Author Archives: Alaska

Cure for Cancer AND Obesity?

Posted on July 28, 2013 by Alaska

Well, now, this looks very interesting indeed. Human trials perhaps next year.  

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First they Came for the BB Gun Owners…

Posted on July 24, 2013 by Alaska

Ask for a local depredation permit, get flagged in national databases. How do I know RNS is a bona fide journalistic publication? We get press releases. Presented uncut (just like the newspapers do!), but with bolding of the fun parts … Continue reading →

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RNS Quote of the Day, The Past Is Not Fixed in Stone Edition

Posted on July 24, 2013 by Alaska

Or consider the history of the Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) , one of the most useful algorithms known to man. John Tukey had an idea for speeding up the calculation of the discrete Fourier transform: Dick Garwin saw that it … Continue reading →

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Your Friendly Neighborhood Militiaman

Posted on July 23, 2013 by Alaska

…doesn’t need camo fatigues, a BOB, or even a rifle to be effective. One does need good form, and this gentleman is demonstrating a fine deliberate Weaver-style hold with his Beretta Helwan, with his arm, not the barrel, rested on the … Continue reading →

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About that Monolithic Media in Lockstep with the White House

Posted on July 22, 2013 by Alaska

Not so much. Why did Obama have to scramble to give his “Trayvon = Me” speech? Because the Latino press was having none of it: The White House’s original plan — for Mr. Obama to address the verdict in brief … Continue reading →

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My Hero

Posted on July 5, 2013 by Alaska

Why Janice Rogers Brown belongs on the US Supreme Court. An aside: My old two-hour Davis-to-San Francisco Amtrak commute (really, to Emeryville with a bus jumper) would end up consistently 30-45 minutes late because we had to wait on a … Continue reading →

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I am TJIC

Posted on July 4, 2013 by Alaska

I’ll say it: 0 down, about 10 to go. As I have mentioned in the past: this is what the legal process of “discovery” is for. The minimum is to own the houses, incomes and pensions of these cretins. If … Continue reading →

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Hammock Bathtub

Posted on July 4, 2013 by Alaska

Carbon fiber over foam. I fall asleep in the tub all the time. With this one I think I could ditch my bed. Would make a dandy outdoor bed, too. Warm & toasty even in winter. – Posted using BlogPress … Continue reading →

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We Wuz The Snake B4 The Snake Wuz Kewl

Posted on July 4, 2013 by Alaska

RNS celebrates change in Washington, as a mystified K Street looks on: [After highlighting the formidable elite firepower on both left and right pushing Rubio’s POS]: …the House won’t pass the Senate’s immigration bill. The odds are against the House, … Continue reading →

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Another Reason to Apply a Liquid Bandage Daily

Posted on July 4, 2013 by Alaska

Apparently 90% of fingerprints (especially on metal) aren’t identifiable. They’ve fixed that problem. In other news (to me), despite all the buzz in the ’90s and ’00s about how Daubert challenges were going to invalidate fingerprint evidence in the courtroom … Continue reading →

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