I want to promulgate this paper written by members of the Federalist Society. The Sweep and Force of Section Three by William Baude, Michael Stokes Paulsen :: SSRN: Section Three of the Fourteenth Amendment forbids holding office by former office holders who then participate in insurrection or rebellion. Because of a range of misperceptions and …
Author Archives: Eric Beavers
Rx for Insurance?
The nonsensical application of insurance of any kind always sparks fury in me and a recent trip to the pharmacy rekindled that rage. My doctor prescribed a new medicine. The pharmacy wouldn’t fill it because it needed “preauthorization,” a word too many people have learned these days. Basically, the insurance company tells the pharmacy to …
Capitalism? Not a Fan.
My Father’s Death in 7 Gigabytes | WIRED
My Father’s Death in 7 Gigabytes | WIRED: My father’s last decade was one of relentless downsizing, from apartment to assisted living to nursing home, shedding belongings, throwing away clothes and furniture. And at the end: Two boxes and a tiny green urn. The ultimate zip file. After I parsed and processed and batched his …
Nelson’s Weblog: culture / apis-for-content-sites-must-be-free
Nelson’s Weblog: culture / apis-for-content-sites-must-be-free: Social media businesses should not charge* for APIs. If a company like Reddit or Twitter derives most of its value from content that users write for free then it must provide APIs for anyone to download and manipulate that content. He continues later. The key thing here is social media …
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Metallica for N64
Bless people with obscure talents and more free time than I can imagine.
Creativity? Really
I think I’m feeling creative. I’m thinking about apps I could build for myself that may benefit others. I’m just wanting to write stuff. It’s nice to feel the itch again.
Where Oh Where Should I Write?
What app should I use when I want to write. This is a recurring thought (and topic on this blog) that continues to baffle me. For now, I’m writing this post in MarsEdit, which is the app most of my blogs flow through to publication on Carrying Stones. Writing apps? I have plenty. These are …
Kiss My Grass!
You may be high if you think this grass is high! Expecting a package, I eagerly trotted to answer a knock at the door where a county codes enforcement officer greeted me. It turns out, we have a nosy “Karen” in the neighborhood who complained about several yards in the neighborhood with so-called high grass. …