Sunday, November 02, 2014

HMM. Volvo technology makes trucks smart enough to not run you over.

I would simply remind readers that while technology can be made foolproof, it can't be made idiot-resistant.
HEALTH CARE: Rethinking electronic medical records. With the time-wasting required by the Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009, I'm reminded of Augustine's Law XLVIII: "The more time you spend talking about what you have been doing, the less time you have to do what you have been talking about. Eventually, you spend more and more time talking about less and less until finally you spend all of your time talking about nothing."
NAVY'S STANDARD MISSILE-6 intercept targets in 'engage on remote' tests. For those of you unfamiliar with naval warfare, this is a 'big ... deal'.
DON SURBER: explains tolerance. His is a summary of this much longer piece, which is itself well worth reading.
KEYSTONE XL: Where have all the excuses gone?
JEFF JACOBY: No wonder voters like a candidate who knows how to castrate hogs.
FALL FOLIAGE 2014: Week 5.


A dramatic change this week, not so much in colors as in the sheer numbers of leaves that have fallen. The yard in this photo is covered in leaves, which only two days ago was mowed and the leaves blown to the 'forest' that surrounds our yard.

The other unusual factor this year is that the trees are not all turning at the same time. In this picture you can see that one tree is completely denuded, while others are still retaining some green.

Here's last year's Week 5 picture, taken (Nov 9, 2013), and here's last week's.

We seem to be ahead of last year by about a week.
EBOLA: Trust a politician? Or an expert? Frankly, neither, since neither one seems to exhibit so much as an ounce of common sense.
UM, BECAUSE THEY'RE FAR AWAY? Here's Why The Night Sky Is Dark Even Though Jillions Of Stars Are Shining Light Our Way.
RELAX: Open carry won't get you shot at Kroger. Or WalMart, since I've seen people carrying openly there as well.

UPDATE: But you could get HIV.
HO-HUM: Just another deranged Democrat.