16. May, 2002 - more odds and ends

• Welcome to all the folks looking at the Mac Keys page who got here from slashdot.
• Answers to technical interview questions. I don't like this sort of question in an interview, partly because the people who ask this sort of question seldom give you time to think about your answer, and partly because I've encountered too many that were just "do you know the right trick" questions. They're not bad brain-teasers for programmers, though.
• Flickering Borders: A History of Finite Economic Globalization Responding to the onslaught of such legal corporate evasions, governments are abandoning corporate taxation and regulation. It's an interesting article that I found when I started thinking about how I buy books and CDs from all over the world. I'd probably be buying more foreign DVDs were it not for the region protection. And I don't even blink when someone suggests that I do some work for a foreign corporation. It's just easy enough to cross borders that I don't worry about it. The biggest hassle is that some countries make it more difficult to enforce a contract across borders.
• The May MNHPVA meeting included show and tell of Howard Heikes' Amazing Folding Recumbent. That's a cool 'bent.
• The Sol Packing List looks like a pretty good guide to packing for travel.
• Sears pays $2 billion to buy Land's End. Crud! I'm very worried about this, since I've been buying stuff from Land's End for a few years, and I'll probably start getting spam from Sears, and I won't be surprised to see some of the large & tall (I need both) sizes I shop at Land's End for go away. L.L. Bean was also approached and refused to sell out. Guess they'll be getting more of my business over time. [google news]
• Apparently these guys aren't getting Acapulco Gold... Medical Marijuana researchers "bummed" about poor pot quality. [some gal]
• Choking at the Bowl - Why do men have trouble urinating at ballparks? By Bryan Curtis. Turns out there's a class you can take to learn to pee in public. Or you could use the "drink enough beer that you just don't care" method....
• This is war! Should the computer industry protect Hollywood from digital theft? The guns are drawn.. Gateway and others vs. the RIAA. From two weeks in the future, due to the vagaries of print publishing, coincidentally enough.
• Congress divided over plan to arm pilots. Looks like it's breaking pretty cleanly along party lines. [strib]
• Ventura signs telemarketing restrictions into law, but sadly, it doesn't start until the first of the year. [strib]

Copyright 2008, Dave Polaschek. Last updated on Thu, 16 May 2002 09:19:34.