.

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INTERESTING: Mexicans strip for photo

Monday, May 7, 2007

http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?
type=topNews&storyID=2007-05-06T172116Z_01_
N06264949_RTRUKOC_0_US-MEXICO-TUNICK.xml&
pageNumber=1&imageid=∩=&sz=13&WTModLoc=
NewsArt-C1-ArticlePage1

http://tinyurl.com/2runrf

Thousands of Mexicans strip for Tunick photo shoot
Sun May 6, 2007 1:19pm ET16

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Mexicans are not used to showing skin. Most men wear shorts only while on vacation, and women tend not to put on miniskirts because of unwanted whistles and stares.

“This event proves that really we’re not such a conservative society anymore. We’re freeing ourselves of taboos,” said Fabiola Herrera, a 30-year-old university professor who volunteered to strip, along with her boyfriend.

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Well this makes me laff. I’m not doing it anytime soon.

I guess the entity that sent us into the Garden of Eden must be saying “well after a grazillion years, these people are finally getting the idea of what I intended”. It’s hard to be proud when you’re standing in your birthday suit. It’s also hard to look down — or anywhere — on someone else. Heaven forbid you see a beautiful women. Instant approval?

On a somber note, when I saw the picture (NSFW), I was reminded of the Nazi death camps. That’ll put some chill in the humor that the photo evokes.

UPDATE: GLANEC reports (correctly) that the big fat url is broken. However the tiny url works. Maybe copying it over munged it up. Use the tinyurl!

Now where is my magnifying glass?

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RANT: Patriotism

Sunday, May 6, 2007

http://darianworden.tripod.com/prop/posters.html

patriotism

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RANT: Caught a splogger

Sunday, May 6, 2007

http://tewmonds57219.blogspot.com/2007/05/
for-new-widow-ten-tips-to-help-her.html

Dear fellow blogger,

Re: I think your excellent content was plagiarized for a splog.

Just thought you might want to know. These dirt bags steal your content, put lots of extraneous keywords in, to sell advertising. Just thought you should know.Maybe a cease and desist to their isp might be a nice response.

fjohn

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ALUMNI: Advice to a young alum who was rejected

Sunday, May 6, 2007

Subject: Life moves on. So should you.

Life’s too short to waste on those who aren’t absolutely perfect for you. Of course rejection hurts, but now is the time to develop your response to it. Now, I’m not Doctor Phil, nor a trained psychologist, nor did I stay in a Holiday Inn Express last night, but I can state unequivocally and with absolute certainty, it’ll happen again. Unless you get hit with the proverbial mack truck in the next ten minutes, (Brother Jasper forbid!), you’ll have to deal with rejection many times in your life. I have. Everyone does. Of course rejections hurt, you invest some of yourself in the relationship. The trick is in your response. You’re smart, beautiful, child of God. Who would NOT want to cherish you? A butt head. Just know in your heart that some day when he’s alone in his soul, he’ll wonder what could have been. And, that’s a killer! You OTOH will know that you did miss a thing. I know that all we can control in life is how we react to “stuff”. Glass half-full, joy! Glass half-empty, sadness. You are how you perceive events, react to or not react to “stuff”, and how you think about things. Your pair-of-dimes (paradigm — your mental models and memes) is your car fare to your destiny. Don’t waste it on a bad trip. Go for the gusto, bliss, or joy. Where ever you see it! Waste not a minute, for all to soon you’ll be old like me, and commenting to young Jaspers. Then think of me saying nice things to you. :-) And, give that youngster good advice. fjohn68

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