Wednesday, July 03, 2013
TALK IS CHEAP until you're behind the wheel
TALK IS CHEAP until you're behind the wheel. Then it can get very expensive.
THE NFL won't promote ObamaCare ...
THE NFL won't promote ObamaCare ... but public libraries will. Explaining I can see, but advocating? No.
MORE ON EGYPT
MORE ON EGYPT. What's interesting from the links is the anti-Obama sentiment. Not anti-America; anti-Obama.
MILLIMETER WAVES: the future of 5G phones
MILLIMETER WAVES: the future of 5G phones? Well, maybe:
[T]hese waves don’t penetrate solid materials very well. They also tend to lose more energy than do lower frequencies over long distances, because they are readily absorbed or scattered by gases, rain, and foliage. And because a single millimeter-wave antenna has a small aperture, it needs more power to send and receive data than is practical for cellular systems.There's also the 'fear factor' that will have to be overcome. Your microwave oven operates at about 2.5 GHz, just below the lower edge of the millimeter-wave frequency band. and even at the very low powers involved, is sure to cause some public concern.
THOMAS SOWELL: "What are ...
THOMAS SOWELL: "What are mere facts compared to the heady vision of the left?"
And why let mere facts corrupt the magical certainty of unicorns and fairy dust?
And why let mere facts corrupt the magical certainty of unicorns and fairy dust?
BEGGARS CAN'T BE CHOOSY
BEGGARS CAN'T BE CHOOSY. They can are now. Not so long ago, I was called by a charitable organization [to remain nameless] asking if I had anything to donate. Given that I'm cleaning out my basement (albeit slowly), I did, and I pulled it out and put it on our porch for pickup. The truck came and went, and much of what I left out was left behind, including a working television (with digital converter), a gasoline power washer (engine oil hadn't been drained), a small freezer (dented top), and other items that were deemed unworthy of giving to the poor.
It wasn't that many years ago that when I would take a load of junk to the dump, scavengers would literally take everything off the truck before I could get to the landfill itself. Broken lawn mower? I'll take it, fix it up, or use it for parts, or sell it for scrap metal. It didn't matter what was in the truck; someone wanted it. Old furniture? I'll take it. Scrap construction materials? I'm building something.
Even as recently as last year there was a 'too good to throw away' area at our local landfill where I could leave things that I didn't want or need but thought someone else might be able to use/repair/resell. Usually anything left there was gone within the hour.
But the 'do-good nannies' have taken over, the poor evicted, and everything left there is carefully vetted to make sure it isn't in some way harmful to those who might be able to make use of it.
Pity.
It wasn't that many years ago that when I would take a load of junk to the dump, scavengers would literally take everything off the truck before I could get to the landfill itself. Broken lawn mower? I'll take it, fix it up, or use it for parts, or sell it for scrap metal. It didn't matter what was in the truck; someone wanted it. Old furniture? I'll take it. Scrap construction materials? I'm building something.
Even as recently as last year there was a 'too good to throw away' area at our local landfill where I could leave things that I didn't want or need but thought someone else might be able to use/repair/resell. Usually anything left there was gone within the hour.
But the 'do-good nannies' have taken over, the poor evicted, and everything left there is carefully vetted to make sure it isn't in some way harmful to those who might be able to make use of it.
Pity.
MORSI OUSTED: Military Installs ...
MORSI OUSTED: Military Installs Chief Justice to Replace President.
Is it now time for Americans to step up to the plate and demand that Obama resign? [I know, I know: Joe Biden would become President. But honestly, could he possibly be worse?]
Is it now time for Americans to step up to the plate and demand that Obama resign? [I know, I know: Joe Biden would become President. But honestly, could he possibly be worse?]
WORLD'S FIRST SUPERSONIC DRONE
WORLD'S FIRST SUPERSONIC DRONE ready for its maiden flight in the Australian outback.
IF IT AIN'T MONEY, what does ...
IF IT AIN'T MONEY, what does Rep. Tom Cotton (R-AR) have in common with the Koch brothers? They're ... (gasp!) ... evil Republicans!
WHERE'S EDDIE CHILES when you need him?
WHERE'S EDDIE CHILES when you need him?
For the record, I had an "I'm mad, too, Eddie" bumper sticker on my back then, and if I still had one, I'd put it on my truck now.
For the record, I had an "I'm mad, too, Eddie" bumper sticker on my back then, and if I still had one, I'd put it on my truck now.
RANDOM THOUGHTS on government competence
RANDOM THOUGHTS on government competence from the retirement lane. After 13-1/2 years teaching elementary school here in Virginia -- and one academic year before she retires -- the school district had my wife fill out an I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification form. At the behest of the Homeland Security Department.
Enough said.
Enough said.
YES, -VIRGINIA- LOBBYISTS, THERE IS A SANTA CLAUS:
YES, VIRGINIA LOBBYISTS, THERE IS A SANTA CLAUS: Senators and Representatives find creative new ways to earmark your tax dollars.
MADE IN SPACE: A 3D printer
MADE IN SPACE: A 3D printer has passed its zero-gravity test as it readies for a visit to the International Space Station. NASA is also funding the development of a prototype 3D 'pizza printer' designed to make space food products out of raw materials that have a long shelf life.
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