Irrsinn.net: taking joy in human unreason

On tax returns and economic stimuli

So, as I've made clear in the past, I've decided to take on my debt full-tilt using ideas from Dave Ramsey's books and various financial blogs I read. My budgeting earlier this year was skewed by irregular income for a couple of months, courtesy of leaving teaching, having unemployed time, then ...

“Ensuring Safety” posted

It's been a couple of weeks since I posted a story. No good excuse other than "what in the hell happened to my life?". "Ensuring Safety" follows the Transhuman Congress story "Expanding Borders". It's probably a good idea to (re)read the first part before jumping into the ...

Quasi-daily linkage

10 Weird Miniature Versions of Normal Animals - Weird Worm - These are quite adorable. Puppy! - Joel on Software - "Although I appreciate that many people find Twitter to be valuable, I find it a truly awful way to exchange thoughts and ideas. It creates a mentally stunted world in ...

Awesome trumpets: no longer an oxymoron

Curt Ramm played with They Might Be Giants in Wednesday and last Friday's shows, and I'll admit, he's given me more than a little crush on the trumpet. I'm sure Greg will be jealous. I can't find much in terms of videos of him except for Bruce Springsteen ...