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Archive for July, 2007

Trickle Down Economics at Work: How to Pay Zero Taxes

I’m an incredible procrastinator when it comes to filing my tax returns. My 2005 return is going out today, as a matter of fact.
I know, I know, all this talk about good business practices, and the supposed “really smart guy” doesn’t even take care of the simplest of civic duties.
Ahem. I prefer to look at [...]

Google Announces Changes to Improve Privacy: Why It Doesn’t Matter

Earlier today, Google announced that it is now expiring cookies sooner to improve privacy. Sounds good as a headline, but it really doesn’t matter. It’s solely a Public Relations Cover-Your-Arse exercise. Here’s why.
First, the article makes two basic claims:

The cookie that caches your preferences data now only has a two year moving window. This [...]

The Face Behind the Blog: Johnny Fuery at a glance

I’m a couple weeks late on this, but everyone loves a meme that keeps on meeming, and this one is on my favorite topic of all, so I’m excited about participating.
Plus the fellow that tagged me, Bob of BobMeetsWorld fame, is quickly becoming a good friend of mine, so I feel obliged to continue the [...]