Daily Archives: October 31, 2011

Beautiful Modern

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Alaska

A couple years back, Phil gave me several CDs with (mostly) drum-and-bass music — new to me, and his musical obsession at the time. All were very cool, but I had the devil of a time trying to figure out … Continue reading →

Posted in Academia and Other Nonsense, Kewel! | 1 Comment

Doing it Wrong

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Alaska

A tweet from #OccupyLA. They do know Los Angeles is built in a desert, right? #OccupyLA (@OccupyLA) 10/29/11 8:51 AM To maintain a physical & visual presence- our occupiers require donations of food & water. We have no water fountains … Continue reading →

Posted in By Ourselves, For Ourselves | 2 Comments

My brain hurts

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Oscar Gordon

This is really, very, VERY basic physics, yet this guy doesn’t get it, but is old enough to use a computer, surf the internet, and post in proper sentences.  Some choice examples: Here is a question you. So a light year … Continue reading →

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Why we need patent reform

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Oscar Gordon

This page here implies that the US Patent Office doesn’t give out patents left & right (they do), and that an inventor has to have a working prototype before a patent is issued (you don’t). I do love free energy … Continue reading →

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Another Response from The Obama Administration & Old “I left my gun in the hot oven” Gil

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Oscar Gordon

Like my last post, this is in response to a petition from the White house We The People page.  Here is the petition (one of many that were similar in nature calling for the legalization of pot): Legalize and Regulate … Continue reading →

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He asked

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Phil Kadath

And it shall be done Watch Does U.S. Economic Inequality Have a Good Side? on PBS. See more from PBS NewsHour.

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Eight is Enough

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Phil Kadath

Here is what happens when you remove eight zeroes from the federal budgetary figures This helps to understand the US debt: • U.S. Tax revenue: $2,170,000,000,000 • Fed budget: $3,820,000,000,000 • New debt: $ 1,650,000,000,000 • National debt: $14,271,000,000,000 • … Continue reading →

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The White House Responds!

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Oscar Gordon

Everyone remember those White House petitions, the “We The People” petitions.  Where the promise was: If a petition meets the signature threshold, it will be reviewed by the Administration and an official response will be issued. And we’ll make sure … Continue reading →

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How true

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Phil Kadath

“Government policy has nothing to do with common sense.” And that is not even the funny bit. Watch the whole thing.

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