It seems like just a couple of years ago we had trouble with our air conditioner. Of course, they never break down when it’s 80 degrees outside with a cool breeze. They wait for a day when it’s 107° outside (like today) when I don’t get home til long after the maintenance guys have left [...]
Also tagged Kansas, PersonalThere’s a woman who lives across the parking lot from me who has one of those little “box-on-wheels, I’m better than you because I’m saving the planet” cars. I’ve never spoken to her, nor she to me, but when we meet coming or going in the parking lot she always glares up at me. Personally, [...]
Also tagged humor, pointless gestures, wtf?An odd collection of links tonight: First, an article which looks at a number of “Gansta vs. Cop” shooting issues. That description isn’t nearly as interesting as the article. Among other points, contrary to what I believed, “Gangstas” actually get more shots on target than the Cops they are shooting at. The author speculates that [...]
Also tagged Economics, Guns, movies, Nanny State, pointless gestures, wtf?When I was in grade school I had a crush on a girl in my class. She was cute and very sweet and smart and I really, really liked her. Of course, I never said anything to her, although once (in the 6th grade, I think) I brought her a bouquet of flowers I had [...]
Also tagged abuse of power, ethics, lie to me, wtf?I spent the afternoon splitting logs with a maul for my folks. The last time I did that was at least 10 years ago. I’m not feeling too bad right now, but I’m guessing I’ll have a bit of trouble getting out of bed in the morning. I’m not sure how he got it, but [...]
Also tagged cool stuff, Science/TechnologyIf you’ve got half an hour, it would be worth your time to watch this video. I find it rather refreshing to hear Lord Monckton labelling the principals of the AGW fraud the criminals that they are. And then back up the charges. I was also tickled by his statement that these individuals “call themselves [...]
Also tagged abuse of power, green, Nanny State, Science/Technologytjic on whether or not taking drastic measures to stop global warming (and wreck our economy in the process) are worth it: Here’s the consciousness raising exercise I want each of you to do: when you wake up tomorrow, think to yourself “OM*G – what if it was 1.1 ° warmer? Wouldn’t that be horrible? [...]
Also tagged Economics, lie to me, numbers, Politics, wtf?Did you know the EPA has a Criminal Investigations Division? Or that they are stocking up on Glock pistols? Now that they’ve declared themselves Lord and Master of everything that breathes, I find the notion of armed EPA agents a bit disturbing.
Also tagged abuse of power, Guns, Nanny State, PoliticsI thought I was done for the night, but this post from Coyote is priceless, as is his postscript, In the language of mathematics (I mentioned before I am in the middle of Goedel-Escher-Bach) if actually aiding someone is “helping,” then I guess organizing people to help is meta helping, and lobbying government to force [...]
Also tagged abuse of power, Nanny State, PoliticsNot much posting lately as I’ve been very busy with work and having a hell of a time wading through all the fallout of the East Anglia emails. If you’ve been listening to network TV you probably haven’t heard any of this because they’ve mostly been ignoring it. A few days ago someone hacked the [...]
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