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The fiscal system for nerds, Part I: The Cash Cycle 2008-09-30 12:32AM

It turns out that I've read enough and written enough financial software that I actually can grasp the big picture here from all the details. And I figured that, given some questions I've heard from friends and the current fiscal crisis, I should put fingers to keyboard and write a little about how it all fits together. I'm not going to write about how you should make money... I'm just going to explain where things come from and how the big pieces of the system work.

It amuses me far too much to say this.. 2008-09-26 10:01AM

"I'm leaving Los Altos because the crime rate is too high"

On moving and voluntary simplicity 2008-09-25 10:12AM

So, we're finishing up our move. And I threw out and/or got rid of a lot of stuff so far. And sometimes I think to myself, 'gee, why can't I just break the cycle of stuff and have only enough possessions that would fit into a single Econoline cargo van?'

Why politicians should not spam (or even come close) 2008-09-18 11:48PM

So I've gotten into some flamewars with folks about spammer politicians with people who don't seem to grasp points until they've gotten hit on the head. So I figure I'll write a nice post on the subject and make it sound reasonable and not have to bother finding new and clever ways to call them an idiot...

A very topical book for right now: The Stainless Steel Rat for President 2008-09-05 12:57AM

Right now, you should go to your library or go to amazon.com and get this book. It's very topical and you'll probably spend a bunch of time in the next two months laughing over how you are reminded of the scenes instead of crying because you hate both candidates...

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