The Adam Lee Commentary

Finally, App Store Here I Come

Adam — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:35:37 +0000

Finally working through all the issues I’ve had with my distribution license and a buggy version of Apple application loader causing Xcode to incorrectly identify my icon as a faulty size I’ve submitted an app to the app store (for free of course). Now I just need to work on some apps with more content, and some for my own personal enjoyment. After submitting an app about my fiance’s hometown I am on to work on a GPS based application I can use to gauge just how fuel efficient my car is.

Whitney Houstin Passes Away

Adam — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 04:17:39 +0000

“I Will Always Love You” is the song that comes to mind when I think about Whitney Houstin; she died today at age 48 in Beverly Hills.

The Luoyang App

Adam — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 16:50:10 +0000

If you’ve come to this page it probably means you’ve arrived via the support email for the “Luoyang App”. Please comment here for fast response to your questions/concerns/upgrade ideas. Thanks

Adam — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:17:57 +0000

Building A Fire App

Adam — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 03:06:51 +0000

I just submitted a fire building app to the store, and price is FREE. If anyone is coming here looking for support please comment on this entry and I will try to address the concern as quickly as possible. Thank you!

Building Oil-Free Communities

Adam — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 18:39:04 +0000

Oil products are all around us, from what we wear, how we carry things, and what things are wrapped in – the most obvious product of oil is gasoline. The United States is full of cities and towns which are designed in such a way that people need cars to function, which isn’t how it always was. I think it would be useful to design communities where oil is not a big factor in daily living – now this is easier to do in warmer areas nearer to the equator since keeping warm always requires the use of fuel. Why not design towns where everyone lives within walking distance of everything they need? Other people call these types of towns “Transition Towns”, where community gardens are grown and local businesses buy local and exchange locally. Following this method, these towns will be well suited for times when peak oil is reached.

Mitt Runs Lousiest Ad Ever

Adam — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 19:10:09 +0000

Mitt Romney has officially released the lousiest ad ever, which is simply a clip of NBC News from the past ending with “I’m Mitt Romney and I approve this message.”

It’s unfortunate that Mitt’s campaign decided to copy verbatim something not produced by them but by NBC News. While I do not support Gingrich, I think that this type of lousy work looks bad on the Mitt campaign.

Tom Brokaw said the following in response to the ad: “I am extremely uncomfortable with the extended use of my personal image in this political ad. I do no want my role as a journalist compromised for political gain by any campaign.”

See video below:

War With Iran – Ill Advised

Adam — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:43:13 +0000

The state of the union is troubling, to say the least. Last night Obama gave a speech full of promises and plans to bring America forward, one particular topic may bring America backwards and to its knees economically. The hint of another war in the Middle East should frighten anyone, but the economic implications of sending hundreds of thousands of troops back into Iran after leaving Iraq and Afghanistan would mean less domestic recovery and a deeper debt to other countries. Deeper government debt would be passed on to none other than you, the taxpayer. James Madison once wrote the following:

“Of all the enemies of true liberty, war is, perhaps, the most to be dreaded…War is the parent of armies; from these proceed debts and taxes. …No nation can preserve its freedom in the midst of continual warfare.”

Unfortunately the political winds seem to be pointing towards a war with Iran, perhaps because it makes the Republican candidates (excluding Ron Paul) and President Obama seem stronger – to me it makes them weak. Iran does not have nuclear capability, and if it were to become a nuclear power Israel has more than enough nuclear stockpiles to prevent Iran from ever using them.

I’ve had enough of this warmongering, it is not morally justified. I feel it is my duty to inform others that a war with Iran is not a war for America, and will not benefit America – It will further weaken America’s standing in the world and be another nail in our national deficit coffin.

There is only one candidate who has spoken for his opposition for this war, or what others call an “option on the table”, and that candidate is Ron Paul. Avoid war hawks, or risk paying $5.00 for gas and not being able to take a restroom break without being watched.

Wash Sales

Adam — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:45:54 +0000

As investors prepare their taxes for 2011, it is important to keep in mind what a wash sale is and how it effects capital losses. A wash sale is when a security is sold at a loss and the same security or “substantially similar” security is bought back within 30 days. The important key word is “substantially similar”, and unfortunately the IRS is vague on its definition. The IRS has also imposed the wash sale on folks who sell a security and whose spouse or controlled company buys back the same security within 30 days.

Don’t Vote out of Spite

Adam — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 18:38:54 +0000

I’m astonished by the number of people I run into who are planning on voting for someone they don’t really like in order for someone else not to win. They might have a favorite candidate in mind, but they are not voting for him because they are afraid he isn’t going to be able to beat their most hated candidate be him from the Republican party or the incumbent Barack Obama. This kind of mentality should not plague the Republican primary, since it is a self-fulfilling prophecy. If everyone has this mentality then sure enough, they will get what they are predicting will be the case. This mentality has been constantly enforced by the entire spectrum of the mainstream news media, but has been challenged by smaller online news websites. Take a look at Ron Paul or Rick Santorum, both of these candidates were shunned by the media but it turns out Ron Paul (who is not mentioned as a ‘top-tier’ candidate) has been getting the second most number of votes throughout the primaries (as of today 22.4%, behind Romney’s 34.4%) comfortably beating Gingrich’s 10.7% standing. Santorum was able to take Iowa by surprise, and currently has 14.4% of the primary votes so far. Looking at the statistics the real top-tier candidates have been Romney, Paul and Santorum (not Gingrich). Take a looks at news articles covering the election, and you will find Romney and Gingrich disproportionally mentioned all over – this is probably because Obama is their favorite and in my opinion Obama will beat either of these candidates based on their overly hawkish attitude on foreign policy and their backgrounds which make them out of touch with most Americans. If one of the candidates above is your favorite then by all means vote for them, but don’t vote for someone because the media tells you they can’t win.