It wasn't me. You can't prove anything.


2013-06-06

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“There are very few unwanted children in same sex parent families.” This might have something to do with the recent studies that say children of same sex parent families seem more happy than average. -Read on some blog. Lost the link.

it is funny how many people ask me about the guest wifi setup at work, that does not yet work. Yet next to no one asks me about the new phone system that works just fine, but no one uses because the old phone is still kicking..

Dr Karl was talking about the science of itching. The guy on with Karl and myself and probably the half million people listening on the radio were all scratching at the same time, sort of. I was on the podcast. Still, in time with the universe I imagine.

The Mrs World contest will ban bikinis to not offend Muslims. Kissoff ratings in the U. S..


2013-06-05

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I have been looking for this simple explanation for a long time. I have been trying to come up with it on my own. I have failed. Now I have found it. I believe it. This is the definition of the filter people use to make decisions. I’m not 100% convinced this is the end all be all of political personal filters, but it the best and simplest I’ve seen so far.




  • Progressives look at issues along an axis of oppressed vs. oppressors
  • Conservatives look at issues along an axis of civilization vs. barbarism
  • Libertarians look at issues along an axis of freedom vs. (government) coercion



I would change them up a bit.

Progressives = controllers vs controlled
Conservatives = I like the one above.
Libertarians = I’m not sure yet, but I don’t like the one above.

Perhaps “vs” is the wrong way of comparing. People make decisions based on their views down the axis this person is talking about. Every decision would be placed on a scale from one end to the other with the labels above on the ends of that line.

Deep dish Progressives would decide on what candy bar to buy based on what their controllers have told them and what the controllers of who made the candybar have made the controlled of the candy bar making do to get it to them, the ones buying the candy bar. This in addition to nutritional facts and cost.

I am a conservative, so I’m not sure how to identify my own preference for a candybar. I don’t much care what society or civilization thinks about my candybar purchasing decisions. As a matter of fact, I wish they would fuck off and not connect me personally with an eaten candy bar. Is all this information really doing any good besides lining a rich person’s pocket with more money?

Frankly, I’m surprised Libertarians are not walking around with a sledgehammer in one hand and an uzi in the other. This ideology seems to map to post apocalyptic better than the others. Maybe it is just me.

To be honest, I don't like these labels. I’m sure I fit all three of these labels at some point or another. I’m sure I fit them differently on different subjects. not sure how helpful they are in the first place except to help people try to get into your head to get something out of you.


2013-06-03

Notes

The question came up “Have you ever seen a silent film?” One of the young folks at work didn’t know what we meant. I mentioned Metropolis, and “a bunch of Laurel and Hardy movies.” I remember Metropolis because it was shot in the 1920’s and had a helicopter in it.

My work Linux system cannot run Chromium without resetting X randomly about once a day. This makes it dangerous to use. If it did it in just the wrong time, I might throw my laptop out the window.

Today, I started a new role at work. I spent the entire day trying to get hooked up to databases and added to lists. it is maddening. I cannot really start doing the work until I get a stamp on my forehead.www

Media consumption is hitting half TV and half computers (and other devices) right now. In ten years, the idea of watching something on a dedicated TV will seem quaint. There will be large monitors, but the devices driving those monitors will be computers or tablets or hybrids of the next thing and the last thing. TV does not deserve a living. TV deserves a place in history.

Headache all day. I’m pretending it is a caffeine or sinus headache. The placement and feel are wrong for those.

Game of Thrones

The Game of Thrones Cliff’s Notes must be three inches thick. I cannot keep the characters straight half the time. I  have read all the books up to the latest one out. Hat time BARD.

There is a red headed woman hooked up with John Snow. Other than the scene where he doesn’t kill her in the first place, I cannot remember her. I remember Hodor.

This morning, I had to ask a friend what happens to the Geoffrey King or whatever his name is.He is the young one who likes torturing women.  I could not remember how he died except via treasury. When my friend texted me back with the answer, I have no recollection of it.

The show is amazing. I say it has the best intro of any TV show ever. The screenplay is very well done. Some of the acting is better than most of the movies I’ve seen in years. Top notch.  I enjoy watching it and I’m kin of glad I don’t remember the story all that well.

Lunch Conversation

  • Kids
    • Baptism
    • Introverts raising an extrovert
  • Vacations
    • A friend of ours is making a tour of the middle east more or less. She got a great deal.
    • One of the guys doesn’t take vacations. He has a beach house.
  • Houses
  • Movies
    • Magic Mike and impossible expectations of our wives.
    • Brokeback Mountain (because why not)
    • Game of Thrones
  • Jumping tall buildings on a single dirtbike.
    • How do you get good at that? Practice.
  • Rice and beans being on the wrong side of the plate
    • Discussion about the difference between PTSD and OCD, and how well they can complement one another.

Did I miss much? Leave it in the comments.


2013-06-01

Lunch Conversation

Mentioned
  • Family
    • Kids and the foibles we learn about as they grow up
    • Houses
  • Work
    • I’m moving departments
    • There were a couple new people at lunch today
  • Weekend plans
  • Nobel prizes
  • Phones
    • How shit the old Virgin mobile phones are
    • Why Android forces aps in the system area and won’t let you uninstall them.
  • D&D
    • Running a bar in D&D
    • No one takes “Bartending” skill

Missed
  • Binghazy
  • IRS scandal
  • U. S. government muzzling the press
  • Constitutional rights and their every vanishing enforcement.
  • Any war or oppression going on in the world
  • Women

I would like it noted for the record that it isn’t that I want to talk about the things missed. I just find it interesting what our topics are and are not.

Notes

it is funny how my earphones at work will catch absolutely everything except my ears.

It is so freaking easy to make your own boot image these days. I prefer just using Ubuntu because it boots on a lot of hardware. It also allows you to have persistent images on a USB key very easily. It also has a huge assortment of software available in repos only a search and a click away. Gone are the days of not being able to hook a floppy drive to your system. At work, we have an old USB floppy because of a specific system that we had trouble with many years ago.

When I didn’t have insurance, I didn’t pay as much for a doctor’s visit. Nor, did I spend as much for drugs. I was suddenly on the discount rate plan. There is some move to allow doctors to stop taking insurance and just pay as you go. This ends up being cheaper because the doctor does not have to employ five people to keep up with reimbursement. This may be illegal under Obamacare.

Killer robots being regulated by the UN.


2013-05-30

Notes

Sore throat this morning. Wondering if I should have come in or stayed home. Only vertical due to mouthwash. The walk in this morning was kind of rough. Not because of any external force, because I am under the weather. The weather by the way is nice. It is humid, but then it is all Summer in Houston. That is normal. It is about time we had some hot. I’m not saying I like the hot. I’m just saying it is about time it showed up this year.

Malcolm X died at 39. It freaks me out to hear about famous people who died younger than I am  right now. This will only get worse as time goes on.

One of the problems with everyone having a degree is the lack of differentiation between job applicants. More and more employers are coming up with their own tests for applicants. They care less and less about how you got the skills.

This morning when I got to the bus stop, I noticed my battery was dead in my phone. Apparently, it didn’t get plugged in properly last night. I didn’t look at the plug side of the cord and  I bet it got knocked aside. Anyway. I have a spare battery in my bag usually. I popped it in and went along my business of hitting www.dilbert.com and such. The guy at the bus stop seemed impressed.

No Chinese food today for lunch. People wanted something healthy. Chubby bastards. I did come close to walking over there myself. Too much to do. Changing departments soon and trying to clean house so to speak.

China has a strategic pork reserve.

I tried shooting a video on the subject of belief structures. I failed miserably. I believe that science is just another religion. Just because you can do a bunch of card tricks and we get cool gadgets out of it does not diminish the fact that it is just something for people to believe in. It’s masia is the scientific method. The trouble is, I do not have my head wrapped around the topic. I need to do a full write up on it before standing in front of a camera.


2013-05-29

Lunch conversation

Weddings
one of the guys got married in Brazil last weekend. He spoke at length about all the things that went wrong and how much money he spent. I have a feeling the better half of the couple would have emphasized other things like dresses or food.
One of the ladies spoke of her wedding that was very Indian. It takes two days and has many superstitions associated with it. She made no mention of money.
I mentioned my wedding and the kilts. People got a kick out of that.

Bulldozers
One of the ladies didn’t understand right off what we meant by bulldozer. We had to explain it to her. This was more due to a language barrier. This is a reminder how I now work for a truly international company.
We spoke about the guy who stole a tank and knocked down telephone poles. I mentioned my friend who owns a bulldozer he got used. He uses it to maintain his land.
I walked out of the lunch room on the story of the guy who made a bulldozer into a tank and how the cops had to climb the side of it and shoot him between bits of metal to stop him.

Notes

They mowed the strip of land surrounding Westheimer where I walk. That is, they mowed most of it. There  is some construction is going on with the drainage sewers. Nothing is mowed very close to the edge. There are spaces where concrete or paint or something has been sprayed all over the place.

They say “zed” in the UK when referring to the letter “z” J-Z is J-Zed. I’m not kidding. I hear the same happens in Canada and Australia. The U. S. the outlier.

Our old phone system has a loudspeaker mechanism. Anywhere on the floor or even in our part of the building you can hear th “page all” announcements. Anyone can make the announcements. i will shed few tears when we pull the rug from under this mechanism. Our new phones have nothing like this. They are Java, so we have toyed with the idea of hacking them, but no. One of the guys has a novelty Star Wars noise maker he want’s to use on the last announcement before the plug is pulled.

Getting old. Can’t wear my contacts for days on end any more.  Thisis just one of those things that happens. Not sure what it matters.


2013-05-28

Notes

The walk in this morning was pretty cool. Well, it was hot but the walk was nice. The grass was dry. I had to throw a rock at a stray dog’s feet to keep it from following me across a bunch of dangerous streets. Something different at least. I also saw two hawks flying one behind the other backlit by the dark blue and pink sky. It made me glad I put in my contacts this morning.

Some people believe in God. Some people believe in science. I say the two are belief structures. Just because God does not stand in front of you and wave a bunch of tentacles demanding to be believed in does not mean there is no god. Just because science has helped the human race develop some pretty cool toys does not mean it holds the answers to the universe and enlightenment. Relax and roll with the punches.

No dictator can control all the subjects all the time.

I like it. The big retail chains are finally figuring out that the internet is the window by which people decide whether or not to patronize their establishment. They are only about a decade behind the curve. Some industries really need a generation to die off for change to come about.

Listening to Europeans talk about resources is like listening to middle school kids fight over a Pokemon card.


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2013-05-27

Today’s political rant




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2013-05-24

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I may have to stop drinking coffee at work. That is, I may have to stop drinking the coffee from the generic coffee maker in the lunchroom. I’ve noticed the suds that come up when I make the coffee. I’ve also noticed my stomach aches. I have drunk half a cup of coffee today. Tomorrow, I will not drink that coffee. I’ll make some with my French press that I got for Christmas a couple years ago. I will post here my findings.

The cats are both sick. Nat took the old decrepit cat to the vet for what appeared to be heart issues. He caught a cough and brought it back to the young healthy cat. The younger cat is miserable. You can tell this is his first real illness. He got a trip to the vet. Interesting racket they have there. If I knew someone had multiple animals, I would share water bowls between not super sick animals and otherwise healthy animals just to get the second animal in for visit, and a separate cost.

The whole ten to fourteen hour day thing is easing off. Thank goodness. Last couple days, I’ve been able to get out at a reasonable time and head home. I still just want to eat and pass out,but I’m there.


2013-05-19



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2013-05-18

How many scandals will it take?

There are 3 scandals blowing up all at the same time right now.

Benghazi

On September 11th the American Consulate in Benghazi Libya was attacked.  Several people died. Was this a consulate, or a front for the CIA (or both)? Were soldiers who could have been on the scene before the people died really told to “stand down”, if so by whom?

The first thing out of the mouths of our government was a blame game over a YouTube video. The second thing out of their mouths was a denial this was a terrorist attack. I seem to remember something President Obama said about Al Qaeda being vanquished for the most part. This incident was a house of cards moment for the narrative for the man running for a second term as president.

This should have been Obama’s “Mission Accomplished” moment. The MSM would have none of it.

The IRS schilling for Democrats

The IRS has been caught intimidating conservative organizations that want to be nonprofit. The IRS has apologized. The blame game is in full tilt. -It was low level employees-, -It was not just conservative organizations.- The deeper you dig the worse it gets.

The woman in charge of th4 part of the IRS that handled these requests is now in charge of the whole Obama health care thing at the IRS. She got promoted before the scandal hit. Every American is going to have to hand over their medical womb to tomb dosia to this lady and her minions over the next several years. Will she use this information to further the agenda of one way of thinking over another ... again?

Please never ask again why gun owners fear a gun registry. This is like Republicans asking fro an abortion registry.

This is Watergate all over again. This is worse than Watergate because Watergate was a couple of guys allegedly breaking into an office looking for dirt on politicians. This IRS scandal is an entity of government being used to squash the freedom to gather and freedom of speech for an entire genera of the citizenry.

Yet, the MSM will have none of it.

The DOJ getting 100+ AP reporter phone records

This has put the AP firmly in the camp of “What the Fuck Mr. President!?” The DOJ wants to know how the AP got information on a CIA thing that happened. That is not as important as the blanket -Give us the records of everyone and we will sort it out ourselves.- feeling that the reporters have been getting from the DOJ  lately.

I’m not the only one who feels the MSM has been the water carrier for the Democratic party for a long time.  Finally, said reporters are getting the idea that the idea of limiting the rights of individuals is a bad idea. For a long time it was just gun owners, people who think unions are bad for workers and anyone talking about religion except Muslims who should have their rights stomped upon. Investigating reporters who are trying to trip up the CIA activities is a bridge too far.

Reporters are starting to ask questions that the Obama Administration would rather not answer. Some have called this the MSM’s Tea Party moment.

Conclusion

At some point all three of these are going to tarnish our glowing commander in chief’s reputation as a great leader. he seems to be at the center of the storm. if one reads the news on a daily basis, one might have thought the man in charge at the moment could do no wrong. Well, until the AP thing happened. Now even the mainstream media is getting in on the act of demanding their rights. how dare they?

Maybe anti establishment people are not the best people to put in charge of the establishment. But, the Progressives are the ones in charge now. They use the IRS, FBI, CIA  to further their cause. Forget they are supposed to further the cause of the U. S. Citizenry.

There are whispers that a story is coming down the pike about voter fraud in the U. S.. This is another topic that i firmly believe will become front page news in the near future.  Something will have to give. The U. S. citizenry will simply not put up with getting slapped around like this for long. That is, people will eventually be drug kicking and screaming to their senses.