RANT: faux patriotism of the NFL

Wednesday, November 28, 2007

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8T5RPP01&show_article=1

Anthem Skipped Before Monday Night Game
Nov 27 02:42 AM US/Eastern

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Roethlisberger Relieved to Get Win in Mud Bowl

PITTSBURGH (AP) – Sports in America start with the national anthem. The Dolphins- Steelers game was an exception.

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Except if it conflicts with the needs of television.

Now I’m not a fan of the faux patriotism of the NFL, MBA, and all the other sports. They are no more “patriotic” than the vending machine. If the rubes want to be fooled, then they are more than happy to put it in the “show”. It has nothing to do with “sports” or anything other than turning a buck.

Let’s not kid ourselves.

The Mouse’s only interest is in the “cheese”.

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LINKEDIN: “Joe Blow dropped you like a dead fish”

Wednesday, November 28, 2007

Does anyone else not like how the number of your LinkedIn contacts can change silently?

I come form a “production mentality”. If my database has a 1,000 records, then tomorrow it should have 999. This “silent disconnect” feature makes me wonder if LinkedIn didn’t just drop one by accident.

Argh!

What’s the big deal of sending me a message that “Joe Blow dropped you like a dead fish”? They send messages for everything else!

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MONEY: Employee Retirement Income Security Act regulates private-sector retirement plans

Wednesday, November 28, 2007

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=2007-11-25_D8T4MV7G1&show_article=1&cat=breaking

Court to Consider Investor’s 401(k) Suit
Nov 25 08:48 AM US/Eastern
By PETE YOST
Associated Press Writer

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WASHINGTON (AP) – James LaRue says he lost $150,000 when his instructions to his employer on where to invest money in his retirement plan were ignored. Now the Supreme Court will decide whether a federal pension-protection law gives LaRue the right to sue to recover his losses. Arguments in the case were scheduled for Monday.

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This is a interesting development.

Ignoring for the moment that the gooferment court will decide just how much trouble a corporation, another gooferment created entity, can get into. Of course, there are lawyers abundant as far as the eye can see.

More to the point:

(1) Why are there such things as 401ks?

(2) Why would you expect a business to be involved in YOUR retirement?

(3) Why is the gooferment “protecting” both sides? (Allowing the corporation off the hook if it’s not “criminal” while pretending to regulate the “industry”.)

Now clearly, the roles and motivations of the individual, the employer, a slew of other corporations, the gooferment, and bunch of lawyers are all muddled together. Time to cut the Gordian Know and simplify!

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TECHNOLOGY: How does your “technology” end?

Wednesday, November 28, 2007

The recent demise of a fellow Prepster shocked me. I found that his domain had not been renewed two months before his death. As a techie, that brings up an interesting question.

What happens to all my “stuff” when I’m not here to maintain it?

My domain names, web pages, email accounts …, you know, stuff!

Interesting that there is no failure mode, pre-programmed.

Have to think more about that depressing thought.

Like the GMail and Yahoo acounts of the recently killed soldiers in Iraq. All my passwords would NOT die with me since I have them in ROBOFORM.

But who knows the ROBOFORM master password? No one.

My fob has my “keys to the kingdom”. But someone would need that and the master password.

Have to think more about that!

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TECH SERVICE: Check Out My Tumblelog

Tuesday, November 27, 2007

http://www.legalandrew.com/2007/11/23/check-out-my-tumblelog

Check Out My Tumblelog

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Do you have a tumblelog? Check out mine!

There are cool things that I run across and want to share with you. But many of them are short or wouldn’t fit my themes at Legal Andrew.

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http://reinkefj.tumblr.com/

which is tied to http://www.reinkefaceslife.com/

We’ll see if I can make any better use out of it when I first tried it.

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MONEY: “sauf qui peut”

Tuesday, November 27, 2007

http://www.ncc-1776.org/tle2007/tle445-20071125-01.html

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Question: So, what can the regular guy do to help create a more stable financial economy?

Answer: First, “sauf qui peut.” Save yourselves. If you have a savings account, and no other wealth, then take that savings account and buy some gold and some silver, and do it right now. Second, diversify. Again, for the sake of your own financial survival. Put some of your money into … …

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Never hurts to “bury” a few coins in your yard!

And, where is your “victory garden”?

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INTERESTING: private Social Security accounts

Tuesday, November 27, 2007

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=2007-11-25_D8T4MUPO0&show_article=1&cat=breaking

Social Security to Become Key Issue
Nov 25 08:47 AM US/Eastern
By DAVID ESPO
AP Special Correspondent

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WASHINGTON (AP) – Three years after the collapse of President Bush’s plan for private Social Security accounts, Republican presidential contenders are eager to try again. Not so the Democrats, who gravitate toward increasing payroll taxes on upper-income earners to fix the program’s finances.

With the notable exception of former Sen. Fred Thompson, a Republican, presidential hopefuls in both parties shy away from suggestions that might offend their own primary voters. As a result, bipartisan commissions to resolve the program’s long-term financial problems are in. And longer waits for retirement are most definitely out.

Thompson’s proposal, by contrast, includes lower-than-promised benefits for future retirees, as well as new private accounts to make Social Security solvent for 75 years. “If somebody’s got a better idea let them put it on the table,” he said recently, daring his rivals.

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How about the gooferment just get out of the Social Security “business” now?

It’s Ponzi scheme. The scheme is unraveling. And, with most such schemes, the last ones in are the losers.

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TECHNOLOGY: Don’t have a url domain watcher!

Monday, November 26, 2007

What we don’t have!

My high school chum’s recent obit was a shock. What was even more a shock was that his domain expired in September.

So here’s a “what we don’t have”!

There’s no way to to detect the expiration of a domain that would indicate trouble. Like a bouncing email address.

We need from the old western movies the logical equivalent of those concealed indians that watch the cavalry fort for activity.

I need a whole bunch of them their “indians”, just sitting and watch a slew of email addresses, web sites, and domain names.

Know of any such?

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FUN: Seasonal wishing

Monday, November 26, 2007

FROM MY FACEBOOK WALL

Personally you can call me “ebeneezer” before the three visitors. It just seems that bad things come at the end of the year. Wall Street layoffs (got me once)! Holiday party gaffes (some are funny since they didn’t happen to me and have led me to the “No drinking around Colleague, Coworkers, or Bosses” rule), and DWIs (hasn’t happened to me; not bloody likely either; see item two)! Divorces, Separations, Abuse, and all amount of familial and marital discord! Just seems to be more frequent at this time of year. So, I’ll just be the grinch over the corner. And, I hope the Intelligent Designer, the Universe, or whatever star you follow allows you to come through unscathed and happy. Now if we could just do something about that other plague of Biblical proportions which sucks the life out — politicians, then maybe I COULD celebrate.

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TECH SERVICE: organizes goals into 16 categories

Monday, November 26, 2007

http://www.happiness-project.com/happiness_project/2007/11/this-sunday-a-1.html

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If you like making lists and setting out your resolutions, take a look at Your 100 Things. This site organizes goals into 16 categories — you can also see other people’s goals. I have my own resolution charts that keep me plenty busy (email me at grubin [at] gretchenrubin [dot] [com] if you’d like to take a look, for inspiration) but this looks like another great way to think through and commit to goals.

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Sort of like Joes Goals in multiple dimensions.

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