Archive for March 31st, 2008

Technology creates class discrimination

There have been numerous papers written on the subject that “internet access” is the latest class discrimination factor. A good example is the suggestion of “internet voting”. It makes it even easier for affluent, connected, city/urban people to participate in the voting process and handicaps those who do not have access to a computer [...]

Are ghost writers “good business” or “misrepresentation” ?

While it may have all been a joke, there is a question of ethics …
I read an interesting post via my feed reader this morning. The “author” of the blog fourhourworkweek writes that all of the posts for the past year were not written by him even though they all say “written by [...]

The perfect steak - cheap and delicious

Over six months have past since I read a post about grilling the perfect steak. It calls for liberally covering an inexpensive cut of meat in course salt and letting it sit for 30 minutes. Then rinse off the salt, pat dry and grill as normal. I knew the science behind it but not the [...]