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Electronic Signatures in the US in the 21st Century

Matrix Effect While I was researching how to obtain the appropriate tax forms in the most efficient manner, while working on my top secret project, I searched the web for the pertinent information. I remembered that electronic signatures could be submitted on US federal government forms after an act was passed while I was still on active duty in the military (prior to 1999).

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A Top Secret Project and Unscheduled Downtime

top secret If you're wondering what I've been up to for the past 9 days, it's a secret - TOP SECRET. Actually, it's not that secret, but I've been working with it "under the radar" for as long as possible. Coupled with 6 hours of having a suspended account, I feel like I've been away from here for weeks.

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Politically Incorrect

Star Trek: Bele and Lokai When I recently wrote that President elect Barack Obama is not black, I guess you could call me any manner of things, including politically incorrect.

I was making a point about Obama being labeled as black by the media. Why didn't they label him as white? Because it isn't politically correct to label someone who looks black as anything but black. I hate political correctness as much as I hate politics.

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Goodbye, Circuit City, and Good Riddance

Circuit City You can have the best products in the world, but if you have the worst customer service and sales staff in the world, you're going to fail. Circuit City, a computer and electronics store in the US, has failed. They're still in business, but barely. They probably don't have the worst customer service and sales staff, but they certainly don't have the best products.

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President Elect Barack Obama Is Not Black

Barack Obama Senator Barack Obama was duly elected as the President of the US on November 4, 2008. He'll be sworn into office in January of 2009. The thing that I find funny is that it's being hailed as a historic triumph by US media sources — the first black president in the history of the United States — and Barack Obama isn't black. I'll explain what I mean.

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