It's rather interesting how this has evolved. Governmental agencies (IRS, FBI, Police, FAA, FCC, etc) have an enormous amount of power to "catch the bad guy". Unfortunately, as one might expect, there are times when mistakes are made, and a "good guy" is falsely accused, and sometimes prosecuted, fined, and/or imprisoned. When time goes by [...]
Browsing Posts published in August, 2010
No penalty for mistakes
August 31, 2010
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We've all done it – we're driving somewhere, and as we get closer to our destination, we're watching the clock, gritting our teeth, and clenching the steering wheel because we know we're going to be late. So, we stuff our foot down and try to make up for lost time. I know I've done this [...]
I'm a PC!
August 27, 2010
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I'm probably alone in my views on Microsoft's "I'm a PC" marketing campaign, but here goes anyway… I'm a PC? Really? Oh, well then I'm a toaster … and my wife is an egg whisk. One of the points of marketing is to get people to believe you, and believe the wonderful things you say [...]
Star Trek original series bloopers
August 20, 2010
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Wow, a blast from the past – really funny! And from a little later on:
Star Trek: How it should have ended
August 19, 2010
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Old laws
August 17, 2010
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Our legal system seems to have a problem which does not seem to be being addressed in any effective manner: Laws are enacted (put on the books) on a regular basis, but they are not re-examined for relevance on a regular basis. This means that laws once put on the books tend to stay on [...]
Sara Cynthia Sylvia Stout!
August 13, 2010
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An all time classic – Shel Silverstein is brilliant:
Banks and adjusting loans
August 12, 2010
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With the downturn in the economy, many people have been hit hard (myself included). Some have fared better than others, and the government stepped in and said that banks should negotiate loan adjustment in hardship cases. Problem solved, right? Ah, but then there is reality. I'm not sure how people managing banks manage to keep [...]
The Chipophone
August 11, 2010
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The Chipophone. A chiptunes electric organ. [VIDEO]. Kudos to this guy for not only coming up with this idea, but following it through to completion! He took an old electronic organ ('70s vintage), and replaced the innards with his own circuits. The entire project is designed to enable to operator to accurately reproduce tunes from [...]
looking angry in photos
August 10, 2010
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We've all seen them; photos of kids trying to look tough and pissed off, sometimes even throwing in one of those ever-so-clever gangsta signs. Apparently, they are trying to emulate Rap artists. I just have to say – I'm hoping yet again that this trend will go away soon. I mean really, this is just [...]
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