Category Archives: Current Events

Hulu Plus

Posted on July 10, 2010 by Razakius

Hulu recently made their much awaited announcement of a subscription based plan which allows you to pay for Hulu. Why would you pay for a free service? Well that has always been the question that buggers free services. Hulu’s answer … Continue reading →

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Little House on the Prairie: The Musical

Posted on January 24, 2010 by Razakius

On Friday night, with the first of four Christmas shows for my roommate, we went to the Little House on the Prairie Musical that was in the Overture Center. The show starred Melissa Gilbert (the original Laura Ingles) as the … Continue reading →

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Snow

Posted on December 11, 2009 by Razakius

I really love Madison as a city. It is a great city all in all. We have good schools, good homes, good stores, great restaurants, good beer, good events, good sites, and burgeoning tech industry. I like the history of … Continue reading →

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Trendsetting Teens?

Posted on November 6, 2009 by Razakius

A few weeks ago on my way to work, again listening to NPR, I heard a report on how teenagers are moving en masse from MySpace to Facebook. This isn’t an entirely surprising trend, but towards the end of the … Continue reading →

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Healthcare in America

Posted on July 28, 2009 by Razakius

I need to start this post the way that all employees start posts when they are talking about a job they work in. I work for EDS which is contracted out by Wisconsin as well as many other states to … Continue reading →

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Shelfari vs. Goodreads

Posted on March 14, 2009 by Razakius

Over the last few days I have become interested in the social networking sites that are geared around books and reading. The main two in this particular genre are Shelfari and Goodreads. Both of these sites have the same basic … Continue reading →

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Obama's First Months

Posted on March 13, 2009 by Razakius

I know that conservatives are going to hate Obama regardless of what he does. There’s nothing that can be done about that. Obama can make the country 100 times better to live in and they’d hate him for it. I … Continue reading →

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Stimulus for the Future

Posted on February 11, 2009 by Razakius

I believe Cains’ theory. Now to say that I believe it doesn’t necessarily put me on the same line as some Cainsians. During the 50′s and 60′s Cainsians thought that they could control the market with the theory and I don’t think that is particularly true. I think that what Cains is saying was that IF the market isn’t able to correct itself that the government can step in and fill in for what the market cannot do itself. This I think is the basis of what Cains said and I think is a very true theory. Continue reading →

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eWhy eHow has ePromise

Posted on January 29, 2009 by Razakius

I recently have gotten into eHow. For those that don’t know, eHow is a site in which you write up an article about how to do something, and post it. But it doesn’t end there, you get a cut of … Continue reading →

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Reflecting on a Bush

Posted on January 17, 2009 by Razakius

With only a few days left of the reign of Bush, I thought I would take a few moments to reflect on his rule over this country. It has actually been an interesting eight years to be sure. I mean … Continue reading →

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