Private Security

The heroic Norman Horn interviews private security expert Gil Guillory about security without the state.
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Starbucks

At Starbucks, the baristas (as if) usually ask you if you want room for cream. I always say no, since I noticed that if you say yes, they leave a good inch and a half clearance in the cup. That much milk/cream in coffee really changes the nature of the drink for me. Apart from the change in taste, the drastic change in temperature spoils the thing for me. If I wanted a latte, I'd order a latte. But, I actually sometimes see people pouring coffee off the top so they can pour a half cup of milk into the cup.

BTW, Starbucks' lattes use way too much milk. The ratios are all wrong. And they do Italian roasts, which is a bit dark, compared to what I typically like (half city to full city roasts). But they are better than the convenient alternatives. I do wish they offered more variety in roasts, though.

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Anarchy and Chaos in Black Communities

I have a new article up at LewRockwell.Com.

I wish people would just stop using mathematical language if they don't know how

I just saw a commercial which claimed a diet supplement helped people lose "an average of up to 4 times the weight." Which is it? An average, or a maximum? Is it the highest average in a series of studies? I've been hearing this language more and more in recent times, and I'm sick of it. Can we get a bit of clarity here?

Tethering a Blackberry 8703e with Windows 7 Beta

I recently installed Windows 7 beta on a Dell Latitude D630 and could not get Sprint Smartview to properly install. I finally found a solution which, while a bit kludgy, does work: using the BB over bluetooth as a dial-up-modem. I found the instructions on BlackBerryForums.com, from user “camattin.”

1. Go to your network connections
2. click create a new connection
3. select 'Connect to the Internet'
4. 'Set up my connection manually'
5. <next>
6. 'Connect using a dialup modem'
7. <next>
8. check only the box for the 'Standard Modem'
9. <next>
10. give the ISP box some value.. i.e. "SprintPCS"
11. <next>
12. enter '#777' for the phone number
13. <next>
14. can opt for anyone's use or my use only
15. <next>
16. leave the username & password fields blank
17. unless your situation warrants it, unselect both checkboxes (use this account when anyone connects to the internet, make this the default internet connection)
18. <next>
19. <finish>

This finally allows me to use my laptop when I am away from wifi. Smartview is the only important application I have not gotten working under Windows 7, which has been amazingly stable for me.

Congratulations, President Obama!

I just wanted to congratulate President Barack Obama in his performing that grand rite of passage for American Presidents. No, not any such silliness as his first bill or executive order. I meant something much more important. Today, President Obama ordered his first murder.

So, while you can look into the loving eyes of your own beautiful daughters, somewhere in Afghanistan, a grieving family will never look into the loving eyes of three children again.