rudyamid on October 10th, 2009 at 10:33 am

Living in a highly developed country, like Canada or United States, I’m bound to pay a lot of taxes.  Canada has a burgeoning public health care system, pegging the Canadian income tax up to 50% (and additional Goods & Services tax).  Meanwhile, the United States is moving towards more taxes if (or when) the “Public [...]

Continue reading about Taxes and More Taxes!

rudyamid on October 3rd, 2009 at 7:21 am

When I go shopping, I go directly to the item I want, pay for it, and leave.  I don’t care about the people shopping there.  I don’t care to socialize in the store.
With that said, I like to shop at both Walmart and Target.  They have the best prices in town.  If it absolutely can’t [...]

Continue reading about Shopping

rudyamid on September 17th, 2009 at 1:12 pm

We went to Chick-Fil-A today.  It was a warm sunny day when we talked about:

Broadband woes.  Still not cheap.  We suspected it was done on purpose, because they can just overcharge and we still pay for it.
Kanye was a jackass.  [...]

Continue reading about Lunch Bits – Edition 35

rudyamid on August 18th, 2009 at 4:36 pm

Gartner has recently published the latest “Hype Cycle” diagram, outlining the latest trend of computing. I like this diagram because it reflects the people’s expectations of the technology they use – and it’s quite accurate.

The emerging (and biggest) buzzwords for 2009 in technology are Internet TV and Cloud Computing.  Those two hit home for [...]

Continue reading about Internet TV and Cloud Computing

rudyamid on August 9th, 2009 at 11:32 pm

It’s been 9 years since I rode a bicycle.  In 1997, I got a Mongoose bike when I was still in Mountain View, California.  It was an experiment to see if I could survive in this State, without a car.  I lived less than 1/2 mile from work.  A bike would get me to/from work [...]

Continue reading about New Bicycle: Keeping Fit