Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Thursday, September 24, 2009
How To Tell When Your Industry Has Screwed Up
When the Feds feel enough heat to finally enforce regulation:
http://redtape.msnbc.com/2009/09/it-would-be-the-most-sweeping-change-to-american-consumer-protection-in-decades-perhaps-since-1930-it-would-wrest-power-awa.html
http://redtape.msnbc.com/2009/09/it-would-be-the-most-sweeping-change-to-american-consumer-protection-in-decades-perhaps-since-1930-it-would-wrest-power-awa.html
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Drooooone Logic!
http://www.popsci.com/military-aviation-amp-space/article/2009-09/when-drones-go-wild-air-force-shoots-them-down
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Friday, September 18, 2009
Ahhh, Civil Discourse On The Internet
http://www-usr.rider.edu/~suler/psycyber/disinhibit.html
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32897467/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets/
According to one of my distinguished debate opponents, putting someone on Ignore is an act of cowardice. Ultimately, what happens is that one grows more aware of co-dependent, enabling behavior, the need to fix other persons declines somewhat.
Net result: Extremists take over the debate. This is happening in Real Life, and has been increasing over the last forty years.
This form of compulsive behavior ends in the same way that any other addiction does- when the addict hits bottom. This can either be death, or one of the events that requires the stages of grief...
Our society as a whole needs a 12 Step Program. The bottom event is likely to be economic and political, rather than military.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32897467/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets/
According to one of my distinguished debate opponents, putting someone on Ignore is an act of cowardice. Ultimately, what happens is that one grows more aware of co-dependent, enabling behavior, the need to fix other persons declines somewhat.
Net result: Extremists take over the debate. This is happening in Real Life, and has been increasing over the last forty years.
This form of compulsive behavior ends in the same way that any other addiction does- when the addict hits bottom. This can either be death, or one of the events that requires the stages of grief...
Our society as a whole needs a 12 Step Program. The bottom event is likely to be economic and political, rather than military.
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Brooks Notices Generational Turnings, Again
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/15/opinion/15brooks.html?em
I Have Not Been Saying this Since KAHHHHHHN! Deregulated Things...
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2009-09-15-air-safety_N.htm
Thursday, September 3, 2009
VHF DTV Blues
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/327804-FCC_Continues_Working_On_DTV_Related_Reception_Issues.php
Damn Those Evil Socialized Medicine Brits!
http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/editorialcommentary/story/348F52DE319AF4DC86257623007FAAEB?OpenDocument
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
To My Former Debate Opponents On the Old Political Board
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0809/26628.html