Meal Reimbursement for Military Reservist Annual Tour TDY

Posted on January 12, 2015 by Brian

After 2 years of appeals, the DOHA Claims Appeal Board denied my request for reconsideration of a travel expense while doing duty as a military Reservist. Continue reading →

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IRS Form 8965 Anathema and Socialism

Posted on January 8, 2015 by Brian

Welcome to 2015. The graphic below is an IRS form 8965 “Health Coverage Exemptions”. Aside from the trite question of why we need 8,965 forms to file taxes, this hurts me for deeper reasons. Continue reading →

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Cyber Security Reality Negates Chip and Pin Executive Order

Posted on December 31, 2014 by Brian

President Obama issued Executive Order “Chip and Pin” to make us all more secure.  I became aware of this order when reading an email about government travel credit cards which will use the new technology.  Uggh.. what a show-piece.  Rampant unfamiliarity with cyber security makes this order just about useless. Let me explain… Continue reading →

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SSL Mac Client with Windows Server – Toys

Posted on December 30, 2014 by Brian

My toolset for Mac OSX 10.6.8 SSL into a Windows XP Pro SP3 computer is complete. Continue reading →

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Who Likes Gold Standards ?

Posted on December 23, 2014 by Brian

James Rickards, in “The Death of Money,” page 234, comments about gold standards for the economy:

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