Recent content by DominicConnor

Almost everyone believes that they are following a value system, even members of organised crime gangs. They will regard certain acts as unthinkably bad, and other actions as their duty under a code. I don't think a human being can long function if he genuinely believes what he is doing is...

Efficiency Let us take this as a problem in utility maximisation. In terms of economics, our friend has an amount of time, ability to earn money and skills. He can rearrange this set (buying skills with money & time, using money to get things done quicker, selling his time for money)...

Microsoft is now giving away the full Visual Studio product, professional edition away to students. This includes C++, C#, SQL, VB but not of course Java. http://www.regdeveloper.co.uk/2008/02/21/free_microsoft_dev_tools/

Actually the OP's sister is quite right, your time of birth does affect your life. For a start the Earth shields you from some of the radiation from the core of the galaxy. So the amount you get exposed to varies according to your orientation, and that will have a significant annual component...

Actually you do have a choice Paying taxes to the US government is 100% optional. You simply move to another country. I'm not sure that making the US slightly more or slightly less competent in war has any effect on policy. Spending is a function of the pork barrel, so saving your salary does...