AUTHOR: TomCarr DATE: 7:00 PM ----- BODY:

OK...I'll admit it



via Instapundit comes this article

which reminds me of one of my favorite rants...I'm against Drunk Driving laws.

the reason is it's a law based on probabilites, not facts. If you get behind a wheel while drunk, you are more probable to be in an accident. But of course, if you get behind the wheel of a car after having been up for three days, you're also more likely to get into an accident, but there's no law against it. Police don't pull you over and asking if you've been getting enough sleep recently. I, myself, am a much worse driver during my morning commute before my first triple cappochino that I am at 2AM with a couple of pints in me.

this is the same logic that brings us racial profiling, gun registration, and income tax audits....and I'm sure most people are against at least one of those...but, of course, most poeple follow a party line and never develop a moral philosophy of their own, so the contradictions are as obvious.

My solution is to make the symptoms of drunk driving and other impairments carry steeper penalties...swerving in traffic, driving too slow, driving too fast, running stop lights/ signs, etc...this would also take care of driving while under the influence of a cell phone, or a make-up mirror, or even after having been up for three days. And one set of laws could tackle anything new that comes along....no special new law to ban handheld cellphones while driving

make running a stop sign carry a $500 fine and let's see what happens with all the "California Stops"...make exessive swerving carry the same penalty as wreckless endangerment and let's see what happens....as it is now, there are people pulled over for driving the speed limit and going too straight being examined for drunk driving...WHAT!?! I was obeying the rules of the road, and that's fucking probably cause?

anyway...yeah...right...time for another pint -------- AUTHOR: TomCarr DATE: 1:46 PM ----- BODY:

Birthdays...



well...seems it's that time again for me.

my birthday is always a strange day for me. I try to be very self relflective, using it as a guage and evaluate the last year...how I've done, where I am..all that stuff

this one is an especially heavy one...I've known for a while that I'm going to start on some different life paths for a while, and now I'm forced with the decision of whether it will be this year or not...I feel I've accomplished just about all I can at this stage, so it's either a safe year of stagnation or kick out the jams mother fuckers

BTW...DOW's over 10000 again, with smaller stocks taking a beating today (at least the ones I watch) -------- AUTHOR: TomCarr DATE: 8:20 PM ----- BODY:

The more things change...



The more they stay the same. Or so it seems if you venture too far into the world of established media. This has been true for a long time, but it's painfully obvious these days. I think I saw over at AndrewSullivan some quotes from Orwell regard a big problem with the established intellectual elite is their dulsional belief that things will always be how they are right now...

what's strange is seeing this compressed down to Internet time where they seem to think everything is going to be like it is during this 5 minutes for the rest of eternity. Today, I'm specifically talking about the market, and people like the ones over at cnn.com, talking about how it was a great rally going over 10000, but alas, we've contracted back and will probably never see it again...at least not for a while because we're in a deep recession...or so they say...today.

Problem is theres at least a bit of a pattern that's been going on over the last month, that overall has been a good thing. It's usually about 2 days of crap follow by 2 days of greatness, with the greatness winning out over the long term. They usually try to correlate it to whatever the report du jour is, but I think they're missing something. Market trading is a different animal these days, driven by millions of online practitioners, as opposed to a few in the know.

That dramatically changes the nature of the beast. So what you have are people reading cnn.com, and when they wring their hand after a rally saying it can't last, they sell off...once the sell off comes, they people who don't read cnn (or don't take it seriously) swoop in to make some purchases on the decline...2 days on/2 days off...with swings from big stocks to small stocks

anyway, just my observations from watching the market instead of the market pundits...

of course, I also didn't expect a rate cut, so perfection isn't my strong suit...

of course, I also think this rate cut is a bad idea, so maybe I should get back to ya on this one in a few months... -------- AUTHOR: TomCarr DATE: 1:01 AM ----- BODY:

Don't mess with Dust Pipe...


-------- AUTHOR: TomCarr DATE: 12:56 AM ----- BODY:

Travel...



just tried to book some travel info online. Decided to do some comparison shopping...evereyone but expedia wanted me to create an account....

it's not worth it to me...I know how to make hotel reservations, I know how to buy plane tickets....I really don't feel like filling out personal info just to see what the price du jour is....get a clue travelocity and cheaptickets...there's no money to be made in personal info unless your a doubleclick...

I'm looking for a website that proviides me with info for the best price...if you got it, then I may buy through you...but if it's a big fucking deal just to see the prices you offer, then fuck off...your not providing service, and I know where to go to get it -------- AUTHOR: TomCarr DATE: 9:51 PM ----- BODY:

But on an awesome note...



Dust Pipe is number 1 on google for dust pipe

now if I can just get myself back into the top 10 ;) -------- AUTHOR: TomCarr DATE: 9:26 PM ----- BODY:

Irony....



ain't it strange how the organization that has most sold my personal info to other organizations is the ACLU?

BTW...yes, mr-t, I know what Source Control is...why? --------