Life Update 6: I am Ireland

So I don't have internets in my apartment. Actually, I do, but my computer isn't set up properly for wireless. I'm running Ubuntu, and I just haven't figured it out. Anyway, I'm updating at work, when I should be working, so brief post, just a few things to complain about.

First, my previous post looks messed up. I'll try to fix it when I have time.

Second, Tom Friedman has a ridiculous op-ed today in the New York Times. Here are a few words that explain Ireland's success: free riding. Ireland is a net recipient of EU taxes and has free access to Europe's markets. If the rest of Europe weren't there, all the globalization in the world wouldn't have given it the phenomenal growth it's enjoyed. Ireland is basically the Delaware of Europe, and no one should confuse Delaware with New York.

Finally, why is it that I can flip on the TV and not find an episode of Law & Order? There was a time, not long ago, when 4 stations would broadcast Law & Order in its various manifestations, and the probability of finding it playing was close to 1. Now I have to expend valuable resources searching for it. I fast forward through the commercials, though, so I guess I should shut up and take what I can get. I'm the Ireland of Law & Order.