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The Regulatory Transparency Project (RTP) seeks to identify and bring attention to the excesses of the administrative state in this country. All too often, over-regulation of the economy stifles innovation, productivity, opportunity and ultimately, the American Dream. We want people to look at regulations which are burdensome and extremely inefficient and not simply submit to them as the cost of doing business but, rather, look for real and concrete ways to change them for the better. The RT ...
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A test post with video and text, to see ease of use.By Concrete Lunch Podcast
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I managed to get some skating in over the last week. After winter I always put my foot on the freestyle board and wonder if I can “still even do this.” The first session doesn’t feel that good. I have to understand and accept that. The trick is just to get back on the board and roll, and get used to it. From November to usually March the weather an…
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Application of End-Overs to bank skating. Endlessly useful. [fvplayer src=”https://www.concretelunch.info/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/CarvingEndOvers.mov” width=”1920″ height=”1080″]By Concrete Lunch Podcast
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On August 16, the Department of Justice issued a letter repudiating the Departments participation in an initiative known as “Operation Choke Point during the Obama administration. Operation Choke Point sought to deprive members of disfavored industries, such as payday lenders and firearms dealers, of the right to access the banking system. The call…
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In 2011, Congress created a new administrative tribunal in the U.S. Patent Office with the power to cancel previously granted patents, called the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). The PTAB was created to provide an efficient and inexpensive administrative process for eliminating low-quality patents what are called “bad patents. Despite its laud…
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Administrative agencies, and extensive regulation of the economy, have always existed in America. But from the founding to 1900, agencies were constrained by basic principles of representation, separation of powers, and judicial review. In his new book,Bureaucracy in America: The Administrative States Challenge to Constitutional Government, Profess…
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Howard Root started Vascular Solutions, a medical device company, from scratch. Fifteen years later, his Minnesota company had created over 500 American jobs and developed more than 50 new medical devices that saved and improved lives. But in 2011, the federal government accused Howard of marketing medical devices for unapproved uses a practice pro…
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The Internet of Things (IoT) refers to the connection of various devices to the Internet.The Internet of Things (IoT) is growing in prominence almost exponentially. Today, manufacturers are creating products with cyber capabilities that range from life-critical systems such as cars or medical devices, to more prosaic, even whimsical products like i…
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Laws, Regulations, and Regulatory Dark Matter
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Congress passes and the President signs several dozen laws every year. Meanwhile, federal departments and agencies issue well over 3,000 regulations of varying significance. Does Congress have a clear grasp of the amount and cost of the thousands of executive branch and federal agency proclamations and issuances, including guidance documents, memor…
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LabMD v. FTC: A David Against Goliath Story
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Mike Daugherty is the CEO of LabMD, a medical testing lab. He has spent most of the last decade defending his company against charges that it had deficient cybersecurity practices. The early years of this battle are recorded in his book, "The Devil Inside the Beltway".In so doing, he has become the only litigant to challenge the basic authority tha…
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Flytenow was a ridesharing platform for small planes. The company was founded by two pilots, Alan Guichard and Matt Voska. This kind of cost-sharing arrangement was explicitly authorized by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).The Flytenow software facilitated the cost-sharing in accordance with FAA rules and also provided a breadth of informa…
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As my trip approaches, and the Paderborn freestyle contest draws nearer, I must remind myself that I am skating for me. Not for a contest. Not to win. Not for a prize. But for me. To show what I can do, enjoy the company of my friends from all over the world, and contribute to the greatness that is freestyle skateboarding. This is my weekend to wor…
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SEC Increased Use of Administrative Proceedings and The $2,200 Man
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In many federal investigations, a regulatory agency must bring legal action against a company or individual through the traditional court system. However, some regulatory agencies, like the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), have a powerful alternative administrative proceedings. Rather than filing a lawsuit in federal court, the SEC can ins…
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Regulatory Transparency Project: What and Why?
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TheRegulatory Transparency Project (RTP) seeks to identify and bring attention to the excesses of the administrative state in this country. All too often, over-regulation of the economy stifles innovation, productivity, opportunity and ultimately, the American Dream. We want people to look at regulations which are burdensome and extremely inefficie…
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TheRegulatory Transparency Project (RTP) seeks to identify and bring attention to the excesses of the administrative state in this country. All too often, over-regulation of the economy stifles innovation, productivity, opportunity and ultimately, the American Dream. We want people to look at regulations which are burdensome and extremely inefficie…
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Spent some time fiddling around with Ableton Live and a MIDI controller tonight. Just noodling.By Concrete Lunch Podcast
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Life has been stressful of late. It was nice to get out this fine summer evening and forget the problems for a while.By Concrete Lunch Podcast
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A very happy birthday to a person who, as a teen, amused and sometimes annoyed me, but has grown into a great friend. Tony Gale? Top bloke, that one.By Concrete Lunch Podcast
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Podcast Episode 3: Englishmen in Texas – Abrook and Weller
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Thanks for checking out the 3rd episode of the Concrete Lunch Podcast. In Numero Tres, I begin with an interview I did about a year ago with Greg Stubbs, at the no-longer-permission pool Electric Larry Land. Then we move on to a longer interview with English transplants to the Dallas skateboarding scene, Tracy Weller and Mark Abrook. Tracy is spons…
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I’m planning a couple of new podcasting projects in which I’ll be interviewing people. My older microphones will work well for this, when combined with my newest acquistion… …the TASCAM DR-40 4-Track Portable Digital Recorder. I was looking for an extremely portable solution for getting good quality interview tracks without lugging my laptop around…
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Here’s a podcast from Skepticality, of Skeptic Magazine, about the upcoming film Expelled. The documentary, by Ben Stein, is about Intelligent Design, which as most of us know is the latest disguise to be put on creationism. Now, many would cite the old notion that you can put a pretty dress on a pig, but it is still a pig, and thus this film will …
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