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Truly overwhelming amount of paperwork and taxes that must be satisfied from day 1? I can form an LLC in my state online in 30 minutes for less than $200. You could just fill out a…

I'd buy a phone without all the bells and whistles. My current phone has a calendar, stopwatch, email, games, and web browser, all unusable because the screen is the size of a post…

Yeah it's tough to keep them working for you on your plantation when they have their own 40 acres and a mule.

How much of the silliness in U.S. health care is caused directly by the tax code? For instance the largest health insurance company in my area also owns several hospitals. The hosp…

A friend of mine, when filling out the paperwork for joining the army, listed as his race "North American Indian." He's a caucasian with a dark complexion, and he figured (rightful…

I'm in the process of re-reading all of his books. Lot's of ideas on artificial intelligence, artificial life, and computing. His books really make you think.

An ex-ski racer told me the young racers are faster than the older racers not because of athletic ability but because the young ones haven't taken a serious fall yet.

The way it works is you will never be cleared, the security-theater machine has eaten you. In other words, being on a security watch list is like being diagnosed with cancer. You'r…