Recent content by swirling_vortex

That's some good news. However, I've never seen any ads for him. Tom Smith is running stuff all the time.

You can use this link: http://www.vote411.org/pollfinder.php Your polling location shouldn't have changed from last time. Redistricting doesn't affect that.

There was actually something a few days ago about exploring the possibility of near-Earth asteroid mining: http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/mimssbits/27776/

Never have been myself, but here are some stories: http://www.efile.com/painful-taxpayer-irs-audit-experiences-tax-stories/ http://www.dailyfinance.com/2012/02/28/tax-audit-horror-stories-irs/

I don't think it's a case of trying to change Christianity to fit free market principles, but rather a defense against the argument that in order to be a Christian, you have to be a socialist or part of a theocracy.

To answer the original poll question, I'd say that depends. Obviously someone like Rothbard would argue that any welfare state is detrimental to the growth of society. However, from the more "moderate" Austrian view, a negative income tax or basic income guarantee as a replacement for all of the...

Hello, entry-level IT person here. It depends on how you want to receive your data. Is it simply a matter of storing documents? Then any online storage system will do, even an FTP setup will suffice. If you want something more elaborate, then you'll have to do a little digging. I'd really have...

Very interesting stories. I always keep searches going across several job boards in order to keep me on top of job notifications. Cool, what's your business involved in? (Or is it confidential?)

Hey all! I'm just wondering how we're all weathering the economic storm in 2011. For me, I've been lucky that I've been able to land a full-time position after graduation, but I have to be there at least 50 hours a week. I guess I was just spoiled with the free time I used to have in college...

To me, it's much more of an indication that the Fed has basically run out of ideas. Here they were, touting about all of the economic research that had went into preventing bubbles and now all they can do is make predictions, bail out banks and throw some QE at it (which is also not working).

Yeah, we're certainly feeling the pinch. Fortunately, my folks and I haven't had to deal with that kind of situation, but times are getting tough and we're not high spenders.

It depends on where you go. The northern part of the state I know is pretty cold. I'm interested in this project and after looking at some climate data, the areas near the cost aren't too bad. Portsmouth's average temperature in the winter is in the 30s, which is typical for an area in...

Heh, once again someone from the Mises institute wrote about it with a similar idea. http://blog.mises.org/2256/the-anarcho-capitalism-of-harry-potters-world/ However, Rowling is very liberal in her political beliefs, so her interpretation of currency was probably simply based on what they...

I would hide your e-mail address so that the spammers don't pick it up. Just request for PMs instead.

Therefore, a rise in temperature shouldn't validate climate change either. But that doesn't make any sense because if you throw away temperature, then you really don't have anything to measure with. My point was that the pickup in industrial activity doesn't correspond to what is being shown. If...