tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post3464852406227476407..comments2024-01-13T18:57:18.243-05:00Comments on Information Processing: Fed townSteve Hsuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02428333897272913660noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-59790402933148639022012-11-22T14:13:34.903-05:002012-11-22T14:13:34.903-05:00actually, I would argue Google. Medicare is just ...actually, I would argue Google. Medicare is just a redistribution scheme, and a bad one at that since a single payer system (like they have in the rest of the developed world) is probably superior. Google creates real wealth for the U.S. and the world.LondonYoungnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-40502159138658329922012-11-18T20:42:45.748-05:002012-11-18T20:42:45.748-05:00Which is more valuable to the nation -- Medicare o...Which is more valuable to the nation -- Medicare or Google?Tertius Lydgatenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-74889607320090783902012-11-18T08:55:25.364-05:002012-11-18T08:55:25.364-05:00That's a pretty standard accusation that labor...That's a pretty standard accusation that labor makes against management.David Coughlinhttp://twitter.com/dscoughlinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-86847728029529155722012-11-18T02:19:34.673-05:002012-11-18T02:19:34.673-05:00Of couse it is. Gummint spendin ain’t de-cerasin. ...Of couse it is. Gummint spendin ain’t de-cerasin. Tiziz?Ken Condonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-31764377078660353072012-11-17T21:46:17.041-05:002012-11-17T21:46:17.041-05:00Head over to the East side of town and you can enj...Head over to the East side of town and you can enjoy buying food and other items from workers encased behind bullet-proof glass.Tertius Lydgatenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-55007946978378715672012-11-17T10:24:52.805-05:002012-11-17T10:24:52.805-05:00As an SV guy, DC gives me the hives. No value crea...As an SV guy, DC gives me the hives. No value creation here, but lots of skim.steve hsuhttp://duende.uoregon.edu/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-17231285329308628662012-11-17T09:37:57.971-05:002012-11-17T09:37:57.971-05:00Did you get around the city Steve? The thing that...Did you get around the city Steve? The thing that jars me is that inside the beltway (at least northwesterly of the capital) it feels like national GDP growth is 7%LondonYoungnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-52286427990770884502012-11-17T09:35:51.706-05:002012-11-17T09:35:51.706-05:00indeed, and still, the most demanding security req...indeed, and still, the most demanding security requirements can only be met by the blackberry ... as witnessed by the fact it is illegal to use a bberry in Russia, but other smartphones all just fine ...LondonYoungnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-2695144021451238832012-11-16T16:43:17.127-05:002012-11-16T16:43:17.127-05:00iPhones, and maybe now Windows phones were the onl...iPhones, and maybe now Windows phones were the only ones to get reasonable support for enterprise email, other than blackberry.David Coughlinhttp://twitter.com/dscoughlinnoreply@blogger.com