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"Permanent Principles and Temporary Workers
Permanent Principles and Temporary Workers by Edwin Meese III and Matthew Spalding, Ph.D. Backgrounder #1911 March 1, 2006 | | In the continuing debate over immigration policy, lawmakers would do well to step back from the pol itics of the moment and develop a clear, com prehensive, meaningful, and long-term policy concerning immigration, naturalization, and citi zenship that is consistent wi...
May 25, 2006, 10:44 am - konane

'ZEN and the art of backtesting'
pieces coming together for backtesting... first thing about the system is there are too many numbers to play. Let me share some insights on my system design process... To win at backtesting there are actually several components involved (some at the system design level)... A). For the backtest period, amount won MUST be greater than amount played (even if only by $1) B). Cyclic repeatability must fall within an interval of draws not to exceed t...
Dec 16, 2005, 9:58 pm - hypersoniq

Civility and civilization
Hi blogsters: Taking a breather here and got to thinking about something that happened a few years ago that's worth relating. During the post-Y2K financial challenges I substitute taught in the public schools for a while. Those situations often leave the sub in front of a bunch of kids without any obvious means of spending the time. The regular teach didn't know he was going to get into a car wreck or have a terrible hangover, so there's n...
Dec 5, 2005, 7:24 pm - Rip Snorter

No Name Canyon revisited
Afternoon blogsters: Yesterday I told you a bit about a happening early in the No Name Canyon debacle. It was a beginning, of sorts. But myriad other tales of foolishness were to come out of that channel before any sort of conclusion. The lightning storm experienced just elevated the level of priority for solving the mysteries there. A while after the lightning/shovel event my old buddy Mel King and I were in that canyon determined to move a lot of dirt s...
Nov 17, 2005, 2:44 pm - Rip Snorter

A Navajo Rug built from scratch
Hi blogsters. I promised yesterday I'd be telling you some more about Curtiss Cohoe, and I will. But this morning I feel more inclined to tell you about h...
Oct 2, 2005, 9:59 am - Rip Snorter

Ether handshakes and/or fistfights
People are actually reading this blog-thing. Amazing. Okay. What's...
Apr 3, 2005, 3:28 pm - Rip Snorter

PETA starts fish-have-feelings-too campaign
The hits, they keep on coming! PETA does it again with a new wacky campaign... PETA Campaign Pitches Fish As Smart Touting tofu chowder and vegetarian sushi as alternatives, animal-rights activists have launched a novel campaign arguing that fish - contrary to stereotype - are intelligent, sensitive animals no more deserving of being eaten than a pet dog or cat....
Nov 16, 2004, 8:23 pm - Todd