Jay Haynes

Advice to Britney

I never thought I would mention Britney Spears in a post, let alone give her advice. But after seeing this article in my RSS reader, I had a thought.

Here's how to beat the paparazzi: give away photos of yourself for free. No matter what Britney (or any other paparazzi-stalked celebrity) does, there will always be a market for the photos. So disrupt the market. Hire a friend to follow you around and take photos of you - lots and lots of digital photos. And post them for free on the Internet. The value of the paparazzi's photos would drop to zero.

This is a celebrity version of the guy who put his whole life online after becoming an FBI target.

Constitution of Iraq

American taxpayers have spent $1 trillion to establish an Islamic state in Iraq. Why this doesn't get front page news coverage every day is beyond me.

From the Constitution of Iraq.

Article (2):

1st — Islam is the official religion of the state and is a basic source of legislation:

(a) No law can be passed that contradicts the undisputed rules of Islam.

New Energy Source: Competition

Amory Lovins via David Roberts.

I think a good way to smoke out corporate socialists in free-marketeers' clothing is to ask whether they agree that all ways to save or produce energy should be allowed to compete fairly at honest prices, regardless of which kind they are, what technology they use, where they are, how big they are, or who owns them. I can tell you who won't be in favor of it: the incumbent monopolists, monopsonists, and oligarchs who don't like competition and new market entrants. But whether they like it or not, competition happens. It's particularly keen on the demand side.

Green Hosting

Earth2Tech.

Website hosting is a power hungry business, and is often responsible for carbon emissions, depending on how your data center is powered. Yep, we’re guilty too and our hosting company says its local power is mainly coal. Solar-powered web hosting startup Greenest Host, launching next Wednesday, is the latest to join a growing number of start-ups already trying to build a business out of the green web hosting.

No 3G on iPhone: Here's why

AnandTech.com.

No 3G on the iPhone, but why? A Battery Life Analysis.

Via Daring Fireball.