Bombs Must Be Really Expensive
12-Jan, 2010
U.S. to inject $187 million into fuel efficiency – CNET News
Obama wants $33 billion more for war – Yahoo! News
Two words come to mind…bull shit.
Get Your State Out of Debt by Getting High
16-Jul, 2009
I listened to an APM Marketplace podcast a while back, entitled “Medical Marijuana on California High,” which, among other things, discussed how some estimate that marijuana is a $14-billion industry in the state. California is one of three states (Rhode Island and New Mexico) where it’s legal to buy cannabis for “medicinal purposes.” If you haven’t been following the news or perhaps just got back from being marooned on a deserted island after a horribly freakish FedEx cargo plane incident, California is flippin’ broke. Even it’s IOU’s are being turned down.
As I listened to the podcast, it seemed pretty obvious what the Golden State needs to do…legalize the ganja.
I was perusing today’s news during lunch and “BAMMO!” There it was …Calif. tax officials: Legal pot would bring $1.4B. According to the article:
The bill introduced by San Francisco Democratic Assemblyman Tom Ammiano in February would allow adults 21 and older to legally possess, grow and sell marijuana.
The article also went on to say that legalization would also likely increase use by 30% as a result of falling prices. Personally, I’m looking forward to watching the future Price is Right episode, in which a young contestant, named Mary Jane, in her 3rd year of college, chooses two dime bags to arrive precisely at $20 FTW in the Grocery Game.
“Whatta-we-have for her, Johnny?!” “Mary Jane will enjoy a relaxing 6-day, 7-night stay at the world-renowned Betty Ford Center!” Queue applause.
ATMs Full of Money and Malware
9-Jun, 2009
You might want to think twice before taking money out your favorite ATM machine; you might get more than you bargained for. The malware grabs the information off of your card’s magnetic strip, as well as your PIN. Lovely.
ATM Malware Spreading Around the World
This is what I find most disturbing:
Those who wrote the malware have detailed knowledge about how ATMs work, Henwood said. The sample they tested ran on ATMs using Microsoft’s Windows XP operating system.
Jesus Quincy Adams.
