Last July, I spoke with someone at Embarq about our bill. My goal was to reduce the monthly cost if possible. She was more than happy to help. Six months later, I notice all our packages — the multi-line, the DSL — are now 2 year bundles.
Naturally, I would never have signed [...]
When Intuit originally came out with its Web based version of TurboTax, they’d save your information and let you access it again the following year and file at no change, assuming you’re using the “free” option they offer. While they still offer it this year, unlike last year, they won’t pre-fill your personal information, [...]
What if there was a magical way to save California taxpayers time and money?
The state of California, which collects wage data more speedily from employers — with a Jan. 31 deadline — shows what is technically possible. With little money to finance the project, and over the objections of the tax-preparation software lobby, the state [...]
What a spectacular level of incompetence, to produce software that when it fails, does so in an open state. In computer security, the goal is for systems to fail in a closed state by default, so a breach is more difficult. Clearly Varian has a different vision for software quality:
The investigation into what [...]
Jerome a Paris makes an excellent point which I’ve long felt to be true.
But where is the “fucking nuts” left that scares the right to death and makes them want to compromise with Pelosi at all costs? Where are the people arguing for 90% marginal tax rates on the rich, and cancelling the banking licences [...]
I look forward to her losing her seat to a Republican in 2010. From HuffPo on why the banksters own us all, The Cash Committee: How Wall Street Wins On The Hill:
Then Waters chastised Kosmas for skipping out: “Even yesterday when we were engaged with consumer advocates, one member got up and left and [...]
I get spam:
Jason –
This afternoon, the House passed a bill 223-to-202 tightening financial regulations and ensuring we put Main Street first.
For eight long years, President Bush and his Republican allies ignored growing risks in the financial markets. The Republicans failed to regulate financial markets leaving the big banks to take huge risks with our money [...]
I get spam:
On Tuesday, Barney Frank helped us to launch our Main Street Democratic Fund to help Democrats who vote in favor of tough financial regulation.
Now, we’re ready to launch our next phase. Our ad team wants to produce hard-hitting new spots taking on Republicans who are voting with the lobbyists trying to kill reform. [...]
As usual, I agree with kos on this. The DNC can seriously bite me. I’m certainly not funding obstructionist, corporatist hacks.
Really? All we have to do is send the DNC $5 and we get ponies? The same DNC that is enabling corporatist Democrats to water down and destroy any hope for health care [...]
Basically what kos said. I’m not funding Blue Dogs. Not interested.
So here’s the bottom line — skip any donations to the DCCC. Their first priority is incumbent retention, and they’re (necessarily) issue agnostic. They’ll be dumping millions into defending these seats. Instead, give to those elected officials who best reflect your values.
If you’re [...]