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Category Archives: Random Musings
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
Posted in Politics, Random Musings, Tech
Tagged Congress, Controversy, Kay Bailey Hutchison, PIPA, Priorities, Protests, RIAA, Senate, SOPA
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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
Posted in Programming, Random Musings
Tagged Errors, Funny, Hacker News, Programming
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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
Posted in Family, Personal, Politics, Random Musings
Tagged California, Controversy, Fairness, Family, Judicial System, Marriage, Priorities, Proposition 8
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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
Posted in Inspiration, Random Musings
Tagged Controversy, Dick van Dyke, Music, Poetry, Priorities
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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
Posted in Inspiration, Politics, Random Musings
Tagged Dick van Dyke, Lawrence Welk, Michael Berry, Michelle Obama, Music, Obama, Poetry, Protests, Rap, White House
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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
Posted in Family, Inspiration, Random Musings
Tagged Family, Homeschool, Public Education, Standardized Testing
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