From the monthly archives:

September 2008

John C. Wright’s Austrian Anaylsis of the Financial Crisis

by Geoffrey Allan Plauché September 27, 2008 @ 1:34 pm Austrian Economics

At least one science fiction author has a pretty sound grasp of economic theory and history, and of the current financial crisis.
Ludwig von Mises over half a century ago proved, beyond a shadow of doubt, that a little intervention in one sector of the economy creates an incentive for a lot of intervention in ever [...]

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Pimp My Firefox: My Firefox Extensions and Setup

by Geoffrey Allan Plauché September 21, 2008 @ 1:44 pm Personal News

I’ve received a couple of requests for a list of the extensions that I use. See below for the list, a brief description of each, and brief commentary on how or why I used them.My monitor isn’t large or wide-screen so screen real estate is very important. I don’t like to have extra toolbars or [...]

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The New Apple iMissile

by Geoffrey Allan Plauché September 18, 2008 @ 12:17 am Featured Posts

In recent news, Apple has joined the military-industrial complex. Get ready to say hello to the new iMissile. No offense, fanboys and girls.
It’s my first LOLcat. Like it?
(I added just the Apple logo and the text, someone else had already put the cat in.)

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I’m on Twitter

by Geoffrey Allan Plauché September 14, 2008 @ 11:09 am Personal News

Okay. I finally caved in and bit the bullet. Follow me if you’re interested. I’m mainly following some libertarians and sci-fi/fantasy authors, editors and publishers at the moment. I also found Amazonmp3 on Twitter, posting daily specials, which I’ve already taken advantage of: Kiss’s Greatest Hits – not my favorite band by any means but [...]

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Recipe: Spiced Basmati Rice with Peanuts

by Geoffrey Allan Plauché September 11, 2008 @ 7:21 pm Featured Posts

Ingredients:
1 cup uncooked basmati rice2 tbsp vegetable oil or ghee (clarified butter) or combination2 14oz cans tomatoes (I prefer one can diced, the other petite cut/diced)1/2 medium onion, diced5 medium cloves garlic, diced1 jalapeno, diced1/2 cup Planter’s cocktail peanuts2 tsp cumin seed1/2 tsp turmeric powder1 tbsp coriander powder1 tsp garam masaala (Indian spice blend)2-3 tsp [...]

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