This land

At Cafe Hayek if you click on August 2008, then search "campaigning" you should find a link to "Time for Some Campaigning," a spoof on the 2008 election. This video is by JibJab. If you go to their website they have a spoof on the 2004 election which you should watch (the whole way through, literally) and they have "Time for Some Campaigning." The spoof on the 2004 election is called "This Land." There is a little bit of bad language, but only twice and it's not the worst bad language. I think it's hysterical, for all you libertarians out there.

(HT: My friend Miss Candace, aka Candace Smith).

The Spores are Coming

There is a new game out called Spore where you start out as a one celled organism on the microscopic level and get to the macroscopic level and then to civilization and then to galactic conquest (cool!).

This game is compatible with windows and mac(there is also a ipod,iphone model). I highly recommend this game to anyone who has a interest in fun and sort if not very educational games.

Thomas Boudreaux

K for Klingon

On my way to school today I was thinking that it would be very interesting to have a Star Trek series told from the point of view of the Klingons, especially before the Klingons and the Federation had an alliance. It would be good if the series would start in the early Star Trek Enterprise era, where Star Fleet found a Klingon and brought him back to Qo' noS. This is when the Federation and the Klingons first became enemies. Then maybe after 70 or 8o episodes of this series you'd create a new series in the original series era. And to close out the Star Trek series there would another 70 or 80 episodes from after the Khitomer Accord--during the Next Generation era. Wouldn't that be cool to all you trekkies out there?

CHROME at Home

We have just downloaded Chrome, the new internet browser by Google.  So far, I think it's great.  I really like the way you can move tabs into different positions or drag them into a new window.  It's also really simple to add a new tab -- just hit the + button.  You don't have to go to "file" or "new tab."  I also really like the fact that if you have a bookmark say on Firefox you can use the wrench in the top right-hand corner and import bookmarks and other information from your other browers.  I also like the fact that file edit and other tool buttons at the top of other  browers (such as view) are all put into one space -- the page menu next to the wrench menu.  In my view, I think CHROME will easily challenge Internet Explorer and Firefox.  

Thomas Boudreaux

Albert the Adorable

Albert my beagle/corgi /dachshund mix, is a crazy little thing but he is so adorable. It is amazing how such a little dog(About 1 foot tall)can have such a big bark, and strong bite.Albert is a dog that demands many nickname's, here is a list of them

1.P.O.D
2.Prince of Darkness
3.Albert the Adorable
4.Stinky
5.Albert the Awesome
6.Alberto

those are the P.O.D's nicknames.

For the answer to my last challenge. It is . . . In Theory!

FEE for me

From the time I was two months old until I was four, I lived and my parents worked at FEE (the Foundation for Economic Education).

Back when I lived there the most advanced piece of technology was a Windows 99 system. But I visited FEE today and they now have Windows Vista, a Mac Book Air and a plasma tv. This made me think how technology in such a short period of time has advanced so far. I think technology changing quickly is a really good thing. If you think about it, before the Industrial Revolution we didn't have electric light bulbs at all, all light came from candles, oil lamps, and the sun. We didn't have cars or a lot of other items we consider necessities today. And then during the Industrial Revolution (the modern renaissance) in America and other countries a lot of innovative people started inventing things are pretty quickly; we started getting inventions at a marvelous rate. First, we had steam power that could run trains (iron horses), then we had the telegraph, then the phonograph, photography, electric light bulbs, the list goes on and on. Most notably we also got cars and planes. Even though people don't think about it today in a way we are still in an invention revolution.

BTW, here's the belated answer to my question posted at

If theres a WII theres a Way

The first TNG episode was . . . Encounter at Farpoint, Part I -- good job to Steve!

Here's my next question:

What is the title of the episode where Data says "Honey, I'm home"?

THOMAS BOUDREAUX

Quark's Prices

Here's a question for all you Trekkies out there (including Thomas): What does economics predict about the price of drinks sold by Quark at his bar on Deep Space Nine given that replicators of that era make it possible for crew members to get drinks for free?

If theres a WII theres a Way

Last year I got a Wii for my 10'th birthday. The game that came with the Wii was Wii Sports, yes even though I hurt my ankle once it is still an amazing game. The sensitivity is amazing (not to mention the FUN!!!!!) And now with Nintendo's new release of Wii Fit you get fit and have fun at the same time. One of the Wii's most amazing features is the Wii remote. And now I have the daily question
WHAT WAS THE FIRST T.N.G (STAR TREK THE NEXT GENERATION ) EPISODE?
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Thomas Boudreaux

Stupid statutes

A stupid statute is not a stupid law, in my opinion laws are never stupid , they are rules that are just known. But a statute is a "rule" disguised as a law. Statutes can be good but are often stupid

Here's one site with stupid statutes.
And another.

And here are a few examples

EX: 1. It is illegal to push a live moose out of a moving airplane.

EX: 2. If an elephant is left tied to a parking meter, the parking fee has to be paid just as it would for a vehicle.

EX: 3. Bathing is prohibited during the winter.

Thomas Boudreaux

THE MARKET!!!!!!!

Last night I explained to my mom that you can make playlists directly on an iPod, and that got me thinking "how could some people not realize how great the market is?" EX: My dad was explaining how he once knew a girl who said "I don't like the Beatles." In response my dad asked "why not?"and the lady answered "they're people pleasers."

You and I alike might ask "why not like a company that pleases people?"


Thomas boudreaux