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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23264730781792496762012-02-16T01:27:16.702-05:00WeFiveKingsSean King, JD, CPA, MAcchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17108340147699747899noreply@blogger.comBlogger21561100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326473078179249676.post-16538282782497998862011-12-17T21:57:00.001-05:002011-12-17T21:57:31.261-05:00Bitcoin Beat: Is it time to privatize money? | 89.3 KPCC

http://www.scpr.org/blogs/economy/2011/12/14/4009/bitcoin-beat-it-time-privatize-money/

Sean King, JD, CPA, MAcchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17108340147699747899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326473078179249676.post-1496325269616342952011-12-17T21:25:00.001-05:002011-12-17T21:25:35.164-05:00Dutch Catholic 'abuses' exposed

Dutch Catholic 'abuses' exposed http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16216174 --- Sent from Zite personalized magazine iPad app. Available for free in the App Store. www.zite.com

Sean King, JD, CPA, MAcchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17108340147699747899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326473078179249676.post-29238080047469861622011-11-19T10:24:00.000-05:002011-11-19T15:31:05.052-05:00Nazi racial ideology was religious, not Darwinian

Nazi racial ideology was religious, creationist and opposed to Darwinism http://coelsblog.wordpress.com/2011/11/08/nazi-racial-ideology-was-religious-creationist-and-opposed-to-darwinism/ --- Sent from Zite personalized magazine iPad app. Available for free in the App Store. www.zite.com

Sean King, JD, CPA, MAcchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17108340147699747899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326473078179249676.post-25194222528456623662011-10-10T10:16:00.000-04:002011-10-10T10:17:20.103-04:00Here's to the Crazy Ones:

Sean King, JD, CPA, MAcchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17108340147699747899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326473078179249676.post-69041099764274601932011-10-09T20:04:00.000-04:002011-10-09T19:59:39.604-04:00Pensions Wrestle With Return Assumptions

Pensions Wrestle With Return Rates http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204450804576620951874861390.html Sadly, far too many are woefully unfunded even with the old optimistic assumptions. --- Sent from Zite personalized magazine iPad app. Available for free in the App Store. www.zite.com

Sean King, JD, CPA, MAcchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17108340147699747899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326473078179249676.post-12321851994804047862011-10-09T18:25:00.000-04:002011-10-09T18:25:17.128-04:00Iran actress sentenced to one year in jail: report

Iran actress sentenced to one year in jail: report

Sean King, JD, CPA, MAcchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17108340147699747899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326473078179249676.post-4865269130827780332011-10-09T13:49:00.000-04:002011-10-09T13:50:04.662-04:00The Liberal Paradox:

Sean King, JD, CPA, MAcchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17108340147699747899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326473078179249676.post-92208444194655158692011-10-08T16:09:00.006-04:002011-10-08T16:29:56.945-04:00My Humble Tribute to Steve Jobs, with a big assist by Don McLean:

(To the tune of American Pie)A short, short time ago...After the end of SeptemberDied a man who used to make us smile.He knew if he had his chanceThat he could make the people danceAnd, maybe, they’d be happy for a while.His recent frailty made me shiverBut I never doubted he’d deliver.Then bad news came by way of text;I could not conceive of what was next.It’s been a long time since I’ve

Sean King, JD, CPA, MAcchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17108340147699747899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326473078179249676.post-32048790491079273952011-10-08T11:26:00.001-04:002011-10-08T11:28:13.076-04:00Hope and Change:

Sean King, JD, CPA, MAcchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17108340147699747899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326473078179249676.post-62920495382062872562011-10-07T07:55:00.000-04:002011-10-07T07:51:11.303-04:00Steve Jobs Stanford Commencement Speech 2005

If you have never seen Steve Jobs' Stanford Commencement address, you simply must. Here's a link:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1R-jKKp3NA&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Sean King, JD, CPA, MAcchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17108340147699747899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326473078179249676.post-92102398454699709512011-10-06T09:33:00.001-04:002011-10-06T09:33:21.385-04:00October 5, 2011: The Day the Music Died

Rest in peace, Steve Jobs.

Sean King, JD, CPA, MAcchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17108340147699747899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326473078179249676.post-90849397313876123582011-10-04T16:13:00.007-04:002011-10-05T17:45:07.661-04:00Hale Stewart Weighs in on Life Insurance and Captives

Hale Stewart has weighed in on the issue of captives and life insurance, posting the following some time ago on his blog and more recently on Jay Adkisson's LinkedIn captive group:I addressed this issue (life insurance in captives) in a recent post on my tax law blog. Here is the post in its entirety. The topic of life insurance and captive insurance companies is fairly controversial. Some

Sean King, JD, CPA, MAcchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17108340147699747899noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326473078179249676.post-46776394269754989382011-10-03T14:42:00.011-04:002011-10-04T21:17:24.624-04:00Jay Adkisson: Was He Lying Then or is He Lying Now?

Anyone who knows anything about Jay Adkisson (who is self-admittedly not a tax attorney, by the way) knows that he loves disparaging the work of tax professionals in order to drive business to his firm. His most recent example is a posting on Forbes' blog that I extensively critiqued here and here. Importantly, at least for purposes of this post, Jay (who is not a tax attorney) warns the public

Sean King, JD, CPA, MAcchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17108340147699747899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326473078179249676.post-6367807122412731392011-10-02T13:14:00.024-04:002012-01-14T12:51:56.363-05:00Jay Adkisson's AALU Presentation on Captives: Res Ipsa Loquitur

Last weekend I offered an extensive critique of Jay Adkisson's marketing tactics, including a detailed refutation of many of the assertions made in his recent post that was picked up by Forbes. This weekend I want to further expand my critique by documenting just how disingenuous and hypocritical many of Jay's criticisms of other captive professionals really are. Consider, for instance, the

Sean King, JD, CPA, MAcchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17108340147699747899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326473078179249676.post-737257652747790462011-09-25T11:52:00.029-04:002011-10-21T11:52:34.736-04:00Jay Adkisson...There You Go Again

Not too long ago I called out attorney Jay Adkisson for unprofessionally marketing his services by slandering the work of others. Well, he's at it again, this time on Forbes' blog. Forbes should be ashamed for publishing such drivel. Like last time, Jay's comments are full of self-serving and misleading statements, exaggeration and scare tactics. And, once again, I shall count the ways that

Sean King, JD, CPA, MAcchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17108340147699747899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326473078179249676.post-69679286948800685662011-06-14T12:53:00.008-04:002011-06-18T16:25:19.502-04:00Understanding Bitcoin: A Guide for Newbies

Bitcoin has been all the buzz in recent weeks, not only among geek types but in mainstream sources like the Washington Post, The Atlantic, NPR, and even The Economist. Even so, it's apparent by searching for #Bitcoin on Twitter that many still don't understand what it is and why both its liberating and subversive potentials are so enormous. I think this confusion is due to the fact that most

Sean King, JD, CPA, MAcchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17108340147699747899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326473078179249676.post-41576419676190867262011-06-12T10:53:00.013-04:002011-06-12T15:52:11.032-04:00Buy on Amazon.com with Bitcoin!

One of the touted advantages of engaging in commerce using Bitcoins is that there's supposedly no need for a "trusted intermediary" (i.e., a bank or credit card company). However, that's only true once sufficient numbers of businesses begin accepting Bitcoins as direct payment for goods and/or services. Until then, converting your Bitcoins to fiat currencies, or even better, real things, can be

Sean King, JD, CPA, MAcchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17108340147699747899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326473078179249676.post-87963649816774643372011-06-11T17:08:00.003-04:002011-06-11T17:16:34.305-04:00Will Work for Bitcoin

Just putting it out there that I'm proud to join the small but growing number of businesses who will accept Bitcoin as payment for goods/services. In my case, legal services. If any Bitcoiners out there need legal or tax advice, look me up.

Sean King, JD, CPA, MAcchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17108340147699747899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326473078179249676.post-51038549696892126832011-05-24T18:50:00.000-04:002011-05-24T18:52:00.717-04:00More Guns, Less Crime

Whodathunkit?

Sean King, JD, CPA, MAcchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17108340147699747899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326473078179249676.post-1192386285510024662011-05-16T13:30:00.000-04:002011-05-16T13:28:21.989-04:00What Is The IMF, Anyway?

http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2011/05/16/136341873/what-is-the-imf-anyway?sc=tw&ft=1&f=1001

Sean King, JD, CPA, MAcchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17108340147699747899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326473078179249676.post-51555412576014116192011-05-15T20:24:00.000-04:002011-05-15T20:22:20.324-04:00The Myth of Innate Genius

http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2011-05-13/the-myth-of-innate-genius-david-shenks-new-book-the-genius-in-all-of-us/?cid=hp%3AbeastoriginalsC5

Sean King, JD, CPA, MAcchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17108340147699747899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326473078179249676.post-20805099666564542632011-05-15T09:11:00.001-04:002011-05-15T09:11:42.667-04:00On the Evolution of Altruism

When nice guys finish first: a lesson from tiny robots http://empiricalzeal.wordpress.com/2011/05/15/when-nice-guys-finish-first-a-lesson-from-tiny-robots/

Sean King, JD, CPA, MAcchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17108340147699747899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326473078179249676.post-29005027443480094362011-05-15T08:53:00.000-04:002011-05-15T08:52:08.081-04:00We Ain't Ignorant or Nothing

Tennesee's Radical Anti-Shariah Bill Amended, But Still Targeted at Muslims http://colorlines.com/archives/2011/05/tennesees_radical_anti-shariah_bill_amended_but_still_targeted_at_muslims.html

Sean King, JD, CPA, MAcchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17108340147699747899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326473078179249676.post-60603215842153549352011-05-15T08:37:00.000-04:002011-05-15T08:36:02.654-04:00The Importance of Delayed Gratification

Wait For Another Cookie? http://danariely.com/2011/05/15/wait-for-another-cookie/

Sean King, JD, CPA, MAcchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17108340147699747899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326473078179249676.post-28423805329465153032011-05-12T16:39:00.000-04:002011-05-13T14:47:05.782-04:00How to Meditate

http://www.samharris.org/blog/item/how-to-meditate/

Sean King, JD, CPA, MAcchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17108340147699747899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326473078179249676.post-88645795602454069052011-05-11T18:36:00.000-04:002011-05-13T16:25:55.719-04:00Ouch!!!

"The People Vs. Goldman Sachs" - Taibbi's Magnum Opus http://www.zerohedge.com/article/people-vs-goldman-sachs-taibbis-magnum-opus

Sean King, JD, CPA, MAcchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17108340147699747899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326473078179249676.post-33310593976064120162011-05-04T16:03:00.000-04:002011-05-04T16:02:07.253-04:00Darwin's Letters to be Published

End in Sight for Darwin Letters Project Thanks to $8.2 Million in Grants http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/05/03/end-in-sight-for-darwin-letters-project-thanks-to-8-2-million-in-grants/

Sean King, JD, CPA, MAcchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17108340147699747899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326473078179249676.post-88964531767476172742011-05-04T15:51:00.000-04:002011-05-04T15:50:01.310-04:00Speciation Observed

All-Female Lizard Species Created in Lab http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/05/all-female-lizards/

Sean King, JD, CPA, MAcchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17108340147699747899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326473078179249676.post-80204544224770469712011-05-04T15:50:00.000-04:002011-05-04T15:49:01.802-04:00It's in the Genes

Sense of Justice Built Into the Brain, Imaging Study Shows http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110503171743.htm

Sean King, JD, CPA, MAcchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17108340147699747899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326473078179249676.post-56735911210990830322011-04-30T20:37:00.001-04:002011-04-30T20:40:16.468-04:00Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God

LATimes.com: A new study finds no difference in the ethical behavior of believers and nonbelievers. But participants who saw God as compassionate were more likely to cheat than those who believed in an angry, punitive God.Interesting.

Sean King, JD, CPA, MAcchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17108340147699747899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326473078179249676.post-63547171551587528492011-04-30T16:00:00.000-04:002011-04-30T15:59:24.652-04:00Appeals Court: No Hacking Required to Be Prosecuted as a Hacker

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2011/04/no-hacking-required/ Hmmm.

Sean King, JD, CPA, MAcchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17108340147699747899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326473078179249676.post-11826919381679052442011-04-30T15:55:00.001-04:002011-04-30T15:55:12.267-04:00How Apple devices saved me thousands on my new car

http://www.macworld.com/article/159494/2011/04/apple_versus_auto_dealer.html

Sean King, JD, CPA, MAcchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17108340147699747899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326473078179249676.post-4714974735067484682011-04-30T15:22:00.000-04:002011-04-30T15:21:54.445-04:00The Destruction of Economic Facts

http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/11_19/b4227060634112.htm

Sean King, JD, CPA, MAcchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17108340147699747899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326473078179249676.post-68901944829119464652011-04-30T15:16:00.000-04:002011-04-30T15:15:27.165-04:00Today in 1803, The Greatest LBO in History

http://www.thereformedbroker.com/2011/04/30/today-in-1803-the-greatest-lbo-in-history/

Sean King, JD, CPA, MAcchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17108340147699747899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326473078179249676.post-38651781556393475482011-04-30T15:13:00.000-04:002011-04-30T15:12:42.735-04:00Voyager Set to Enter Interstellar Space

http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2011/28apr_voyager/ Still working after all these years.

Sean King, JD, CPA, MAcchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17108340147699747899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326473078179249676.post-24003101848983928012011-04-30T15:09:00.000-04:002011-04-30T15:08:35.293-04:00What vaccine refusal really costs

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/04/cost-vaccine-refusal/ Don't be silly. Vaccinate!

Sean King, JD, CPA, MAcchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17108340147699747899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326473078179249676.post-26583117115499703542011-04-28T19:52:00.000-04:002011-04-28T19:55:03.781-04:00Live Oak in Ocala:

Sean King, JD, CPA, MAcchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17108340147699747899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326473078179249676.post-70356618640659276162011-04-28T19:51:00.001-04:002011-04-28T19:56:05.728-04:00See the rainbow?

Not easy to see in this photo, but it was there!

Sean King, JD, CPA, MAcchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17108340147699747899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326473078179249676.post-15853200031865380852011-04-28T17:59:00.000-04:002011-04-28T17:58:57.873-04:00Storms in US cause loss of external power at three nuclear reactors

http://blogs.nature.com/news/thegreatbeyond/2011/04/fukushima_update_storms_in_us.html?WT.mc_id=TWT_NatureNews

Sean King, JD, CPA, MAcchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17108340147699747899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326473078179249676.post-33101618351175702942011-04-28T09:05:00.000-04:002011-04-28T09:04:57.499-04:00States Say Life Insurers Skimp on Payouts

Hmmmm: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703367004576289423732099868.html

Sean King, JD, CPA, MAcchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17108340147699747899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326473078179249676.post-22303764631048158212011-04-27T12:04:00.000-04:002011-04-27T12:07:16.488-04:00Another No-Knock Police Raid Gone Bad

Police Confront Broward Judge at Gunpointhttp://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Broward-judge-ordered-by-deputies-come-out-with-your-hands-up-120755199.html?dr

Sean King, JD, CPA, MAcchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17108340147699747899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326473078179249676.post-86663948042014306932011-04-27T12:00:00.000-04:002011-04-27T12:03:20.613-04:00Muslim actress causes storm after posing naked for Playboy

Death threats: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/3548816/Muslim-actress-causes-storm-after-posing-naked-for-Playboy-mag.html

Sean King, JD, CPA, MAcchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17108340147699747899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326473078179249676.post-78086776638309618412011-04-26T13:34:00.001-04:002011-04-26T13:34:16.917-04:00Pilot Relied on iPhone to Save Flood Victims

Pilot Relied on iPhone to Save Flood Victims http://www.cultofmac.com/pilot-relied-on-iphone-to-save-flood-victims/92128

Sean King, JD, CPA, MAcchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17108340147699747899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326473078179249676.post-38100517441832590502011-04-26T13:20:00.001-04:002011-04-26T13:20:02.775-04:00IQ Scores Measure Ambition?

IQ scores reflect motivation as well as 'intelligence' http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2011/04/26/iq-scores-reflect-motivation-as-well-as-intelligence/

Sean King, JD, CPA, MAcchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17108340147699747899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326473078179249676.post-92170958213945435762011-04-26T13:15:00.000-04:002011-04-26T13:14:47.746-04:00Rocket Envy

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2011/04/26/rocket-envy/

Sean King, JD, CPA, MAcchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17108340147699747899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326473078179249676.post-72947960377032662392011-04-24T13:56:00.001-04:002011-04-24T13:56:08.940-04:00An Optimist’s Tour of the Future

An Optimist's Tour of the Future, Mark Stevenson at Google http://k21st.wordpress.com/2011/04/22/an-optimists-tour-of-the-future-mark-stevenson-at-google/

Sean King, JD, CPA, MAcchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17108340147699747899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326473078179249676.post-48492246556203203052011-04-24T13:46:00.001-04:002011-04-24T13:46:36.174-04:00What Is a Book?

What Is a Book? The Definition Continues to Blur http://gigaom.com/2011/04/22/what-is-a-book-the-definition-continues-to-blur/

Sean King, JD, CPA, MAcchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17108340147699747899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326473078179249676.post-82811666191947443412011-04-24T13:10:00.000-04:002011-04-24T13:09:55.059-04:00Eugenics: Another Historical Example of Central Planning Run Amuck

Genetics journal reveals dark past: http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/columnist/vergano/2011-04-22-eugenics-journal_N.htm

Sean King, JD, CPA, MAcchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17108340147699747899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326473078179249676.post-24965662973624926572011-04-23T18:55:00.001-04:002011-04-23T18:55:24.450-04:00Why the King James Bible Endures

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/24/weekinreview/24mcgrath.html

Sean King, JD, CPA, MAcchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17108340147699747899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326473078179249676.post-78917542881409661732011-04-23T18:44:00.000-04:002011-04-23T18:43:58.607-04:00Happiest Places Post Highest Suicide Rates

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/22/happiest-places-post-highest-suicide-rates/

Sean King, JD, CPA, MAcchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17108340147699747899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326473078179249676.post-75502227855676894552011-04-23T18:17:00.001-04:002011-04-23T18:17:27.236-04:00Botox May Deaden Ability to Empathize

http://blogs.forbes.com/marcbabej/2011/04/23/botox-may-deaden-ability-to-empathize-new-study-says/

Sean King, JD, CPA, MAcchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17108340147699747899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326473078179249676.post-2196252687519633032011-04-23T18:05:00.001-04:002011-04-23T18:05:17.408-04:00What is "Peer Review"?

Not much: http://www.boingboing.net/2011/04/22/meet-science-what-is.html

Sean King, JD, CPA, MAcchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17108340147699747899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326473078179249676.post-2726460042303893072011-04-23T17:57:00.001-04:002011-04-23T17:57:12.012-04:00Whence Morality?

Where morality lives http://www.boston.com/news/science/articles/2011/04/24/where_morality_lives/

Sean King, JD, CPA, MAcchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17108340147699747899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326473078179249676.post-85555122400435960822011-04-23T10:47:00.015-04:002011-04-23T13:33:20.172-04:00Parsing the Gospel Accounts of the Resurrection

What do the gospels tell us about Jesus's resurrection? Not what most people think. When viewed as historical testimonies rather than as spiritual analogies, our four "witnesses" to the resurrection provide different and even contradictory accounts of this most important of Christian events. Here's what the gospels actually say on the matter:By all accounts, Mary Magdalene approached Jesus's

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Over the years, some Literalist friends have repeatedly suggested to me that the spread of Christianity, and the development of the Bible, can only be the product of divine intervention. There can be no other "reasonable" explanation, they insist.Well, I'm constantly perplexed by those who seek to bolster their religious faith by appeals to "reason." After all, how can resorting to "divine

Sean King, JD, CPA, MAcchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17108340147699747899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326473078179249676.post-16527011725658918582011-02-27T12:42:00.004-05:002011-02-27T13:15:13.529-05:00Three Must Read Books for Summer

Yes, I have summer on the mind already, so here they are:* Atlas Shrugged (you could just wait of the movie, but movies are never as good)* Liberal Fascism* The Road to SurfdomAll three make a common point that continually fascinates me: They all illustrate how the desire to "do good for others" is the root of totalitarianism. Due largely to these books, I'm naturally skeptical of "do gooders".

Sean King, JD, CPA, MAcchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17108340147699747899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326473078179249676.post-56280357760487431842011-02-27T12:02:00.000-05:002011-02-27T12:03:18.889-05:00Atlas Shrugged, New Scene Released:

Sean King, JD, CPA, MAcchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17108340147699747899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326473078179249676.post-67822425203049645672011-02-13T10:56:00.003-05:002011-02-13T11:17:20.552-05:00More Common Gene Testing Exposes Family Secrets

Like, for instance, incest.But, incest isn't the only such secret such tests can expose. For instance, many people have discovered from genetic testing that, thanks to parental infidelity, their siblings are really only half-siblings. While birth control and the availability of abortion might reduce the incidence of such family secrets today, they had to be extremely common prior to the 1960's.

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"2045: The Year Man Becomes Immortal"It's an excellent article, though if one is not already familiar with the idea of the singularity, the article doesn't explain it all that well. The singularity, or at least Kurzweil's understanding of it, is not the point at which humanity becomes immortal, but rather it is the point at which greater-than-human intelligence arrives on the scene, making

Sean King, JD, CPA, MAcchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17108340147699747899noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326473078179249676.post-78468360122902875372011-02-13T10:19:00.000-05:002011-02-13T10:20:26.991-05:00Kurzweil Predicts a Watson Victory:

We'll find out tomorrow.

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...questions Obama's Christianity: "I just don't believe it." Or, maybe he just doesn't WANT to believe it. And, that's the problem with Obama's Christianity--neither left wing secularist nor right wing Christians want to believe he's a Christian.

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It premiers on Tax Day, 2011.

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You should have been alive in 1824 when Andrew Jackson ran for President.

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Europeans can't make soup because they don't have a "melting pot." Consider what British Prime Minister Cameron recently had to say"on the subject":Speaking at a security conference in Munich on Saturday, Mr. Cameron condemned what he called the “hands-off tolerance” in Britain and other European nations that had encouraged Muslims and other immigrant groups “to live separate lives, apart from

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Really, it does. Tim Sykes should live forever then.

Sean King, JD, CPA, MAcchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17108340147699747899noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326473078179249676.post-18022096035507817452011-02-06T11:16:00.000-05:002011-02-06T11:17:44.976-05:00The Singularity is Here?

Supercomputer "Watson" to take on past Jeopardy champions on February 14th.

Sean King, JD, CPA, MAcchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17108340147699747899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326473078179249676.post-83643247054037045292011-02-06T11:14:00.001-05:002011-02-06T11:15:52.341-05:00Deflation

50-inch plasma HDTV's for less than $600? Yep.

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...with a colleague who insisted that corporations would soon begin to put their trillion dollar money cushion to work. He was confident that greed would keep them from simply sitting on their wallets.I doubted his assertion. Here's one big reason why.And, it wasn't just Citigroup that was within a day or two of running out of money. Bear Sterns and Lehman actually did hit the bottom of the

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You can now get most of your medical lab work done on the cheap through on-line testing services, if you order the labs yourself. After all, if all you need to know is your LDL level, for instance, why pay two to three times as much to have your doctor order the test for you? One reason, I suppose, is insurance. Insurance won't cover lab work that you order yourself, but it does cover the

Sean King, JD, CPA, MAcchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17108340147699747899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326473078179249676.post-21213984411612949892011-01-16T10:29:00.002-05:002011-01-16T10:31:56.366-05:00Want to Learn to Meditate Effectively?

Well, there's an app for that.

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Google is working towards a Universal Translator, and it already has reasonably effective versions available for your smartphone.

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This week IBM's supercomputer, named Watson, defeated Jeopardy Grand Champions in practice rounds.While most will no doubt downplay this achievement, just think of what this computer is required to do to win: Not only must it understand the spoken/written word, it must also grasp the subtleties of Jeopardy's "answers". It can only do this by properly deciphering the frequent puns and double

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The primary study linking autism to vaccines was fraudulent.

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An android Trojan virus with botnet capabilities has been spotted in the wild.

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PCMag.com: Startup Peep Wireless plans to launch software at the Consumer Electronics Show that will transform smartphones and other connected devices into a peer-to-peer network that will supposedly free users from ever paying a phone bill again.We need more developers of peer-to-peer network applications like this one if we expect to avoid a Big Brother scenario in the future.UPDATE:> Check

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NPR.org: Prosecutors declared a Texas man innocent Monday of a rape and robbery that put him in prison for 30 years, more than any other DNA exoneree in Texas.***Now 51, he has spent more time wrongly imprisoned than any DNA exoneree in Texas, which has freed 41 wrongly convicted inmates through DNA since 2001 — more than any other state.And if I'm not mistaken, Texas also executes more people

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Victor Davis Hanson says California and Greece are "rag(ing) against reality".

Sean King, JD, CPA, MAcchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17108340147699747899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326473078179249676.post-56788447611862145492011-01-03T16:00:00.002-05:002011-01-03T16:23:54.053-05:00Don't Let It Happen Here

European nations have begun seizing private pensions to pay government debts. I don't think that American politicians are quite so bold, but they may well be twice as sly. As Robert Prechter has noted time and again, politicians don't need to actually "seize" our pensions and IRAs to gain use of our money. All they need do is to require that a certain percentage (all?) of Americans' pension

Sean King, JD, CPA, MAcchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17108340147699747899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326473078179249676.post-60589145671494304862011-01-03T13:00:00.000-05:002011-01-03T13:00:00.510-05:00It's in the Genes

The HTR2B variant of a serotonin neurotransmitter receptor in the brain makes Finnish men violent if they drink.

Sean King, JD, CPA, MAcchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17108340147699747899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326473078179249676.post-78917664050830782362011-01-02T14:14:00.001-05:002011-01-02T14:15:54.530-05:00How Cool is This?!

I'm not even going to describe it. Click through to this link to see it. Wow!

Sean King, JD, CPA, MAcchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17108340147699747899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326473078179249676.post-78097725032733728282011-01-02T14:09:00.003-05:002011-01-02T14:14:21.779-05:00IRS Agent Steals Your Tax Refund

If IRS reps can do this, it's only a matter of time before one downloads millions of tax returns on a thumb drive and posts them online Wikileaks style. Maybe Wikileaks really is the end of Big Business/Big Government, as Noam Scheiber thinks.

Sean King, JD, CPA, MAcchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17108340147699747899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326473078179249676.post-88325622799234355152011-01-02T14:06:00.001-05:002011-01-02T14:08:28.687-05:00Is Porn Helpful to Harmful?

Gas Saad considers the evidence.

Sean King, JD, CPA, MAcchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17108340147699747899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326473078179249676.post-5583821157896963212011-01-02T14:03:00.002-05:002011-01-02T14:06:22.000-05:00Is Peer-to-Peer Networking the Future of the Internet?

Some think it's the only way to avoid a Big Brother scenario. Given how fast Wikileaks was taken down, they may be right.

Sean King, JD, CPA, MAcchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17108340147699747899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326473078179249676.post-59788149957838668482011-01-02T14:01:00.001-05:002011-01-02T14:02:54.790-05:00Foreclosure Fiasco

NYTimes: When Mimi Ash arrived at her mountain chalet here for a weekend ski trip, she discovered that someone had broken into the home and changed the locks.When she finally got into the house, it was empty. All of her possessions were gone: furniture, her son’s ski medals, winter clothes and family photos. Also missing was a wooden box, its top inscribed with the words “Together Forever,” that

Sean King, JD, CPA, MAcchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17108340147699747899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326473078179249676.post-80115936404473384802011-01-02T13:58:00.002-05:002011-01-02T13:58:56.865-05:00Aspirin really is...

...the wonder drug that works wonders. Plus, it's dirt cheap.

Sean King, JD, CPA, MAcchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17108340147699747899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326473078179249676.post-76204876656089219242011-01-02T13:56:00.000-05:002011-01-02T13:57:27.983-05:00Giving our troops...

..."terminator vision".

Sean King, JD, CPA, MAcchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17108340147699747899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326473078179249676.post-75151126155976137352011-01-02T13:52:00.002-05:002011-01-02T13:55:24.647-05:00Those Amazing Stem Cells

Turning ordinary blood cells into amazing stem cells.Using embryonic stem cells is becoming less and less necessary everyday, though I personally have no objection to it.

Sean King, JD, CPA, MAcchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17108340147699747899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326473078179249676.post-9571402720617677442011-01-02T13:50:00.001-05:002011-01-02T13:52:30.502-05:00Are TSA Scanners Safe?

Many experts are skeptical that the TSA's new backscatter pornoscanner machines are safe, but even the experts who endorse them are careful to bracket their reassurances with certain caveats: the safety of the machines depends heavily on their being properly maintained, regularly tested, and expertly operated. Whether or not you're comfortable with the intended radiation emissions from the

Sean King, JD, CPA, MAcchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17108340147699747899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326473078179249676.post-50076608461741495502011-01-02T13:44:00.001-05:002011-01-02T13:46:52.736-05:00Six Strange Fossils that Enlightened Evolutionary Scientists...

...and why they mattered.Plus, the dinosaur fossils that changed everything.

Sean King, JD, CPA, MAcchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17108340147699747899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326473078179249676.post-38449715749005185282011-01-02T13:42:00.001-05:002011-01-02T13:49:54.530-05:00Wall Street Journal:

Pension costs are driving taxes up:Cities across the nation are raising property taxes, largely citing rising pension and health-care costs for their employees and retirees.In Pennsylvania, the township of Upper Moreland is bumping up property taxes for residents by 13.6% in 2011. Next door the city of Philadelphia this year increased the tax 9.9%. In New York, Saratoga Springs will collect 4.4%

Sean King, JD, CPA, MAcchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17108340147699747899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326473078179249676.post-55899243909130647432011-01-02T13:39:00.004-05:002011-01-02T15:47:41.431-05:00If a Corporation Did This, We'd Put Its CEO in Jail

But, with politicians, cooking the books is par for the course. Does this mean that state debts and deficits are actually far worse than reported? Nah, couldn't be.

Sean King, JD, CPA, MAcchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17108340147699747899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326473078179249676.post-51281491972493979562011-01-02T13:33:00.002-05:002011-01-02T13:38:29.641-05:00Hemp:

How it could save the world. Well, there is an interesting historical correlation between bull markets and prohibition, and bear markets and repeal of prohibition. Given hemp's benefits, and that varieties of it can be grown that don't contain high concentrations of THC, legalization seems likelier than ever.

Sean King, JD, CPA, MAcchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17108340147699747899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326473078179249676.post-15625273991926429352011-01-02T13:30:00.002-05:002011-01-02T13:33:12.554-05:00Asia's Baby Shortage?

A shortfall of babies in parts of Asia will soon impact the world in unexpected ways. And no, it's not just a problem for China.

Sean King, JD, CPA, MAcchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17108340147699747899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326473078179249676.post-25355115239304263342011-01-02T13:28:00.001-05:002011-01-02T13:29:44.657-05:00Secularism in the West

This Christmas, for perhaps the first time ever, Britain is a majority non-religious nation.

Sean King, JD, CPA, MAcchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17108340147699747899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326473078179249676.post-87167738882820191962011-01-02T13:26:00.002-05:002011-01-02T13:27:09.109-05:00Did John Wilkes Booth Live On Under an Assumed Name?

DNA may soon tell us for sure.

Sean King, JD, CPA, MAcchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17108340147699747899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326473078179249676.post-48623354288471693972011-01-02T13:17:00.001-05:002011-01-02T13:18:51.834-05:00The Law of Accelerating Returns

A small chip will some day sequence your entire genome in minutes. And, dirt cheap!

Sean King, JD, CPA, MAcchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17108340147699747899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326473078179249676.post-66671083329000026442011-01-01T16:58:00.000-05:002011-01-01T16:59:12.713-05:00Karen Dionne:

How E-Books are Changing the Economics of Writing.

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