Monday, February 16, 2009

"I need to be subsidized"

My brother, Nathan, directed me to this Calvin and Hobbes comic. Each panel just hits a little too close to reality.

Thursday, February 12, 2009

San Francisco, 1906

I really like this picture of San Francisco.

Friday, February 06, 2009

Yellow Light Cameras?

According to Ars Technica in Italy the red light cameras have been tweaked and the lights set to maximize the number of people running a red light. They reduce yellow time to the minimum and entrap people in the intersection. We now have cameras like this here in Creve Coeur and the St. Louis area. I was skeptical of these from the beginning, but news like this makes me believe that the incentives for the government with these can easily go from public safety, to profit maximizing.

On an unrelated note, I really don't understand currencies and currency markets.