Monday, June 29, 2015

Programming Languages and System Development

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It's almost 40 years since my first programming courses.  I never got paid for programming, but I did find ways, by stretching my job re...
Sunday, June 28, 2015

Republican Dominance of the Supreme Court

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In the wake of this week's Supreme Court decisions, some Republicans/conservatives are bemoaning the Court and its membership.  I had ...
Thursday, June 25, 2015

How Government Really Works-Part LXXIV

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The VA is having a bad time.  The auditors just found they had parked money with the Government Printing Office, $43 million in fact.  See L...
Wednesday, June 24, 2015

What's Wrong With the Auditors?

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The old question, from the Roman poet Juvenal, is:  " quis custodiet ipsos custodes ?" Earlier I posted about the new OIG repor...
Tuesday, June 23, 2015

The Raisin Decision and Government Supported Cartels

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Supreme Court handed down the decision on the raisin reserve case .  As expected, they ruled in favor of the plaintiffs.  Megan McArdle  a...
Monday, June 22, 2015

Mike Morell: The Great War of Our Time

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Morell had a long career in the CIA, ending as deputy director, but also serving as the briefer to GWBush during 2001-2 and at high levels i...
Sunday, June 21, 2015

OIG on MIDAS

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OIG released an audit report on MIDAS last month. Hat tip to this post from the Capital Press which represents what the media might make...
Saturday, June 20, 2015

Astounding Issue: Kill All Carnivores?

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From a Vox interview with philosopher Peter Singer: Dylan Matthews: How do you think about the suffering of animals in the wild? Jeff McM...
Friday, June 19, 2015

Remember Ebola?

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"“Ebola has crystallized the collapse of trust in state authorities,” columnist Charles Krauthammer wrote in The Washington Post . Ron ...
Thursday, June 18, 2015

Amazing Fact of the Day--Trump

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The Donald is a Presbyterian! So he says in an article in today's paper. I've a lot of Presbyterians in my ancestry.  I find thi...