http://jordy.gundy.org Jordan Gunderson's take on Tech and Business Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:07:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Gabe and I want to be sure that our start up company, Izeni, has a cash runway that's long enough to ensure that we can have a proper lift off. To that end we've been doing some consulting and contract work (mostly low-hanging fruit) to slow our burn rate, and ... http://jordy.gundy.org/got-contract-work/ Well, it's new New Year's Day, and it's also time again for some more cyclical search pattern fun. So here's today's search term: And what region wins per capita searches for "hangover"? Why none other than Ireland. Really. Other fun New Year's searches: "Weightloss", "Auld Lang Syne", and "Taxi". http://jordy.gundy.org/cyclical-search-phrases-of-the-day/ My brother Aaron posted on Facebook about us making homemade cheeseballs for our Christmas vacation. I thought it was well written and had good pictures, so I'm ripping it of here, slightly edited. This is basically a recipe for soft, fresh farmer's cheese with flavors mixed in (thus making them ... http://jordy.gundy.org/homemade-cheeseballs/ Now we're talking: EXCLUSIVE: RNC draft rips Bush's bailouts Ralph Z. Hallow (Contact) Republican Party officials say they will try next month to pass a resolution accusing President Bush and congressional Republican leaders of embracing "socialism," underscoring deep dissension within the party at the end of Mr. Bush's administration. Those pushing the resolution, which ... http://jordy.gundy.org/republica-party-bones-up/ I don't do this very often; but this article by Chuck Baldwin, the Constitution Party's presidential nominee, is so good that I decided to re-post it in its entirety: Selective Constitutionalism by Chuck Baldwin December 9, 2008 Many conservatives are up in arms regarding the charge that President-elect Barack Obama may not have been ... http://jordy.gundy.org/selective-constitutionalism/ A few months ago, I wrote that Governor Huntsman's "monitoring" of gas prices was just political BS, and that purposely encouraging a misunderstanding of basic economics for political gain was a bad idea. Well, it turns out I was wrong: just the threat of State oversight made Utah gas vendors stop ... http://jordy.gundy.org/monitoring-gas-prices/ This Christmas our family gift is a years' supply of food storage --and I'm thrilled to have it. I decided I'll also be giving the gift of food storage to my family and friends. No I'm not buying it (although I think a box or a bucket of wheat makes a ... http://jordy.gundy.org/food-storage-christmas/ My brother Luke sent me a link to a cool online favicon maker he used to make a favicon for my new company, Izeni. It's pretty easy to use, so I made one for my blog as well. (Yes, it's that same ugly pic, just smaller). Anyway, it's kind of ... http://jordy.gundy.org/online-favicon-maker/ It's End-the-Fed day today. I thought I'd commemorate it by posting a video featuring Peter Schiff (Ron Paul's campaign finance advisor), who accurately predicted the sub-prime meltdown and the ensuing recession. Some great quotes (emphasis added): Our markets are going lower. This is not just a financial crisis; this is an economic ... http://jordy.gundy.org/peter-schiff-on-the-collapse-of-the-dollar/ I missed another Liberty Book Club meeting this week, but I have been reading the books. This month's book was Murray Rothbard's The Case Against the Fed, which you can buy from Amazon, The Ludwig von Mises Institute, or download for free (MP3s). Anyone who wants to really understand the underlying ... http://jordy.gundy.org/a-case-against-the-fed/