The New American is running a piece on the many problems with No Child Left Behind. Supporting this was one of a few major gaffs made by President Bush and the article clearly spells out why. But the other notion the article spells out though does not say outright is that the NEA, the Department [...]
Andy Oram over on O’Reilly’s developer blogs has some interesting observations on MySQL and other happenings at the 2004 MySQL Users Conference. MySQL basically came up from nowhere as a sort of defacto database engine for light and medium weight web applications. And the way it did that wasn’t by being the biggest, badest, most [...]
My first encounter with Network Solutions was back around 1994. Though they have had more then their share of problems over the years I’ve stuck with their service for my and my customers domain registration needs. In the grand scheme of things a $15-20 per year difference in domain registration fees is very little to [...]
The Communists are miffed at President Bushs choice of Ambassador to Iraq, John Negroponte. The experience he does have, however, prepares him for directing the suppression of the growing Iraqi resistance to US occupation. He has an intimate familiarity with mass killing, covert operations and death squads. Negroponte’s “experience and skill” lie not in spreading [...]
The “world economy” has been in the toilet for years but now it looks like it’s starting to finally rebound. The IMF projected 4.6 percent growth for the United States this year, 3.4 percent for Japan (the highest rate in Japan since 1996), 1.7 percent for the 12 nations that share the euro currency, 8.5 [...]
“Republics are created by the virtue, public spirit, and intelligence of the citizens. They fall, when the wise are banished from the public councils, because they dare to be honest, and the profligate are rewarded, because they flatter the people, in order to betray them.” –Joseph Story
Less than a couple of weeks and already I’m reaping the rewards of switching to WordPress. Comments moderation means no more blog spam! There has also been a general reduction in blogspam attempts since switching from Moveable Type. Up until the weekend I switched software I was receiving 15-30 blogspams a week. My switch was [...]
It is unfortunate that Rep Hostettler really put his foot in it.. I’m impressed that Rep. John Hostettler has his permit and actually carries a firearm when in the state. And remember that if the Rep had remembered to dump his ammo it is perfectly legal for him to put the pistol in his checked [...]
“Islam is a religion in which Allah requires you to send your son to die for him. Christianity is a faith in which God sent His Son to die for you.” –John Ashcroft
Some are aware the the company I work for is preparing to move into a new building in the coming couple of months. I’ve started a pictorial journal in The New Building gallery.
Pointman is a Hoosier who works in the IT industry, is an amateur photographer an avid motorcycle rider, shooter and firearms collector.
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The masthead graphic "Road to Oakalla" was taken during a motorcycle ride to the Oakalla covered bridge on 23 May, 2007 with a Canon A85 digital camera (F5.6, 1/125 sec exposure). Additional images from the visit are in the Oakalla bridge gallery.
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