Author Archives: Oscar Gordon

Finally, a light rail that I won’t have to listen to people whine about how it’s destroying homes & neighborhoods.  It can just run along the highways. Of course, knowing drivers out here, some idiot would fail to look behind … Continue reading →

Actually, nothing unusual here, the guy works with Wikileaks & Tor, two thorns in the side of any government, so getting harassed by government agents is nothing new, but his statements at the end provide a little food for thought.

Now Maxine.  Two of my least favorite Democratic Lawmakers on the hot seat.  Not that I expect Congress to actually, you know, punish these two, but it’s nice to see them getting grilled.

In the US, it is perfectly legal for a private citizen or company to gather information of a crime & turn that information over to the police.  The private party can not break any laws while gathering said info, but … Continue reading →

Good read

I’m still of the mind that utility scale wind are solar power is a waste of money & resources, but home scale is very doable.  And a new technology might help bring home scale solar a lot closer to that … Continue reading →

86000 claims against the government, from a reported population of under 40,000?

What I said before about the Wikileaks being a good thing, in that it keeps government honest, still stands.  However, those who deign to release information deemed secret do have a responsibility to ensure that the information released won’t hurt … Continue reading →

Science reporting is using more authoritarian phrases, and scientists aren’t doing much to tell reporters (& other scientists) to cut that out.

Your estimations are not entirely your own.