Archive for November, 2009

11/19

Posted November 19, 2009 By Landis V

http://aimpl.org/pl/
List of unsolved math problems, with what has been done in working towards a solution.

“Admire those who attempt great things, even though they fail.”
— Seneca

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9140414/Windows_7_tricks_20_top_tips_and_tweaks

http://www.pcworld.com/article/181713/windows_7_for_less_where_to_find_discounts.html

http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/_2F6gxBLJx4/Two-Senators-Call-For-ACTA-Transparency
Pass this along to Nebraska senators

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Who is Paying Taxes? | MintLife Blog | Personal Finance News & Advice

Posted November 19, 2009 By Landis V
Who is Paying Taxes? | MintLife Blog | Personal Finance News & Advice
Source: www.mint.com
Recent news articles have brought to light the fact that almost 47% of households in the US currently have zero or negative federal tax liability. We take a closer look at this lack of liability across each income level, highlighting the percentage in each range that will not pay any taxes. …
    For a moment, this really pissed me off. However, under the -assumption- that they include all Americans, including the unemployed, and in combination with http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/politics/2009/10/02/shapiro.unemployment.bd.cnn.html it doesn’t bother me quite as badly. Percentage-wise, though, shouldn’t we be a little concerned and bothered that 5% of our fellow countrymen pay for over 60% of our government, infrastructure, and social programs?    
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To better use…

Posted November 7, 2009 By Landis V

This is one of several domains I’ve held fairly idle, with the exception of e-mail, for some time.  I hope to develop this into a pseudo-filtered “life feed” with some bidirectional integrations.  We shall see how well that works.

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I Just Saw This on CNN.com: Unemployment rate explained

Posted November 7, 2009 By Landis V
I Just Saw This on CNN.com: Unemployment rate explained
Source: www.cnn.com
CNN contributor Matt Shapiro breaks down what the unemployment rate really is and what it means to the United States.
    One of the most interesting details in this is that fewer are supporting more. I’m not surprised at all by this, but I do wish I had the source of the statistical data behind it.    
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