Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner's tax troubles--a result, his handlers had said, of tax code complexity--underscore the need to drastically simplify that code with a flat tax, where you could file your return on a single sheet of paper or even a postcard.
Microsoft's Distributed Systems group utilized a new file system architecture, dubbed Flat Datacenter Storage, over a full bisection bandwidth network to burn through the competition.
The Espresso Book Machine will turn a PDF file into a 300-page book in four minutes flat, at a cost of one penny per page including a full-color cover.
The Essex branch of the Police Federation welcomed the appointment but said it was concerned senior officers were getting allowances - such as a flat rate 15% of salary for being in a senior position - while rank and file officers had seen competency payments stopped.