Tuesday, October 27, 2009

The wisdom of Warren G. Harding

“We will attempt intelligent and courageous deflation, and strike at government borrowing which enlarges the evil, and we will attack high cost of government with every energy and facility which attend Republican capacity...it will be an example to stimulate thrift and economy in private life.

“Let us call...for a nationwide drive against extravagance and luxury, to a recommittal to simplicity of living, to that prudent and normal plan of life which is the health of the republic.”

Friday, October 16, 2009

I told you so!

Virtually all of the data-stealing malware in circulation today is built to attack Windows systems, and will simply fail to run on non-Windows computers.

Okay, so the author doesn't come right and say "Buy a Mac!," (while admitting that "we" don't have the same problems as Windows users) but it's a reasonable alternative to what he does conclude -- Do your online banking using a "Live CD."

You probably don't even know what that means, much less how to do it. So...

Buy a Mac!

;^)

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Profiles in Courage II

An interesting article with some points on protecting our daughters, our country, and Hannah Giles (the star of the recent ACORN exposé videos