It aint rocket science.. or is it?

I hate to complain about this, after all a good portion of what I do is help keep people in compliance with tax codes. But...

Wired News: You and your son built your rocket in your garage with your own cash?
Paul Breed: Correct. It’s basically been a father-son effort, and we’ve done 98 percent of the work ourselves. We got some help from local rocket fans, and hired someone with help with the FAA regulations.

THEY BUILT A FREAKING ROCKET THAT CAN REACH SPACE IN THEIR GARAGE, but they cant figure out FAA regulations. Perhaps we need a little less regulation

Snubbed by the Russkies

I found this to be hilarious.

Good to know the Russians take him seriously.

Arrrrrgggghhh

Douglas A. McIntyre has a great article about the costs of pirating. It reminds me of the next book on my amazon wish list.

Stupid Safety Laws

Stupid laws always irritate me. I mean seriously if I am dumb enough to drive without a seat belt why not let darwinism do its work. Anyways check out other dumb laws here.

Random Thoughts

1. If government is merely an extension of our personal rights why do they suppose that they have the power to limit immigration? The constitution wasn't written to grant us our rights but rather to limit the governments powers. Therefore do I have the right to tell someone where to live or where to search for work. I would argue no.
2. Could education be improved the most and quickest by making it private? After all a command and control economy doesn't work so why would we expect a command and control education system with no competition to work.

Populist Pep Rally

I know this is a few months late but with an opening line calling a presidential speech a populist pep rally I couldnt resist.

AIG Contracts

I have found the uproar over AIG bonuses very ironic. On the one hand the government handed AIG billions of dollars to honor its contracts. Then on the other hand they get all bent out of shape when AIG honors contracts with their employees. The NY Times had a pretty interesting letter from one of those employees.