Archive - Aug 29, 2007

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I'm not voting for Hillary just because she is a woman, but...

Posted August 29, 2007 - 11:43pm by Expat Teacher

Whenever someone starts with "I'm not just..." and follows that clause with "but," you know they are lying.

Today, my colleague, RA, uttered the blog post title during a conversation with me today. She's politically aware and says she supports Hillary. I asked her why and she wasn't able to articulate Hillary's position on anything (other than she's married to Bill Clinton and he's the smartest and best advisor a president could ask for - to which I agree).

So I kept pushing her and trying to see where she agreed with Hillary because this woman is rabidly anti-war and Hillary isn't.

Government interference with the market IMPROVES innovation - what say you Will?

Posted August 29, 2007 - 9:11am by Expat Teacher

I was reading my local paper and came across this article about broadband access and cost in Japan versus the US.

Apparently, "Broadband service [in Japan] is eight to 30 times as fast as in the United States -- and considerably cheaper. Japan has the world's fastest Internet connections, delivering more data at a lower cost than anywhere else, recent studies show."

How did this happen? Well, two things contributed to this rapid improvement in internet infrastructure.

Excuses for my silence

Posted August 29, 2007 - 8:20am by Joseph Knippenberg

Here's my excuse for the past month's radio silence.

I've finally recovered from jet lag and am full of European travel tips for anyone who wants them.

The highlights: Delft, Holland; Salzburg and the Zillertal, Austria; and Florence. The lowlight: the ordeal getting home, due to mechanical difficulties and other snafus.