Monthly Archives: February 2007
Surf Lessons with Chris
Well, it’s past midnight on Saturday, and I just woke up from a 3+ hour nap. For those of you haven’t figured it out, I took a nap past “the point of no return”, and burned myself for it. My night is effectively over. Worst of all, I think I ruined the Saturday night plans of one of my friends. I’m sorry Claire.
So why was I so tired? Because today, I went surfing for … Read the rest →
Funny Screenshot on Digg.com Re: Windows Security
Did anyone else on Digg find the following sequence rather humorous?:
Personally I’d rather not have my life support machine get cracked or have people delete any files, but maybe that’s just me…
These were posted on Feb. 1, 2007, around 2pm PST.… Read the rest →
Life and the Cereal Price Index
When moving from one city to another, one should qualify whether or not his supposed wage increase is justified after a comparison of post-tax purchasing power. The question to ask is, “After taxes, can I live the same standard of living and buy/save more than I could before?”
There are several methods of obtaining this cost-of-living change, such as using the Consumer Price Index, House Price Index, or paying for a more in-depth … Read the rest →