Category Archives: Random Musings

Thoughts that fit in no other category.

PIPA Response from a Senator

During the protests regarding SOPA/PIPA, I put my name down on a few lists to contact my Senators and Representatives to let them know my feelings on the matter. I have now received the scripted replies to those notes and … Continue reading

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Interesting result

I came across an article on Hacker News with an interesting title – “Why programmers are not paid in proportion to their productivity”.  Should be an interesting read, I thought.  Besides, this guy always has good articles. So I clicked … Continue reading

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Legal and Moral Ramifications of Marriage Laws

I know this is a pretty hot topic, but I wanted to put out my thoughts regarding it. I came across this article while reading about a programming issue.  It primarily discusses California’s Proposition 8 (also known as the “California … Continue reading

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Artists That Are Worth Their Salt

While writing my last post, I came across the following quote in the Huffington Post. If the artist is worth his or her salt, then chances he or she has probably done something outre or controversial. This is insanity at … Continue reading

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Lawrence Welk vs. Common vs. White House

So recently, the rapper Common was invited to share his work at a poetry reading at the White House.  There are quite a few opinions regarding this, and I would like to add my own. My decision to do this … Continue reading

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The State of Education

A little while ago, a friend of mine posted the following comment on facebook: We need year-round school to compete globally: This is a common argument that the only way to compete against schools globally is to go to school … Continue reading

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