http://dailyrational.com Mon, 15 Dec 2008 06:38:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The internet is an amazing, incredible thing. Despite what some blowhards might think (big hat tip to FireJoeMorgan for doing us the favor of tearing this to shreds so we don’t have to) it is amazing that every one of us has equal opportunity to say our piece and has ... http://dailyrational.com/2007/12/05/the-end-of-the-dvd-and-how-it-will-save-the-world/ Think the RIAA is out to sue all file-sharers? Maybe not. A report in Wired suggests that they’re being uncharacteristically lenient in one area: MP3 blogs. If you’re unaware of them, the concept is pretty simple. The authors post descriptions of albums and/or songs, and link to where you can ... http://dailyrational.com/2007/12/04/is-the-riaa-bending-a-bit/ The Republicans must be glad they failed to eliminate the filibuster way back in 2005 when it seemed the good times would roll on forever. The filibuster isn’t the grand spectacle of days yore anymore. Current Senate Rules allow you to stop all Senate business if the opposition doesn’t have ... http://dailyrational.com/2007/12/03/filibusters-are-hipper-than-beards-and-tattoos/ There’s been a bit of a stink this morning, and rightfully so, after the Washington Post decided to make a front page story out of claims that Obama is secretly a Muslim. This is a story that reminds me so much of the Swiftboat attacks on John Kerry. It reveals a ... http://dailyrational.com/2007/11/29/does-truth-exist/ Without the proper means to gauge which investments are safe and the bottom falling out of previous investments, there has been a rapid decline in the market for commercial paper. The combined value of two major sources of credit - outstanding commercial and industrial bank loans, and short-term loans known ... http://dailyrational.com/2007/11/28/beat-that-dead-horse/ Today’s Daily Irrational spewed from the mouth of Mitt Romney. Mitt, who has a vested interest in not making religious affiliation a part of the political campaign, has decided that maybe there is a place of religion in determining who should fill a political office. When asked if he’d be ... http://dailyrational.com/2007/11/28/daily-irrational-mitt-romney/ I’m not an economist. I think it’s important I begin this post by saying that. In fact, I’m an IT Tech who happens to be interested in the way too many other things, like the economy. What can I say, I like having a job so it’s important to me ... http://dailyrational.com/2007/11/28/fixing-the-economy-in-one-easy-step/ I spend most of my life tinkering with one piece of electronics or another. Such is the existence of a lowly IT Tech. I’ve also thrown out an old piece of electronics or two, and know a little about where they end up when they die. In order to help consumers ... http://dailyrational.com/2007/11/27/getting-green-gear/ According to the AP the number 2 Republican in the Senate, Trent Lott, is resigning, effective the end of this year, to pursue “other opportunities”. Does anyone else smell a career in lobbying coming? http://dailyrational.com/2007/11/26/breaking-trent-lott-resigning-senate-seat/ Spencer Ackerman Today’s Must Read Remember that recently-impaneled grand jury looking at Blackwater’s Nisour Square shootings? Turns out it’s not just about Blackwater. Four years into the occupation, prosecutors are attempting to build the first criminal case against private security companies — who up until now worked in a system rigged to ... http://dailyrational.com/2007/11/20/daily-roundup-112007/