Archive for October, 2009

memcached client in Factor

October 15, 2009

It been a while since I mentioned this idea, but here’s an implementation of a memcached client in Factor. It’s not completely robust, but it works well enough. Next up is a server that accepts Factor scripts to execute locally.

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Fixing Health Care

October 13, 2009

The hysterical screaming over health care has reached outlandish new lows. One thing I’ve learned is that policy debates are exactly like political debates: misinformation, exaggeration, outright lies, and bitter hatred for the opposition. This isn’t a good way to transform a $2 trillion chunk of our economy. For posterity, here’s an outline of how to “fix health care”.

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