Quantum physics is positively fascinating. We have so much to learn about something earth-shattering, that will fundamentally affect the way we live and understand Life, the Universe, and Everything.
We were taught in school (when we bothered going) that electrons were the basic building blocks of everything. The joke was on us (the ones who always went). Quantum particles are very small. Incredibly small. Very Infinitesimally small and tiny. The universal measurement is the width of a human hair. Quantum particles are as large as a Chevrolet but a microscopic bit of a human hair. In fact, one can't even see a quantum particle under an electron microscope, because, as I told you, electrons are the building blocks of everything (but only if you showed up). Plus, you can't have an unimaginable amount of quantum particles under a microscope, in case they multiply, leave the slide, and get Totally Out of Hand; partying in the lab, consuming mass quantities of brownies and diet soda, and calling the lab techs' girlfriends. The joke is on us this time, because lab techs don't have girlfriends, or they wouldn't be in the lab. Ergo semper fi.
Albert Einstein, noted German and smart fellow, said he wanted nothing to do with quantum physics because he refused to believe that the moon went away when he wasn't looking at it.
Quantum particles have an amazing property: when they're bonded (via quantum sex), they are bonded for life (unlike Earth), regardless of distance. After bonding, if one particle is in the US and the other is in China, one will affect the other. This is only a problem if the particle in China is a capitalist. This means you can have a particle on Earth and the other on Mars, both operating as if they were next to each other - faster than the speed of light. No matter how fast something goes, nothing can go any faster than the speed of gossip, especially when it's about you. This bodes well for quantum teleportation, like Star Trek's transporter. In fact it's being tested now... thus far they've managed to teleport William Shatner's rug to the next room. It's hysterical to watch him running around, looking for it.
Quantum particles can be in two states, a particle or a wave. Consider the particle a little dot. Consider the wave a pebble in a pond, or waving goodbye to this stuff because it's wave too confusing. But wait - it gets better! They can flip states even faster than a man identifying as a woman. Their state.... wait for it... is determined by observation. No, really. If you're watching the particle, it's a particle. If you cover your eyes, it's a wave (like RuPaul). Tests to prove this have been done as far back as one hundred years ago, when the wave was much younger and weighed less. Historical footnote: Albert Einstein said there were no tests because he did not observe them.
In the end, you can't measure any of this stuff, because it sees you watching and changes state. This is called the uncertainty principle. It's like trying to decide between two colors of shoes. This is where the many worlds theory comes in handy, ladies, because you get both.
Just because this isn't confusing enough, there's the many worlds theory. This is where a particle can be in two places at once. You can make a decision, but make a different decision in a different universe. This makes it much more fun to go shoe shopping (ladies).
This brings us to string theory. Surely you've heard of string theory: it's two words you drop at a party to sound deep. It describes the actions of the lady behind the counter at a bakery. After you order a bunch of cookies in a white box, the lady grabs about a hundred feet of string and wraps all of it around the box. When you get home, you are completely unable to open the box because of the string. Even though there's a knot at the top, you can't pull the string and get it to unwrap. String theory is often discarded because it's frequently bloody. You can't even cut the stuff with scissors - you need commercial welding equipment.
How do we find these particles? Science is actively working on this issue right now. There is a facility in the US and another in one of those countries where it snows a lot, called CERN. They have these incredibly huge ovals underground, where they race particles. They put a particle in one side and one in the other side, yell THREE, TWO, ONE and send them hurtling toward each other. The line for this job goes back into the next country.. who wouldn't want to race particles at each other, like Gomez Addams with trains? This is done on a sealed racetrack and viewed on monitors in the control room. How any of this generates quantum particles, nobody knows. They just like crashing stuff into other stuff.
Then we reach dark matter. Nobody can actually see it, so it's only theoretical at the moment, like antimatter or the twenty three trillion dollar US deficit. According to scientists at the Made This Up University, dark matter is eighty five percent of the universe. They theorize that while you're standing there, there are trillions of particles of dark matter passing through you every second. Whether or not this is true, the Ku Klux Klan is very nervous and strenuously objects.
There is a mad rush to build a quantum computer. You can infer that it will be very minute, but they'll have to make it really big so everyone can plug their Fitbits into them and take selfies. How will they build this wonder? How the hell should I know... I compose a nonsensical blog. They way it is described, quantum bits (qbits) have three states: on, off, and both. From this description, you can tell qbits are female. Somehow they wrangle these qbits and stuff them into a tiny little box, inside the aforementioned bigger box, and before you can say "antidisestablishmentarianism in the milieu of the cosmic particle theory," you have something you can sell as a quantum computer, to the government, at billions each, plus monthly fees. Microsoft is already working on Windows for Quantum Computing. Just loading it into the computer will make it larger than the warehouse built to house it. At that point, it will support only the particle, not the wave. This will be fixed in a future upgrade, they swear.
Sunday, September 29, 2019
Saturday, September 21, 2019
Ants in My Toilet, Skip to Loo Two
Many GPS trackers are shipped with the default password 123456. Many users don't change them. In fact, many users change their other passwords to 123456.
Hurricane Dorian did untold damage to the Bahamas. It's even worse than anyone thought, with 200+mph winds. Although not a US territory, they asked for aid. Nassau is the staging ground. They need everything and are grateful for the aid. Nancy Pelosi hosted a gathering of Congress to see what they could do. Their solution was to officially blame Trump for the hurricane.
Fortunately, Dorian was downgraded to a Category One hurricane. Gavin Newsome, governor of California, introduced legislation to restore Dorian to Category Five, because he doesn't want Dorian's feelings to be hurt by the downgrade.
Speaking of the CIA, George H.W. Bush's Maine home was demolished by a hurricane in 1991. He had the hurricane shot and buried where no one would find it.
A Beijing company has cloned their first cat, Garlic (great name).
They started with dogs, but things turned evil and now they clone cats. This is a metaphor for things to come.
Having had four dogs is an education in cleaning, mostly vacuuming. We have gone through untold amounts of vacuums, with all sorts of failures and excuses. I know in the past that people managed to have dogs without their houses looking like an assembly line to make stuffed animals. The first 3 dogs were black, which did a tremendous job of remaining hidden, unless you were wearing white. Penny is red, which is like golden with a red tinge. After a few trips in the car, it is now full of red hair (including the roof). Within an hour of getting out, people ask passengers if they have a dog. The bigger issue is the rug in the house. This rant will repeat each time I vacuum (yearly). Our cheap little vacuum, which surprised us by outperforming expensive ones, can pick up a Tesla. Unfortunately it can't pick up dog hair, preferring instead to equitably redistribute it across the room, like Socialism for Dog Hair. It's like a huge red tint on the carpet. For Christmas we're deciding on whether to build a new dog, or somehow graft it to the places where it's missing on my head.
Every now and then I like a phrase or name that rolls off the tongue pleasantly. The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band is not one. This was a band featuring Neil Innes, who went on to write music for Monty Python and appear in their movies and shows.
The malicious former dictator of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe, died at age 95 in Singapore. The avowed socialist died in a different country, being attended to by private doctors, in a private hospital. [Sky News] Quick - somebody call Bernie!
Speaking of Comrade Bernie, he is under fire for intimating that we should use abortion for population growth, against climate change.
Buoyed by the interest in this position, Bernie released a couple more 'good ideas' he has:
No thank you, I'd rather tell the president he's wrong about something.
Dear lefty
Unfortunately, Sirhan was recently stabbed in jail. While recovering, the rest of the unit decided to show their support by giving him a nickname. Say hello to Sirhan 'Sirhan' Sirhan.
Heroes of the Stupid
Jussie Smollett lawyers: Even if actor faked attack, cops didn’t need to investigate it so vigorously.
SJW Sightings
Sacramento bar under fire for new dress code which critics call a modern-day 'WHITES ONLY' sign
When you tell women and girls to learn self-defense, or carry weapons against rapists, you're not reducing rape. You're just saying "let him rape someone more vulnerable."
Stop calling for dystopias. Start working to end patriarchy. Make a world BEYOND RAPE. [Twitter]
Hurricane Dorian did untold damage to the Bahamas. It's even worse than anyone thought, with 200+mph winds. Although not a US territory, they asked for aid. Nassau is the staging ground. They need everything and are grateful for the aid. Nancy Pelosi hosted a gathering of Congress to see what they could do. Their solution was to officially blame Trump for the hurricane.
Fortunately, Dorian was downgraded to a Category One hurricane. Gavin Newsome, governor of California, introduced legislation to restore Dorian to Category Five, because he doesn't want Dorian's feelings to be hurt by the downgrade.
Speaking of the CIA, George H.W. Bush's Maine home was demolished by a hurricane in 1991. He had the hurricane shot and buried where no one would find it.
- AUSTRALIA: Around 2,000 people have planned a massive barbecue in Perth, outside the home of a vegan woman who took her neighbour to court because she could smell barbecued meat in her backyard.
A Beijing company has cloned their first cat, Garlic (great name).
They started with dogs, but things turned evil and now they clone cats. This is a metaphor for things to come.
Having had four dogs is an education in cleaning, mostly vacuuming. We have gone through untold amounts of vacuums, with all sorts of failures and excuses. I know in the past that people managed to have dogs without their houses looking like an assembly line to make stuffed animals. The first 3 dogs were black, which did a tremendous job of remaining hidden, unless you were wearing white. Penny is red, which is like golden with a red tinge. After a few trips in the car, it is now full of red hair (including the roof). Within an hour of getting out, people ask passengers if they have a dog. The bigger issue is the rug in the house. This rant will repeat each time I vacuum (yearly). Our cheap little vacuum, which surprised us by outperforming expensive ones, can pick up a Tesla. Unfortunately it can't pick up dog hair, preferring instead to equitably redistribute it across the room, like Socialism for Dog Hair. It's like a huge red tint on the carpet. For Christmas we're deciding on whether to build a new dog, or somehow graft it to the places where it's missing on my head.
Every now and then I like a phrase or name that rolls off the tongue pleasantly. The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band is not one. This was a band featuring Neil Innes, who went on to write music for Monty Python and appear in their movies and shows.
The malicious former dictator of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe, died at age 95 in Singapore. The avowed socialist died in a different country, being attended to by private doctors, in a private hospital. [Sky News] Quick - somebody call Bernie!
Speaking of Comrade Bernie, he is under fire for intimating that we should use abortion for population growth, against climate change.
Buoyed by the interest in this position, Bernie released a couple more 'good ideas' he has:
- Nuking China to get rid of those horrible white masks
- Poisoning the water to eliminate North Korea's ridiculous hairdo
- Killing baby seals to protest Japan's whaling industry
- donating a few of his houses to fellow comrades who don't have one
No thank you, I'd rather tell the president he's wrong about something.
Dear lefty
- Things are just starting and I'm already tired of the 2020 elections. Who should I vote for?
- Sirhan Sirhan
Unfortunately, Sirhan was recently stabbed in jail. While recovering, the rest of the unit decided to show their support by giving him a nickname. Say hello to Sirhan 'Sirhan' Sirhan.
Heroes of the Stupid
Jussie Smollett lawyers: Even if actor faked attack, cops didn’t need to investigate it so vigorously.
SJW Sightings
Sacramento bar under fire for new dress code which critics call a modern-day 'WHITES ONLY' sign
Stop calling for dystopias. Start working to end patriarchy. Make a world BEYOND RAPE. [Twitter]
Thursday, September 19, 2019
A Ten Hour Tour - ZZ Top
Huge fans of that 'lil old band from Texas,' we got tickets and were on our way.
A friend said how much easier it was to take public transportation, which literally drops you off at the door. Since this is Beautiful Downtown Camden, New Jersey, we figured why not. Getting there by car is a pain in the ass, but we always get lost on the way back because New Jersey has a state law prohibiting street signs, and the few signs there are have been turned around, so you head into the more interesting neighborhoods.
One cannot simply use public transportation; one must look at maps, color coded, going in directions you didn't know were directions, and stopping at streets that might be the ones you know, or are similar on both sides of the river, spanning two states. The first map wasn't 100% clear on how this was going to happen. The other maps were ads for someone's app. Finally we found 2 sites that agreed with one another, so we went with those. Little does anybody know, they just have the same errors on them.
All this involved 2 simple train rides, one under a huge bridge, a few thousand feet over water, right near where the planes fly. I've seen these trains when I drive, but thanked heavens that I'd never be on one. Til last night.
We parked in downtown Philly, which meant a $25 ransom, because Philly thinks it's New York. Philly has a lot of delusions - this is only one of them. Off we walked, to the subway. On the way, there was a very colorful parade. Many people standing around. It suddenly occurred to me that there was not a single woman in the pack.
Oh.
All this involved 2 simple train rides, one under a huge bridge, a few thousand feet over water, right near where the planes fly. I've seen these trains when I drive, but thanked heavens that I'd never be on one. Til last night.
We parked in downtown Philly, which meant a $25 ransom, because Philly thinks it's New York. Philly has a lot of delusions - this is only one of them. Off we walked, to the subway. On the way, there was a very colorful parade. Many people standing around. It suddenly occurred to me that there was not a single woman in the pack.
Oh.
Past the club, some dude was looking at me. What the hell does this guy want? Wife bursts out into laughter....
Didn't you catch any of that?
Didn't you catch any of that?
Any of what?
You got the full staredown, head to toe.
Huh?
About 80% percent of the guys hanging outside the club were eyeing you up and down.
Not again.
Oh yeah, and that last guy...
The one who annoyed me because he didn't look away, as society dictates?
Oh yeah. You're fresh meat.
Thank God I have you with me to explain all this. It took a while for me to figure out it was a gay bar.
You got the full staredown, head to toe.
Huh?
About 80% percent of the guys hanging outside the club were eyeing you up and down.
Not again.
Oh yeah, and that last guy...
The one who annoyed me because he didn't look away, as society dictates?
Oh yeah. You're fresh meat.
Thank God I have you with me to explain all this. It took a while for me to figure out it was a gay bar.
Absolutely - this is a very gay area. Lots of great bars. I used to come here with Bob.
That's nice. Everyone should have somewhere to play. However, we should probably cancel our plans to see that cool little town where you like to shop.
Yeah, probably.
I like the place, but an awful lot of the place liked me. Way too much.
Yeah, you must put out signals.
Very funny. Can we walk by some lesbian bars, so I can return the favor?
I am not an attractive fellow. This isn't a complaint.. it's simply reality. You won't see me on GQ anytime soon, as in ever. I'm ok with that. I look like some scrufty.. ummm... musician? Wife says it can't be that bad or she wouldn't have noticed me. Meh - we all have bad taste in something.
We finally found the subway, which was completely unsigned and unmanned, so we had to figure out everything by ourselves. No problem, as the few signs left were in Swahili, so we had to use the braille bumps. The only problem is that neither of us speaks braille. You used to buy a ticket from a person, then go through the gates. In the name ofprog regress, there are no humans. But it wasn't totally negative... it didn't smell like urine anymore. Once on the train, we were almost happy to discover it was the correct train, going in the correct direction. Wife turned pale when she saw we were heading to City Hall. It was New Jersey's City Hall, not Philly's.
The train dropped us in New Jersey. The map said we were going to a 'transportation center.' Only there was no transportation center. This doesn't mean there weren't transportation center signs all over the subway, each pointing in a different direction. None pointed up, which we discovered we had to go. One flight of steps and 10 minutes later (wife has a cane), we were at the top of the steps. Oh, look at that - an elevator. Unmarked. No matter, we'll use it on the way back. So, this transportation center... where is it?
It must've been close because there were absolutely no signs. New Jersey thinks signs confuse people, so there aren't any. We looked around, left the building, and looked around. Nothing. Zip. A lot of people smoking. Across the street was a building (I am very observant). I figured that was the transportation center, because it was unmarked. When we got there, the doors were locked. Of course the doors were locked, this was a transportation center. Some nice guy took pity on us and told us exactly where to get the tram. Then everybody wanted 40 cents or a cigarette. As we waited, there was a digital clock above us, giving us the time and the time of the train. This would have been quite a good idea, had both of the numbers stopped changing randomly. Down to our right, a homeless person had her belongings all over the benches and was talking to someone we could not see, but I was not going to be the one to tell here wasn't there. In fact, it looked like a tram stop, but was, in fact, a homeless gathering place.
Finally we realized we needed a ticket to board. We looked up and down the stop, and there wasn't a single ticket machine. Of course there wasn't a ticket machine; that's how things were going. Oh wait - I see one! Right across the tracks, on the side going the other direction. Of course it was on the other side. Off we went, our helpful friend saying not to bother, but we did anyway. Wife is dealing with the involved menu to purchase tickets, when some guy walks in back of the machine. No. NO. Please tell me NO! Yes. He was peeing on the ground. Wife was turning colors, unable to complete the transaction. I was mentally composing this blog. The other homeless people were appalled and started yelling at him.
As we were getting over how lucky we were to have been part of the spectacle, our tram pulled up. Only we were on the wrong side, thus 30 seconds too late to get on said tram. Of course we missed the tram... it wouldn't be right if we didn't. Another 20 minutes in paradise, til the next one. Oops, it's almost 30 minutes into the concert. Yay! Wife texted her friend that we were just hanging out in Beautiful Downtown Camden, with the nice drug addicted homeless folk, most of who really wanted to meet and chat with us about financial transactions. It was really not a place we were used to being, and swore we would never be again. Nowhere on the maps did it say WARNING: YOUR STATION IS IN THE WORST PART OF THE ENTIRE STATE AND YOU WILL HAVE TO WAIT AROUND WITH DRUG-ADDICTED HOMELESS PEOPLE AND NO SECURITY. That would have been a useful sign, but as I said, there are no signs in New Jersey.
Finally the tram arrived, and 5 stops later we were at the concert. The sounds of the opener, Cheap Trick, wafted through the air. I have never seen Cheap Trick, so this was supposed to be an opportunity. It would have been an opportunity, had the entire ride not taken three hours. There was no warning sign about that either.
But fate was not done with me yet.. there was a patdown before entering. The guy in front of me said we could thank 9-11 for that. Here was a smart, perceptive fellow. Since they had lawn seats, people brought chairs. There was a huge table with chairs, so I thought it was nice that they supplied them. Ah, no. They took them away from people. I'm groaning under my breath, but at least it wouldn't affect us. The patdown really pissed me off. Security Theater, just like airports. In the Philly stadiums ($50 parking, $250 seats), there are metal detectors. After surviving the groping, without them buying us dinner first, off we went to find the seats. When I commented to the Groper that she had the good gig, she said not anymore, as she was leaving in 2 more shows. I thanked her for that bit of wisdom.
Of course when I say off we went to find the seats, I mean off we went to get a soda. As I took a sip, I asked what she bought. Pepsi. Pepsi. Who the hell puts a Pepsi stand in a concert venue (or restaurant, hot dog stand, or store). Wife hates Pepsi too, so I'm not entirely sure why we were drinking Pepsi. They also failed to have Mountain Dew, the only acceptable Pepsi product. PERFIDY.
Looking up, there was a screen with Cheap Trick performing inside. Finally, we get to go in. And when I say go in, I mean go into the bathroom. The doctors say I have to remain calm and even gave me medicine to keep myself calm. There were no marked bathrooms - only a few doors into the concert. And I finally lost it. It was a stream of expletives that would get me jailed or committed (or both) in any public place in the country, except New York, where you get arrested if you don't perform Public Lunacy. Wife is not fond of my little breaks from sanity, but it was so loud, no one heard it but her.
We have different 'styles.' Mine goes from place to place, in a straight line. It just goes. Hers initially goes in a straight line, with at least 12 circular departures, shopping, soda purchasing, straight line, stopping for ice cream because the kids want some, straight line, stopping for the bathroom. I can generally keep myself quiet, like Charlie Manson, but it had become too much for me.
The usher-like lady said down and to the right. Where there were people sitting already. We communicated by hand signals and braille to let them know those were our seats. Eventually he pointed out, hands ablaze, that the usher had given us incorrect directions - it should've been down and left. Well, left.. right.. it's an easy mistake for someone who works there and seats thousands of people a night. They were good seats. We were pleased with them.
If you ever get a chance to see Cheap Trick, you should. I don't know more than 4 of their songs, but they were very entertaining. Rick Neilson, the guitarist, is a master of the stage, not to mention one of the first rock star vintage guitar collectors. He's known for his 5 neck guitar. He was all over the place, like a mad ringleader. I enjoyed them. Unfortunately, the mix sucked, so we couldn't make out a lot. Sound systems have become better exponentially, but a bad mix is a bad mix.
A row in front of us was a vision. She was the kind of girl who shows up and there's light around her. She even has a sound.... a celestial sound (ahhhhh). She was petite (my type), but still had everything in every right place (my type), with tight jeans (sometimes my type) and a short top with no bra (definitely, completely, undeniably my type). Even the Mrs. noticed her and pointed her out to me. She was moving in this hypnotic way, slithering, curving, dancing, and moving side to side in the most incredibly rhythmic motion. Never mind that she was young.. she was a vision. When I returned to reality, she was grinding on her boyfriend. Then sucking face with him. Then taking selfies (during the entire show). Then grinding again, stopping only to drink beer. Even a vision has its limits. When the Top played, everyone stood, as they should. Unfortunately we were in the row that started sitting - every row in back of us was sitting. Every row in front of us was standing. We were actually the demarcation line for sitting. Wife cannot stand for too long, so we sat. There were huge, clear monitors on each side, where we had to watch the concert, while the drunk lovebirds continued their drunk, chemically assisted writhing. Finally we decided that we didn't pay for tickets to watch the band on screens, so we found seats further down the row. I was terrified because they looked like they were moving with us, so our view could continue to be obscured. Wife also pointed out that she was completely obsessed with selfies, and he kept looking around to make sure everybody was watching them annoy us, and most of the people around us. The spot was good, and I got some decent shots on my phone's camera; which makes everything look half a mile away, even if you're 20' from the stage.
ZZ Top pointed out that this is their 50th year as a band, to thunderous applause. Most things said were greeted with thunderous applause. The mix was substantially better too. These guys always rock, and always put on a spectacular show. Unfortunately it was a short show, with no encores. But it was vintage ZZ Top - hits and good old stuff. I caught them using a backing track during Legs, but I think that was it. Wife pointed out that Dusty (bass) and Frank (drums) were wearing arthritis gloves. Well, the whole band is gittin up there.
I was aggravated from the entire circus just to get there, so I couldn't enjoy the concert. Public Transportation should buy us tickets, front row, for the next stop on the tour, plus a meet and greet, where the Reverend Willy G would sign my #1 guitar. But I woke up. We boarded the tram for the first ride back. Just as we were purchasing tickets (sans urine), they told us to just get on the train. Ok, we got on the train and waited. And waited. And watched all sorts of interesting people fill up the tram. And waited. The crowd was largely older than us, as I guess should be normal for this band, and some of them dressed as if they were much younger than us. If you have 40lbs to lose, don't wear pants so tight no one can find the zipper. If your shirt has holes in it on purpose, try not to have skin (or anything else) protrude from them. It's a courtesy to fellow riders who want to be able to eat sometime the following week.
The tram dropped us off on the ticket side of the drug-addicted homeless encampment, only some fat lady with a cart pushed right past the Mrs to get off the tram. Said Fat Lady was lucky to be allowed to live.... one does not piss off the Mrs. With or without cane, she will kill you. Or make you wish you were dead (there's a marriage joke in there somewhere, but I shall wisely avoid making it). The throng of Dirty White Folk and overweight people hanging out of their clothes made their way past the Dirty Drug-Addicted Homeless Folk and located their track. It would have been an interesting football game. We found the elevator, a minor miracle, and it didn't smell. Much.
Poof, we were back in Philthydelphia. As much as I hate Philly, it beats Camden, New Jersey. We discovered the train took us right to the parking garage. Wife laughed, as she mused that we weren't going to pass by the Gay Area, where she could watch 80% of the men checking me out. I neglected to laugh as hard, remembering that entire city block in the quaint town, when she pointed out I was incredibly popular. Now I know what women feel like... a piece of meat. Not that I ever made them feel like that, but it was not comfortable. Why couldn't I be that popular with women? When we walk past any non-gay establishment, women don't all stop what they're doing and silently, wishfully, watch me walk by. Hell, I'd settle for 10%. Before I was married, of course. She still cackled.
After locating the car park, which had moved a couple streets over since we parked the car, we took an elevator to the correct floor. On the wall was a sign: HOLD IT. Do not use this elevator as a bathroom, out of courtesy to the public.
Uh-oh.
Thankful to pay a small ransom to retrieve our car, I got the hell out. Then there were detours... Philly: You can't get there from here. If you can figure out a way, your tax dollars show up in holes you could put several cars in, manholes to run over and trash your suspension, lanes that appeared and disappeared randomly, complete assholes who are the only drivers on the road, so they can go the other way on a one way street, or pull out in front of you, as if you did not exist. When they're done flying by you, they slow to a crawl, 2 cars up, either drunk or stupid (or both). The absolute worst are the pedestrians. A brief perusal of the PA drivers manual told me I was not allowed to run them over. They were leaping out from all sides, entitled to be in the middle of the street, in the middle of traffic. And this did not include the drug-addicted, who stood in the middle of the street, as if it were a line for a cheesesteak Fortunately, Wife knows her way around, so we only got lost twice.
Since it was almost 1am, it was time for dinner. Who sleeps before work anyway?
Before I went to bed, I asked her if we were going that way next time, or driving. She had to think about it for a microsecond. I did not require even half a microsecond. I decided we won't have those problems EVER AGAIN. When we drive someplace we don't know, it tends to get a little heated. When I say a little heated, I mean like the Allies against Germany, but not as well-mannered (or quiet). I'd rather scream the entire 2 hours there and pay $40 for parking in the regular spot when we specified handicapped spot.
That's nice. Everyone should have somewhere to play. However, we should probably cancel our plans to see that cool little town where you like to shop.
Yeah, probably.
I like the place, but an awful lot of the place liked me. Way too much.
Yeah, you must put out signals.
Very funny. Can we walk by some lesbian bars, so I can return the favor?
I am not an attractive fellow. This isn't a complaint.. it's simply reality. You won't see me on GQ anytime soon, as in ever. I'm ok with that. I look like some scrufty.. ummm... musician? Wife says it can't be that bad or she wouldn't have noticed me. Meh - we all have bad taste in something.
We finally found the subway, which was completely unsigned and unmanned, so we had to figure out everything by ourselves. No problem, as the few signs left were in Swahili, so we had to use the braille bumps. The only problem is that neither of us speaks braille. You used to buy a ticket from a person, then go through the gates. In the name of
The train dropped us in New Jersey. The map said we were going to a 'transportation center.' Only there was no transportation center. This doesn't mean there weren't transportation center signs all over the subway, each pointing in a different direction. None pointed up, which we discovered we had to go. One flight of steps and 10 minutes later (wife has a cane), we were at the top of the steps. Oh, look at that - an elevator. Unmarked. No matter, we'll use it on the way back. So, this transportation center... where is it?
It must've been close because there were absolutely no signs. New Jersey thinks signs confuse people, so there aren't any. We looked around, left the building, and looked around. Nothing. Zip. A lot of people smoking. Across the street was a building (I am very observant). I figured that was the transportation center, because it was unmarked. When we got there, the doors were locked. Of course the doors were locked, this was a transportation center. Some nice guy took pity on us and told us exactly where to get the tram. Then everybody wanted 40 cents or a cigarette. As we waited, there was a digital clock above us, giving us the time and the time of the train. This would have been quite a good idea, had both of the numbers stopped changing randomly. Down to our right, a homeless person had her belongings all over the benches and was talking to someone we could not see, but I was not going to be the one to tell here wasn't there. In fact, it looked like a tram stop, but was, in fact, a homeless gathering place.
Finally we realized we needed a ticket to board. We looked up and down the stop, and there wasn't a single ticket machine. Of course there wasn't a ticket machine; that's how things were going. Oh wait - I see one! Right across the tracks, on the side going the other direction. Of course it was on the other side. Off we went, our helpful friend saying not to bother, but we did anyway. Wife is dealing with the involved menu to purchase tickets, when some guy walks in back of the machine. No. NO. Please tell me NO! Yes. He was peeing on the ground. Wife was turning colors, unable to complete the transaction. I was mentally composing this blog. The other homeless people were appalled and started yelling at him.
As we were getting over how lucky we were to have been part of the spectacle, our tram pulled up. Only we were on the wrong side, thus 30 seconds too late to get on said tram. Of course we missed the tram... it wouldn't be right if we didn't. Another 20 minutes in paradise, til the next one. Oops, it's almost 30 minutes into the concert. Yay! Wife texted her friend that we were just hanging out in Beautiful Downtown Camden, with the nice drug addicted homeless folk, most of who really wanted to meet and chat with us about financial transactions. It was really not a place we were used to being, and swore we would never be again. Nowhere on the maps did it say WARNING: YOUR STATION IS IN THE WORST PART OF THE ENTIRE STATE AND YOU WILL HAVE TO WAIT AROUND WITH DRUG-ADDICTED HOMELESS PEOPLE AND NO SECURITY. That would have been a useful sign, but as I said, there are no signs in New Jersey.
Finally the tram arrived, and 5 stops later we were at the concert. The sounds of the opener, Cheap Trick, wafted through the air. I have never seen Cheap Trick, so this was supposed to be an opportunity. It would have been an opportunity, had the entire ride not taken three hours. There was no warning sign about that either.
But fate was not done with me yet.. there was a patdown before entering. The guy in front of me said we could thank 9-11 for that. Here was a smart, perceptive fellow. Since they had lawn seats, people brought chairs. There was a huge table with chairs, so I thought it was nice that they supplied them. Ah, no. They took them away from people. I'm groaning under my breath, but at least it wouldn't affect us. The patdown really pissed me off. Security Theater, just like airports. In the Philly stadiums ($50 parking, $250 seats), there are metal detectors. After surviving the groping, without them buying us dinner first, off we went to find the seats. When I commented to the Groper that she had the good gig, she said not anymore, as she was leaving in 2 more shows. I thanked her for that bit of wisdom.
Of course when I say off we went to find the seats, I mean off we went to get a soda. As I took a sip, I asked what she bought. Pepsi. Pepsi. Who the hell puts a Pepsi stand in a concert venue (or restaurant, hot dog stand, or store). Wife hates Pepsi too, so I'm not entirely sure why we were drinking Pepsi. They also failed to have Mountain Dew, the only acceptable Pepsi product. PERFIDY.
Looking up, there was a screen with Cheap Trick performing inside. Finally, we get to go in. And when I say go in, I mean go into the bathroom. The doctors say I have to remain calm and even gave me medicine to keep myself calm. There were no marked bathrooms - only a few doors into the concert. And I finally lost it. It was a stream of expletives that would get me jailed or committed (or both) in any public place in the country, except New York, where you get arrested if you don't perform Public Lunacy. Wife is not fond of my little breaks from sanity, but it was so loud, no one heard it but her.
We have different 'styles.' Mine goes from place to place, in a straight line. It just goes. Hers initially goes in a straight line, with at least 12 circular departures, shopping, soda purchasing, straight line, stopping for ice cream because the kids want some, straight line, stopping for the bathroom. I can generally keep myself quiet, like Charlie Manson, but it had become too much for me.
The usher-like lady said down and to the right. Where there were people sitting already. We communicated by hand signals and braille to let them know those were our seats. Eventually he pointed out, hands ablaze, that the usher had given us incorrect directions - it should've been down and left. Well, left.. right.. it's an easy mistake for someone who works there and seats thousands of people a night. They were good seats. We were pleased with them.
If you ever get a chance to see Cheap Trick, you should. I don't know more than 4 of their songs, but they were very entertaining. Rick Neilson, the guitarist, is a master of the stage, not to mention one of the first rock star vintage guitar collectors. He's known for his 5 neck guitar. He was all over the place, like a mad ringleader. I enjoyed them. Unfortunately, the mix sucked, so we couldn't make out a lot. Sound systems have become better exponentially, but a bad mix is a bad mix.
A row in front of us was a vision. She was the kind of girl who shows up and there's light around her. She even has a sound.... a celestial sound (ahhhhh). She was petite (my type), but still had everything in every right place (my type), with tight jeans (sometimes my type) and a short top with no bra (definitely, completely, undeniably my type). Even the Mrs. noticed her and pointed her out to me. She was moving in this hypnotic way, slithering, curving, dancing, and moving side to side in the most incredibly rhythmic motion. Never mind that she was young.. she was a vision. When I returned to reality, she was grinding on her boyfriend. Then sucking face with him. Then taking selfies (during the entire show). Then grinding again, stopping only to drink beer. Even a vision has its limits. When the Top played, everyone stood, as they should. Unfortunately we were in the row that started sitting - every row in back of us was sitting. Every row in front of us was standing. We were actually the demarcation line for sitting. Wife cannot stand for too long, so we sat. There were huge, clear monitors on each side, where we had to watch the concert, while the drunk lovebirds continued their drunk, chemically assisted writhing. Finally we decided that we didn't pay for tickets to watch the band on screens, so we found seats further down the row. I was terrified because they looked like they were moving with us, so our view could continue to be obscured. Wife also pointed out that she was completely obsessed with selfies, and he kept looking around to make sure everybody was watching them annoy us, and most of the people around us. The spot was good, and I got some decent shots on my phone's camera; which makes everything look half a mile away, even if you're 20' from the stage.
ZZ Top pointed out that this is their 50th year as a band, to thunderous applause. Most things said were greeted with thunderous applause. The mix was substantially better too. These guys always rock, and always put on a spectacular show. Unfortunately it was a short show, with no encores. But it was vintage ZZ Top - hits and good old stuff. I caught them using a backing track during Legs, but I think that was it. Wife pointed out that Dusty (bass) and Frank (drums) were wearing arthritis gloves. Well, the whole band is gittin up there.
I was aggravated from the entire circus just to get there, so I couldn't enjoy the concert. Public Transportation should buy us tickets, front row, for the next stop on the tour, plus a meet and greet, where the Reverend Willy G would sign my #1 guitar. But I woke up. We boarded the tram for the first ride back. Just as we were purchasing tickets (sans urine), they told us to just get on the train. Ok, we got on the train and waited. And waited. And watched all sorts of interesting people fill up the tram. And waited. The crowd was largely older than us, as I guess should be normal for this band, and some of them dressed as if they were much younger than us. If you have 40lbs to lose, don't wear pants so tight no one can find the zipper. If your shirt has holes in it on purpose, try not to have skin (or anything else) protrude from them. It's a courtesy to fellow riders who want to be able to eat sometime the following week.
The tram dropped us off on the ticket side of the drug-addicted homeless encampment, only some fat lady with a cart pushed right past the Mrs to get off the tram. Said Fat Lady was lucky to be allowed to live.... one does not piss off the Mrs. With or without cane, she will kill you. Or make you wish you were dead (there's a marriage joke in there somewhere, but I shall wisely avoid making it). The throng of Dirty White Folk and overweight people hanging out of their clothes made their way past the Dirty Drug-Addicted Homeless Folk and located their track. It would have been an interesting football game. We found the elevator, a minor miracle, and it didn't smell. Much.
Poof, we were back in Philthydelphia. As much as I hate Philly, it beats Camden, New Jersey. We discovered the train took us right to the parking garage. Wife laughed, as she mused that we weren't going to pass by the Gay Area, where she could watch 80% of the men checking me out. I neglected to laugh as hard, remembering that entire city block in the quaint town, when she pointed out I was incredibly popular. Now I know what women feel like... a piece of meat. Not that I ever made them feel like that, but it was not comfortable. Why couldn't I be that popular with women? When we walk past any non-gay establishment, women don't all stop what they're doing and silently, wishfully, watch me walk by. Hell, I'd settle for 10%. Before I was married, of course. She still cackled.
After locating the car park, which had moved a couple streets over since we parked the car, we took an elevator to the correct floor. On the wall was a sign: HOLD IT. Do not use this elevator as a bathroom, out of courtesy to the public.
Uh-oh.
Thankful to pay a small ransom to retrieve our car, I got the hell out. Then there were detours... Philly: You can't get there from here. If you can figure out a way, your tax dollars show up in holes you could put several cars in, manholes to run over and trash your suspension, lanes that appeared and disappeared randomly, complete assholes who are the only drivers on the road, so they can go the other way on a one way street, or pull out in front of you, as if you did not exist. When they're done flying by you, they slow to a crawl, 2 cars up, either drunk or stupid (or both). The absolute worst are the pedestrians. A brief perusal of the PA drivers manual told me I was not allowed to run them over. They were leaping out from all sides, entitled to be in the middle of the street, in the middle of traffic. And this did not include the drug-addicted, who stood in the middle of the street, as if it were a line for a cheesesteak Fortunately, Wife knows her way around, so we only got lost twice.
Since it was almost 1am, it was time for dinner. Who sleeps before work anyway?
Before I went to bed, I asked her if we were going that way next time, or driving. She had to think about it for a microsecond. I did not require even half a microsecond. I decided we won't have those problems EVER AGAIN. When we drive someplace we don't know, it tends to get a little heated. When I say a little heated, I mean like the Allies against Germany, but not as well-mannered (or quiet). I'd rather scream the entire 2 hours there and pay $40 for parking in the regular spot when we specified handicapped spot.
The friend who said public transportation was a breeze? We're not speaking to him anymore.
Wednesday, September 18, 2019
Existence is Futile [Borg updated]
Hey, how bout those Teslas.. The Teslas that every owner just got locked out of, with an "Unknown Error." Customer Service lines are melting. Nobody knows. Unless you have the key card and fob, you're fsckd.
YouTube will be fined up to $200 million over COPPA investigation.
Staff in an uproar - that's the weekly toilet paper budget for the Executive
Lavatory.
In a race with the government and Google for most evil, Faceyspaces now has facial recognition for all users. Fuck yourself with a molten ingot.
Headline: Yahoo email users logged in to discover email was broken.
Real Headline: People use Yahoo email.
Google's spellcheck for bloggers is broken. Please excuse any errors (I read the first word or two of every other paragraph, so I'm not much help).
A mid 1800s (People's Republic of) California law criminalized able-bodied people not helping the police when requested. The governor struck down the law. This goes nicely with the other governor who governed that no one should assist ICE in their sanctuary city. I'm trying to get our governor to decriminalize bank robbing and online bank hacking. And those really interesting adult businesses on the edge of town....
A different governor noted that hurricanes and fires are getting worse, but he's happy with what his party's doing (D - DisneyWorld). The next presidential debate will note this climate change and officially blame Trump.
Dear lefty
Lefty guitarists, this is your once in a lifetime chance!
For only $399, you can buy a PRS Private Stock.... case. I love ebay.
Major automakers have agreed to equip nearly all US vehicles with systems to remind motorists of passengers in the back seat, in an effort to avoid deaths of young children left behind in hot cars. Congress never met a topic they couldn't 'fix' with legislation. How long til it alerts the authorities?
No thank you, I'd rather pull bugs out of my cereal
I think one of my credit cards is having a good time at my expense.
They send me ridiculous emails every day, with some magic offers, none of which are relevant, and none I want to receive. To make matters worse, they put stupid little graphics on the subject line. That alone merits punishment. Nobody puts emojis or whatever the hell they are in my email program.
So I showed them. Last week I went to their site and opted out from all their ridiculous emails. Then they showed me, by emailing garbage, as if I hadn't opted out. This morning, furious at the invasion of my mailbox (yes, before I took my meds), I went BACK to the site and again opted out of everything. HA!
When I got back from that, there was another email in my inbox. With an emoji. They have one week to fix this, before I have them strung up for spamming their customers. I will also have their pets adopted out to other families, and replaced with ostriches. Their blenders will all fail, and they'll have nothing but hand mixers. And their internet will all be G-rated. Do not mess with me.
Coworker Follies
ME: can you find the Bob List?
HIM: what's a Bob list?
ME: a list with 'Bob' in it. I'm assured it exists.
(5 minutes later)
HIM: found it. Would you like a screenshot or should I share my screen?
ME: (starting to shake head violently) Just tell me where it is, please.
HIM: it's in the Jimmy Box - go here, ask it for everything, and there you go.
ME: How does asking for everything give you the Bob List?
HIM: Ummm.. it just does.
ME: (looks, yells, removes paint from walls) Ok, send me the screenshot.
HIM: Here you go.
ME: Thank you. Now where on this screenshot is the word 'Bob'.
HIM: No, there's no Bob on that list.
ME: THEN WHEN DID I SPEND THE LAST 10 MINUTES OF MY LIFE WITH YOU 'finding' SOMETHING that doesn't show WHAT I ASKED FOR?
At least he's consistent... he consistently aggravates me by consistently answering questions incorrectly.
One hour later....
HIM: Hey - I found the Bob List! It's here. I can get to it.
ME: do you plan on sharing it with me or did you just want me to know you found it?
HIM: It's easy.
ME: I remain in a waiting state. (eyeballs banging into each other)
HIM: hit the arrow button on the top left, next to the logo.
ME: pretty neat - let me give it a shot
ME: (searches around, cannot find an arrow) Ummm sorry, I don't have an arrow
HIM: I'm 5 steps ahead of you. I sent you a screenshot. (nothing if not disorganized).
ME: the arrow up top
HIM: yes!
ME: on the screenshot, you circled the arrow button up top... the BACK button on the browser.
HIM: Yup - it worked.
ME: You're telling me to hit the BACK button to make the Bob List come up.
HIM: Yes!
ME: We used to get vaccines so we didn't have people like you.
(5 minutes later)
HIM: I can't repeat this reliably.
Work is fun... we have these surveys... we are encouraged to fill them out. I enjoy filling out surveys, in the way I enjoy getting getting checked for.. whatever it is they're checking for when the doc puts his finger up your butt. This is made easier by the surveys being voluntary and anonymous. Yup, 100% voluntary. Right up til they notice I haven't filled it in and they contact my boss. Please do not deluge me with requests for job applications.
Heroes of the Stupid
My behavior in bed is atrocious. Stop - this is G-rated.
According to a reliable source, who isn't the dog, I am quite entertaining. I start with Mattress Dancing, where I twitch, jump, and roll. When the warmup is done, I get to the main show: laughing, cursing, crying, and punching. I am horrified that I punched my wife. When I wake up, I'm given a review of my performance: "I'll give it two fists, Bob."
No matter when or how I call my wife on the phone, I don't get through. If I text, she texts back, forgetting that it takes from an hour to 3 days for it to reach me. When I mention this, she says "Ida know..." Reflecting on this, maybe the phone and the punching are subconscious.
SJW Stunts
Kansas university faculty wants Chik-fil-A banned from campus for fears of 'safety' and 'mental well being'. They believe the chain violates "safety and inclusion" When do these people have time to teach? Oh.
Council member says cleaning feces off Seattle streets with a power washer is racist. It's getting worse when these headlines go under SJW and Stupid.
Porsche is making a leather-free version of its new Taycan electric sports car in the latest attempt by a German automaker to play up green credentials as environmental activists lobby for a boycott of the industry. Then all the SJWs will buy a Porsche!
YouTube will be fined up to $200 million over COPPA investigation.
Staff in an uproar - that's the weekly toilet paper budget for the Executive
Lavatory.
In a race with the government and Google for most evil, Faceyspaces now has facial recognition for all users. Fuck yourself with a molten ingot.
Headline: Yahoo email users logged in to discover email was broken.
Real Headline: People use Yahoo email.
Google's spellcheck for bloggers is broken. Please excuse any errors (I read the first word or two of every other paragraph, so I'm not much help).
A mid 1800s (People's Republic of) California law criminalized able-bodied people not helping the police when requested. The governor struck down the law. This goes nicely with the other governor who governed that no one should assist ICE in their sanctuary city. I'm trying to get our governor to decriminalize bank robbing and online bank hacking. And those really interesting adult businesses on the edge of town....
A different governor noted that hurricanes and fires are getting worse, but he's happy with what his party's doing (D - DisneyWorld). The next presidential debate will note this climate change and officially blame Trump.
- Hurricane Dorian hit Florida. Both were moving at 8mph.
Dear lefty
- What's today's gripe?
- Those guys I hired apparently didn't 'modify' your brake cable
Lefty guitarists, this is your once in a lifetime chance!
For only $399, you can buy a PRS Private Stock.... case. I love ebay.
- The brave protesters in Hong Kong have won: the extradition bill has been withdrawn. They fought for freedom, using American inspiration and slogans. We fight for more kitty picture on Faceyspaces.
Major automakers have agreed to equip nearly all US vehicles with systems to remind motorists of passengers in the back seat, in an effort to avoid deaths of young children left behind in hot cars. Congress never met a topic they couldn't 'fix' with legislation. How long til it alerts the authorities?
- Joe Biden had a press op at a Dairy Queen. He ordered a Whopper.
- Seth Ator, the man accused of killing 7 people in Texas, was already barred from purchasing firearms due to mental disability.
- He had also been calling police and the FBI for years, leaving incoherent messages. It's almost as if they weren't doing anything on purpose....
No thank you, I'd rather pull bugs out of my cereal
- Best Tweet: If you think an AR-15 is too dangerous, you should check out the MK-Ultra. @beinlibertarian
I think one of my credit cards is having a good time at my expense.
They send me ridiculous emails every day, with some magic offers, none of which are relevant, and none I want to receive. To make matters worse, they put stupid little graphics on the subject line. That alone merits punishment. Nobody puts emojis or whatever the hell they are in my email program.
So I showed them. Last week I went to their site and opted out from all their ridiculous emails. Then they showed me, by emailing garbage, as if I hadn't opted out. This morning, furious at the invasion of my mailbox (yes, before I took my meds), I went BACK to the site and again opted out of everything. HA!
When I got back from that, there was another email in my inbox. With an emoji. They have one week to fix this, before I have them strung up for spamming their customers. I will also have their pets adopted out to other families, and replaced with ostriches. Their blenders will all fail, and they'll have nothing but hand mixers. And their internet will all be G-rated. Do not mess with me.
- 20 members of Boris Johnson's Conservative party have voted against him to prevent the UK from leaving the EU without a plan in place. They want a swimming pool.
- Boris' plan to suspend UK Parliament ahead of Brexit is lawful, a judge in Scotland ruled. Emboldened by the news, Boris will be firing all of his opponents.
Coworker Follies
ME: can you find the Bob List?
HIM: what's a Bob list?
ME: a list with 'Bob' in it. I'm assured it exists.
(5 minutes later)
HIM: found it. Would you like a screenshot or should I share my screen?
ME: (starting to shake head violently) Just tell me where it is, please.
HIM: it's in the Jimmy Box - go here, ask it for everything, and there you go.
ME: How does asking for everything give you the Bob List?
HIM: Ummm.. it just does.
ME: (looks, yells, removes paint from walls) Ok, send me the screenshot.
HIM: Here you go.
ME: Thank you. Now where on this screenshot is the word 'Bob'.
HIM: No, there's no Bob on that list.
ME: THEN WHEN DID I SPEND THE LAST 10 MINUTES OF MY LIFE WITH YOU 'finding' SOMETHING that doesn't show WHAT I ASKED FOR?
At least he's consistent... he consistently aggravates me by consistently answering questions incorrectly.
One hour later....
HIM: Hey - I found the Bob List! It's here. I can get to it.
ME: do you plan on sharing it with me or did you just want me to know you found it?
HIM: It's easy.
ME: I remain in a waiting state. (eyeballs banging into each other)
HIM: hit the arrow button on the top left, next to the logo.
ME: pretty neat - let me give it a shot
ME: (searches around, cannot find an arrow) Ummm sorry, I don't have an arrow
HIM: I'm 5 steps ahead of you. I sent you a screenshot. (nothing if not disorganized).
ME: the arrow up top
HIM: yes!
ME: on the screenshot, you circled the arrow button up top... the BACK button on the browser.
HIM: Yup - it worked.
ME: You're telling me to hit the BACK button to make the Bob List come up.
HIM: Yes!
ME: We used to get vaccines so we didn't have people like you.
(5 minutes later)
HIM: I can't repeat this reliably.
Work is fun... we have these surveys... we are encouraged to fill them out. I enjoy filling out surveys, in the way I enjoy getting getting checked for.. whatever it is they're checking for when the doc puts his finger up your butt. This is made easier by the surveys being voluntary and anonymous. Yup, 100% voluntary. Right up til they notice I haven't filled it in and they contact my boss. Please do not deluge me with requests for job applications.
- The dog has been quiet all morning, in her yard. This is odd. If she barks, she comes inside, so as not to annoy the neighbors.
- Hours later, I go to the bathroom and have a seat.
- BARK BARK BARK BARK BARK BARK
Heroes of the Stupid
My behavior in bed is atrocious. Stop - this is G-rated.
According to a reliable source, who isn't the dog, I am quite entertaining. I start with Mattress Dancing, where I twitch, jump, and roll. When the warmup is done, I get to the main show: laughing, cursing, crying, and punching. I am horrified that I punched my wife. When I wake up, I'm given a review of my performance: "I'll give it two fists, Bob."
No matter when or how I call my wife on the phone, I don't get through. If I text, she texts back, forgetting that it takes from an hour to 3 days for it to reach me. When I mention this, she says "Ida know..." Reflecting on this, maybe the phone and the punching are subconscious.
SJW Stunts
Kansas university faculty wants Chik-fil-A banned from campus for fears of 'safety' and 'mental well being'. They believe the chain violates "safety and inclusion" When do these people have time to teach? Oh.
Council member says cleaning feces off Seattle streets with a power washer is racist. It's getting worse when these headlines go under SJW and Stupid.
Porsche is making a leather-free version of its new Taycan electric sports car in the latest attempt by a German automaker to play up green credentials as environmental activists lobby for a boycott of the industry. Then all the SJWs will buy a Porsche!
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| Well, mine is... |
Sunday, September 15, 2019
This is the Edge. You've gone over me.
There has been a breakthrough in quantum teleportation.
Worth a read, even if just for the possibilities.
Commenting on Brexit, one of the people involved referred to Brexit as a Schroedinger situation, where people want to leave and stay at the same time. You don't hear this from US politicians.
What is wrong with the UK?
They just passed stringent censorship laws to make things 'safe' online.
Where are the free speech advocates?
I won't be surprised if some sites refuse to exist in the UK. This is what happened when GDPR hit: you'd see notices about the site not being available in those countries.
RIP
Ric Ocasek, singer from The Cars. (75)
Not a fan, but still...
Eliot Easton, however.....
Dear lefty
I learned something today: right after Roe v Wade, a congressman introduced a bill to exempt medical personnel from performing abortions if it violated their religion or morals. It passed. There is a suit pending from a nurse, 'forced' to assist in an abortion. Well, she had the right to walk out, but felt she would make too much of a big deal if she didn't, so she's suing. I guess one of the great things about our system is that anyone can sue anyone for anything (except if excepted by Congress). Prediction: she will win the suit, but damages will be limited because she didn't walk out when she had the chance.
For a guy who has always loved technology, and taking it apart, I sure hate technology. Turns out it's not just me.
I needed to have a conference with 2 family members... no problem... most phones allow you to do this. Not that the phones make it easy... I had to look it up because things don't come with manuals anymore. It's pretty easy to do (after reading how). Like most things, it wasn't obvious and the controls don't appear onscreen until you're in a call.
One ringy dingy, two ringy dingy... Party 2 answers. I call Party 3, who naturally doesn't answer. He calls back and I hit the Magic Merge Button, which hooks us all up. Well, sorta. Party 3 was popping in and out and sounded like he was inside a mariachi band. This is fine if you like Mariachi, but not so much if you like being able to talk. Technology Fail.
Party 2 uses a service where people can call in and be connected. So I do, and for some reason, it worked. My surprise was short-lived, when it simply disconnected. Upon reconnecting, Party 2 said he had to set the call up five times before we could connect (and get disconnected). Party 3 called in and we finally had a chat, because the Mariachi band was on break. When they came back, it kept breaking through the silence on his end. The Mariachi actually spoke more than he did, which was annoying (even if you like Mariachi). His phone connection was absolute crap too.
C'mon, people... it's 2019. Why are we still having so much trouble with ($&@ing cell phones? I joke that it's new technology and they need another 25 years to work out the bugs, but this is really sad. We also pay an absolutely ridiculous amount of money for this 'quality' coverage, compared to other countries.
Whoever said advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic was right. And needs to be shot.
Meanwhile, at my job, I got up and walked to someone else's desk to say hello. I regret that I have no pictures to post. On the positive side, you don't have to look at me (or my pictures). My coworkers all look like Nancy Pelosi and Mitch McConnell. And Oprah, during the 'large years.'
In my search for news, I spent a few minutes on Fox.
I watched Lindsay Graham go on about how the dems hate Trump. He scapegoated them for everything. Then he did a brief Warhawk speech on how al Queda and Taleban are threatening our security in Afghanistan.
Graham slipped and told two truths: the dems have Trump Derangement Syndrome and the Warhawks are even worse than anyone imagined.
We didn't get where we are because of one party: It's all a choreographed dance. They are at war.. with US.
Horrors Near Home
The picky niece has a new boyfriend. Good for her, she's tough.
He's black, she's white.
This isn't an issue for anyone except the grandfather, Sergeant Hitler. The patriarch has a bit of a racist streak, amongst others.
To everyone's shock and surprise, the Sergeant really liked the guy. Relief fell upon the masses. [This is what's called a setup.] Here's a list of stuff we are trying to avoid saying when meeting the boyfriend:
So I'm sitting there, computing Important Things, then get up to get a soda. When I come back, there's a piece of donut by the computer. I am absolutely sure it was not there when I left. The dog is asleep on the couch. So how did the donut appear? I heard no noise.
Either the donut spontaneously appeared or the dog is a little sneakier than I thought. Hey- where is the dog getting donuts and why isn't she eating them?
Feel-Good Story of the Week
There's store video of some thug going into a Philly cell phone store and pulling out his gun. The counter guy pulls out his legal concealed gun and shoots the guy. No charges filed (at present).
Yeah, I tend to miss Popular Stuff. I didn't know Christina Aguilara is a Disney alumnus. Now we have to wonder how long til her inevitable breakdown and what it will look like. Shaving heads has been done, as has drugs, something that looks like multiple personalities, 'outrageous' behavior, being largely nude in public, and countless other stunts.
Heroes of the Stupid
After finding that some people fall for satire online, researchers at Ohio State University are advocating for the flagging of satirical articles so that people do not get confused. They claim falling for satire articles is a "problem for democracy." Sick society.
Man fights off subway attacker in wild video as bystanders get out their cameras and record. No one helped.
SJW Strikes
[twitter]
"It's official, we have a 4 year old daughter! Waylon is now Willow. Took a LOT of paperwork to make the gender transition. Child Abuse 101
FB bans Irish girl's account after saying her name is a racial slur.
A college professor was 'retired' from his job for things like social media posts about hitting the president with a baseball bat. This is unprecedented (being fired, not threatening harm to the president).
Worth a read, even if just for the possibilities.
Commenting on Brexit, one of the people involved referred to Brexit as a Schroedinger situation, where people want to leave and stay at the same time. You don't hear this from US politicians.
What is wrong with the UK?
They just passed stringent censorship laws to make things 'safe' online.
Where are the free speech advocates?
I won't be surprised if some sites refuse to exist in the UK. This is what happened when GDPR hit: you'd see notices about the site not being available in those countries.
RIP
Ric Ocasek, singer from The Cars. (75)
Not a fan, but still...
Eliot Easton, however.....
Dear lefty
- How many republicans does it take to change a light bulb?
- None. Nothing will get done and they'll blame the democrats.
- feel free to switch the parties around
I learned something today: right after Roe v Wade, a congressman introduced a bill to exempt medical personnel from performing abortions if it violated their religion or morals. It passed. There is a suit pending from a nurse, 'forced' to assist in an abortion. Well, she had the right to walk out, but felt she would make too much of a big deal if she didn't, so she's suing. I guess one of the great things about our system is that anyone can sue anyone for anything (except if excepted by Congress). Prediction: she will win the suit, but damages will be limited because she didn't walk out when she had the chance.
- It's late. Things are quiet. I can hear myself think.
- I preferred when it was early, loud, and I couldn't hear myself think.
For a guy who has always loved technology, and taking it apart, I sure hate technology. Turns out it's not just me.
I needed to have a conference with 2 family members... no problem... most phones allow you to do this. Not that the phones make it easy... I had to look it up because things don't come with manuals anymore. It's pretty easy to do (after reading how). Like most things, it wasn't obvious and the controls don't appear onscreen until you're in a call.
One ringy dingy, two ringy dingy... Party 2 answers. I call Party 3, who naturally doesn't answer. He calls back and I hit the Magic Merge Button, which hooks us all up. Well, sorta. Party 3 was popping in and out and sounded like he was inside a mariachi band. This is fine if you like Mariachi, but not so much if you like being able to talk. Technology Fail.
Party 2 uses a service where people can call in and be connected. So I do, and for some reason, it worked. My surprise was short-lived, when it simply disconnected. Upon reconnecting, Party 2 said he had to set the call up five times before we could connect (and get disconnected). Party 3 called in and we finally had a chat, because the Mariachi band was on break. When they came back, it kept breaking through the silence on his end. The Mariachi actually spoke more than he did, which was annoying (even if you like Mariachi). His phone connection was absolute crap too.
C'mon, people... it's 2019. Why are we still having so much trouble with ($&@ing cell phones? I joke that it's new technology and they need another 25 years to work out the bugs, but this is really sad. We also pay an absolutely ridiculous amount of money for this 'quality' coverage, compared to other countries.
Whoever said advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic was right. And needs to be shot.
Meanwhile, at my job, I got up and walked to someone else's desk to say hello. I regret that I have no pictures to post. On the positive side, you don't have to look at me (or my pictures). My coworkers all look like Nancy Pelosi and Mitch McConnell. And Oprah, during the 'large years.'
- Opinion: US can slash healthcare costs 75% - interesting.
In my search for news, I spent a few minutes on Fox.
I watched Lindsay Graham go on about how the dems hate Trump. He scapegoated them for everything. Then he did a brief Warhawk speech on how al Queda and Taleban are threatening our security in Afghanistan.
Graham slipped and told two truths: the dems have Trump Derangement Syndrome and the Warhawks are even worse than anyone imagined.
We didn't get where we are because of one party: It's all a choreographed dance. They are at war.. with US.
Horrors Near Home
The picky niece has a new boyfriend. Good for her, she's tough.
He's black, she's white.
This isn't an issue for anyone except the grandfather, Sergeant Hitler. The patriarch has a bit of a racist streak, amongst others.
To everyone's shock and surprise, the Sergeant really liked the guy. Relief fell upon the masses. [This is what's called a setup.] Here's a list of stuff we are trying to avoid saying when meeting the boyfriend:
- So you're the black guy...
- Niece - Is it true?
- Hey, we brought a case of grape soda.
- Are there black Jewish girls?
- Don't mind him - that's a dunce cap. Really.
- Why do I like Ron Paul? I wind up agreeing with most of what he says.
So I'm sitting there, computing Important Things, then get up to get a soda. When I come back, there's a piece of donut by the computer. I am absolutely sure it was not there when I left. The dog is asleep on the couch. So how did the donut appear? I heard no noise.
Either the donut spontaneously appeared or the dog is a little sneakier than I thought. Hey- where is the dog getting donuts and why isn't she eating them?
- No thanks, I'd rather be Trump's social media manager.
Feel-Good Story of the Week
There's store video of some thug going into a Philly cell phone store and pulling out his gun. The counter guy pulls out his legal concealed gun and shoots the guy. No charges filed (at present).
- Johnson and Johnson has been fined for misleading marketing of opioids in Oklahoma. Johnson and Johnson is reeling from the historic $475 million fine. They claim assault over this most severe wrist-slapping.
- Shuddering from thoughts of a drop in profits, the other pharmaceutical corporations are seeking a cap on damages. No one capped their sales...
Yeah, I tend to miss Popular Stuff. I didn't know Christina Aguilara is a Disney alumnus. Now we have to wonder how long til her inevitable breakdown and what it will look like. Shaving heads has been done, as has drugs, something that looks like multiple personalities, 'outrageous' behavior, being largely nude in public, and countless other stunts.
Heroes of the Stupid
After finding that some people fall for satire online, researchers at Ohio State University are advocating for the flagging of satirical articles so that people do not get confused. They claim falling for satire articles is a "problem for democracy." Sick society.
Man fights off subway attacker in wild video as bystanders get out their cameras and record. No one helped.
SJW Strikes
[twitter]
"It's official, we have a 4 year old daughter! Waylon is now Willow. Took a LOT of paperwork to make the gender transition. Child Abuse 101
FB bans Irish girl's account after saying her name is a racial slur.
A college professor was 'retired' from his job for things like social media posts about hitting the president with a baseball bat. This is unprecedented (being fired, not threatening harm to the president).
Thursday, September 12, 2019
If There's a Bustle in Your Hedgerow, See a Doctor
Malware found in android app CamScanner, with 100+ million users.
Boris Johnson (R-Blighty) asked the Queen to make a speech and shut down Parliament for a while, to keep Brexit plans in-place. Johnson says this has nothing to do with Brexit; there is important legislation to work on - more laws to hold up, more fighting to do, and more pressure on Parliament to have ridiculous haircuts (and new, taller hats). Asked for comment, the Queen said, "Huh? Are you talking to us?"
Scotland's representative said this is the action of a despot. She said a few other things, but nobody could understand them.
Critics have said this is a Constitutional Outrage, Absolutely Wrong, We Cannot Have This Sort of Thing, and some of them went so fas as to be Highly Miffed. They saidTrump Johnson should be thrown out, possibly even for the weekend.
Things are so similar between the UK and US, when a member of Parliament is sick, they call Nancy Pelosi to have her send over a congressman.
Life is sweet, you get cancer and die.
RIP Eddie Money (Eddie Mahoney- 70). Guy gets a horrid reality show, revives his career, then finds out he has stage 4 esophageal cancer. He passed peacefully. Condolences to his family.
No thanks, I'd rather run over some nuns while drunk (me AND the nuns)
This is a 100% non-partisan post:
Why does every picture of AOC look like this?
She looks very unhappy. She is not an unattractive woman - if she smiles... does she smile?
Heroes of the Stupid
Boris Johnson (R-Blighty) asked the Queen to make a speech and shut down Parliament for a while, to keep Brexit plans in-place. Johnson says this has nothing to do with Brexit; there is important legislation to work on - more laws to hold up, more fighting to do, and more pressure on Parliament to have ridiculous haircuts (and new, taller hats). Asked for comment, the Queen said, "Huh? Are you talking to us?"
Scotland's representative said this is the action of a despot. She said a few other things, but nobody could understand them.
Critics have said this is a Constitutional Outrage, Absolutely Wrong, We Cannot Have This Sort of Thing, and some of them went so fas as to be Highly Miffed. They said
Things are so similar between the UK and US, when a member of Parliament is sick, they call Nancy Pelosi to have her send over a congressman.
Life is sweet, you get cancer and die.
RIP Eddie Money (Eddie Mahoney- 70). Guy gets a horrid reality show, revives his career, then finds out he has stage 4 esophageal cancer. He passed peacefully. Condolences to his family.
- It's not that I've been married for a long time, but when I see an attractive lady, I say, "Boy, could I make her life miserable."
Dear lefty
- Why are you so crusty all the time?
- Why do you ask me questions all the time?
10 best sites to download free ebooks.
- Be prepared - September is National Preparedness Month.
- In the Old Days<tm>, schools had nuclear bomb drills, then fire drills. Now it's cybersecurity drills. During the exercise, they simulate Faceyspaces being down. That stopped after the first time, when students passed out and developed PTSD. Parents sued school districts for cruelty. Faceyspaces also sued, but you're not allowed to see the paperwork because they believe in privacy.
- Dairy Queen has confirmed that their burgers are not made with human meat. That's outrageous - who goes to Dairy Queen for burgers?
I love my coworkers.
One just texted me.
Her: Hi.
Me: I'm not here today. Hi.
--> 2 minutes of total silence
Her: really?
Me: I can't say. Need to know only.
--> more silence
Her: haha. Anyway, I have an issue.
Me: see a specialist.
Her: ha ha, can you help me or do it for me?
Me: No.
Her: lol
2 hours later....
Her: now that you've done the work and emailed it to me, how do I save the file you emailed?
Me: Call Microsoft and ask to speak to an Outlook Specialist.
1 hour later
Her: can I show you my screen?
Me: why?
Her: well this is what I get.
Me: yes, I know. You told me and I sent you the file.
Her: but I need you to send me the file.
Me: I already sent you the file.
Her: Oh, I didn't see it.
Me: [remembering] They already warned me about killing coworkers.
I love my coworkers.
I suspect another one of them uses their 8 hours to work a second job.
- With the second weather-related state of emergency being declared in Puerto Rico, it occurs to me that Puerto Rico was a bad investment.
No thanks, I'd rather run over some nuns while drunk (me AND the nuns)
My father had a stroke or three.
I am typing this because you should know that people don't always hold up a sign saying I'M HAVING A STROKE. He just looked bad for a bit. We only noticed one side of his mouth droop and rushed him to the hospital. Fortunately he's a stubborn guy, like his son, and will eventually be ok. Tons of tests, watching for swallowing difficulties, and more tests. He walked into the emergency room, which says something. The other night, his advice for me was not to get sick. I will take him up on that immediately.
Watch carefully, ok? If someone looks bad, get them to their doctor quickly. If they look really bad, get them to the emergency room. The local hospital has a wonderful, kind staff; many of whom are very attractive. This is an important thing to watch for in hospitals.
The best thing I've seen so far: my mom waking my dad to ask if he's comfortable.
The best thing I've seen so far: my mom waking my dad to ask if he's comfortable.
This is a 100% non-partisan post:
Why does every picture of AOC look like this?
She looks very unhappy. She is not an unattractive woman - if she smiles... does she smile?
Heroes of the Stupid
An Oklahoma woman forced kids to eat dog feces. She somehow avoided jail, perhaps because the judge enjoys some nice feces now and then.
A woman who stabbed her boyfriend 39 times during a sex game has been freed from prison. This must be what they call Rough Sex.
SJW Attacks
A Sydney, Australia, university will lower the engineering entry bar for females as a part of a plan to get more women into the field. Do you want to live in a building designed by affirmative action engineers?
Wednesday, September 11, 2019
Yet Another 9-11 Anniversary
Where were you that day? Were you born?
I was at work.
A coworker and private pilot came into the office and said someone flew a plane into the WTC. Hmmmm... what kind of pilot would do this? The building seems pretty easy to miss. Somebody else did this recently.....the small plane hit the building and fell down, like a Wile E Coyote cartoon.
Coworker came back and said another plane hit.
Uh-oh.
It was 2001 - before the internet was the source for everything. I found streaming news video and we sat there, stunned. Already, the cries for revenge started surfacing. I tried to get a handle on my emotions, while viewing the carnage.
Work said that anyone who was having difficulty could be excused. I waved at my boss with a sad smile and left. On the way home, I tuned in news radio. People all over were glued to CNN.
BBC news said Building 7 had collapsed. They said this over 20 minutes before it collapsed. One famous news anchor (Peter Jennings?) said the WTC collapse looked like controlled demolition. That was the first and last time that was said on-air.
We watched at home, still stunned. And we started to smell a rat.
Out of nowhere, very early that day, Osama binLaden was named as the person responsible. Almost as if scripted [the same thing happened in Dallas in 1963 - the responsible person was announced very quickly, via prepared press release].
All planes were grounded, except one Saudi plane, containing Friends of Bush. I called my friend the pilot, to make sure he was ok and see where he was. Fortunately, he was fine.
George Bush and EPA head Christie Whitman held a press op, standing on rubble, and assured everyone the air was fine to breathe. To this day, first responders are dying from cancer.
Pictures from the Space Shuttle/ISS showed the site burning for weeks afterward.
Some Knew in Advance
In 2000, some friends kept talking about New York.
Huh?
Something bad is going to happen.
Really....
Yeah.
Do I need to watch out?
Nah, you're too far away.
Later on I recalled this conversation... they were talking about 9-11.
There's a scientific experiment going on, with results online. Essentially when you flip a coin, you have a 50% chance of heads or tails. Sometimes it varies, but always within a certain amount. The experiment went off the charts on 9-10, foretelling something big. There has never been a statistical deviation that large since then. This is some quantum physics stuff I didn't make up.
NEVER FORGET
On September 10, 2001, Donald Rumsfeld held a press conference, stating that the Pentagon could not account for $2.3 trillion. Something happened the next day and everybody forgot.
read The Top 10 Liberties Lost Since 9-11
Random Facts
Who Benefits?
This is another way of saying 'Follow the Money.'
It generally leads back to the culprit.
The Military Industrial Complex continues to make untold amounts of money on ships, planes, guns, tanks, spare parts, and fuel. Dick Cheney was on the board of Halliburton, which got caught overcharging. No matter who fights, the MI Complex always wins. Kennedy wanted to pull out of Vietnam, which got fixed very quickly.
Americans believe giving up liberty for security is the right thing to do, so someone up the chain wins.
Take a moment today and think about the people who lost their lives.
And how it happened.
It's been eighteen years. Only this time, the country is getting wise.
The above are facts. Don't take my word - research it. YouTube has some really good videos on the topic. Even if you buy the official story, it's good to research and refute the other side.
I was at work.
A coworker and private pilot came into the office and said someone flew a plane into the WTC. Hmmmm... what kind of pilot would do this? The building seems pretty easy to miss. Somebody else did this recently.....the small plane hit the building and fell down, like a Wile E Coyote cartoon.
Coworker came back and said another plane hit.
Uh-oh.
It was 2001 - before the internet was the source for everything. I found streaming news video and we sat there, stunned. Already, the cries for revenge started surfacing. I tried to get a handle on my emotions, while viewing the carnage.
Work said that anyone who was having difficulty could be excused. I waved at my boss with a sad smile and left. On the way home, I tuned in news radio. People all over were glued to CNN.
BBC news said Building 7 had collapsed. They said this over 20 minutes before it collapsed. One famous news anchor (Peter Jennings?) said the WTC collapse looked like controlled demolition. That was the first and last time that was said on-air.
We watched at home, still stunned. And we started to smell a rat.
Out of nowhere, very early that day, Osama binLaden was named as the person responsible. Almost as if scripted [the same thing happened in Dallas in 1963 - the responsible person was announced very quickly, via prepared press release].
All planes were grounded, except one Saudi plane, containing Friends of Bush. I called my friend the pilot, to make sure he was ok and see where he was. Fortunately, he was fine.
George Bush and EPA head Christie Whitman held a press op, standing on rubble, and assured everyone the air was fine to breathe. To this day, first responders are dying from cancer.
Pictures from the Space Shuttle/ISS showed the site burning for weeks afterward.
Some Knew in Advance
In 2000, some friends kept talking about New York.
Huh?
Something bad is going to happen.
Really....
Yeah.
Do I need to watch out?
Nah, you're too far away.
Later on I recalled this conversation... they were talking about 9-11.
There's a scientific experiment going on, with results online. Essentially when you flip a coin, you have a 50% chance of heads or tails. Sometimes it varies, but always within a certain amount. The experiment went off the charts on 9-10, foretelling something big. There has never been a statistical deviation that large since then. This is some quantum physics stuff I didn't make up.
NEVER FORGET
On September 10, 2001, Donald Rumsfeld held a press conference, stating that the Pentagon could not account for $2.3 trillion. Something happened the next day and everybody forgot.
read The Top 10 Liberties Lost Since 9-11
Random Facts
- The Air Force had planes, but didn't launch til late. There was a simulation going on, so everyone was confused. Simulations would be a flag for many nefarious activities to come.
- You can't fly near the White House or Pentagon, not to mention over.
- The 'pilots' were flight school dropouts.
- They hijacked planes with box openers (?), which passed through security.
- Many of the hijackers were found to be alive in other countries.
- an ID was found in all that rubble, almost undisturbed.
- Nothing crashed in Shanksville, PA. The debris pattern and lack of large, heavy parts gives it away.
- There were other planes in the air around the 'crash' plane in Shanksville.
- It takes incredible skill to hit low altitude targets, like the Pentagon.
- Bush was spirited away and largely kept out of contact.
- Norman Mineta, Transportation Secretary, was under the White House, in the bunker with Vice President Cheney. Every now and then, a uniformed serviceman would come in and say, "100 miles out. 50 miles out." Finally the man came back with only a few miles and asked if the orders stood. Cheney yelled, "Have I given any orders to the contrary?" Then something hit the Pentagon.
After the event...
- The WTC buildings were closed for a week earlier. No one was admitted except construction workers.
- The security firm's owner worked in the White House.
- Larry Silverstein argued that his insurance policy should cover both buildings. He won the argument.
- There are pictures of people in front of walls of explosive triggers in the WTC.
- A group of 'dancing Israelis' were filming the event and moving around happily. They got back to Israel after being questioned, where it was revealed they were Mossad.
- The buildings all came down in free fall. Like demolition.
- Traces of thermate/thermite, which can liquefy steel, were found in the debris, which was immediately shuttled out of the country.
- The FBI ran around, collecting video from every place with cameras near the Pentagon. After pressure, they released a few frames of video, showing that something hit the Pentagon. There was no frame that included the craft doing the damage.
- Building 7 fell the same way, which was blamed on the fires inside. The fires weren't serious. Larry Silverstein is on tape, saying, "Pull it. Pull it," meaning demolish Building 7.
- The committee charged with looking into the event failed to note any issues. Like the Warren Commission.
- Many scientific groups and experts' opinions were rendered, all noting that the buildings were demolished and why. Popular Mechanics toed the official line. A new report from experts says different.
- We went to war with Iraq.
- We spent an untold amount of money on this war, which continues in a different form today.
- We lost a lot of brave service people in this war.
- Iraq lost a lot of innocent civilians in this war.
- 'Terrorists' became the key word to suspend rights and grow government. People gladly gave up their rights and enjoyed the TSA interference at airports.
- The Patriot Act (which was unpatriotic) was passed, without a chance to read it, by everybody except Ron Paul and one other. This pile of legislation was somehow magically written and ready to submit to Congress at the right time.
- All communications are monitored. Phone, email, fax, whatever. It is illegal to spy on Americans, so the FISA court was set up to rubber stamp requests. One workaround is that the British spy on our people and we spy on theirs. Why do you think the NSA needed that huge data center?
- We've been fighting terrorists in Afghanistan for years and years.
- THREE THOUSAND AMERICANS WERE KILLED.
- First responders continue to die.
Who Benefits?
This is another way of saying 'Follow the Money.'
It generally leads back to the culprit.
The Military Industrial Complex continues to make untold amounts of money on ships, planes, guns, tanks, spare parts, and fuel. Dick Cheney was on the board of Halliburton, which got caught overcharging. No matter who fights, the MI Complex always wins. Kennedy wanted to pull out of Vietnam, which got fixed very quickly.
Americans believe giving up liberty for security is the right thing to do, so someone up the chain wins.
Take a moment today and think about the people who lost their lives.
And how it happened.
It's been eighteen years. Only this time, the country is getting wise.
The above are facts. Don't take my word - research it. YouTube has some really good videos on the topic. Even if you buy the official story, it's good to research and refute the other side.
Tuesday, September 10, 2019
National Suicide Day
oops - National Suicide Prevention Day.
Let me keep it short and sweet:
If you're feeling like hurting yourself, talk to someone.
Priest, therapist, rabbi, Flying Spaghetti Monster's representative, suicide hotline, friends, whoever.. just talk. You don't need to feel like this; help is available.
It's worth it - I promise you.
If you're really desperate, email me.
I can't afford to lose any readers :)
Peace.
Let me keep it short and sweet:
If you're feeling like hurting yourself, talk to someone.
Priest, therapist, rabbi, Flying Spaghetti Monster's representative, suicide hotline, friends, whoever.. just talk. You don't need to feel like this; help is available.
It's worth it - I promise you.
If you're really desperate, email me.
I can't afford to lose any readers :)
Peace.
Monday, September 9, 2019
English Cockers Watch BBC News
There is a linux command called fallocate. I don't use it, because it sounds too dirty.
The FBI asked Google for help. No, really. They subpoenaed Google for location information of phones in a bank robbery. This practice is getting worse. Turn off location. Anybody who watches Law and Order or other police shows, is being prepped for this going wide.
Government also asked Google for information on 10,000 people who downloaded a rifle site app. This was leaked. This is getting out of hand.... contact your reps - I am.
Ever watch those police/EMS/hospital shows and observe the tests they give people?
Police: stand with one foot in front of the other, then hold up one leg and dance on the other, while singing Dixie. Hop into the air, using one leg only. Spin 10 times and don't fall down. Now that you're bruised and battered, how many things did I ask you to do? C'mon - I can't do that sober.
EMS/hospital/mental hospital: What day is it? What year is it? What is your Social Security number backwards? What was the name of your kindergarten crossing guard? Looks like we'll be keeping you a while....
As mentioned, an Australian university is lowering the bar for female admittance to university, to get more women into Tech.
I seem to remember trying this many years ago. It didn't work out well, created resentment, and offended the people it was intended to help because it assumed they weren't talented enough to get the job on their own.
I know someone who wasn't hired because, although her test score was higher, she was a caucasian. The bar was also lowered for Philadelphia Police. Sorry, kids, but I want the best and brightest doing that job - just like designing bridges.
Friends, it's entirely possible Women in Tech is a created emergency, based upon nothing but wishes of SJWs. Women are every bit as smart as men, sometimes smarter. If they want tech jobs, all they have to do is learn and apply - there is no preference in hiring. Maybe there's just a shortage of women interested in tech. There are certainly a lot of women already in tech, advocating for more women in tech.
Women playing guitar have not had similar fits about Women With Guitars. Guitar playing is entirely opt-in. There is no bar to entry, even if you're incompetent. As a matter of fact, you're more likely to garner attention if you're female and memorable for any one trait - not necessarily your playing. Maybe there's a shortage of women interested in playing the guitar. Just like jobs, I want to see people who are really good at it - not preferentially-chosen for internal plumbing practitioners.
Dear lefty
Two US military experts have proposed giving artificial intelligence control over the nuclear launch button. What could possibly go wrong?
Tulsi Gabbard (D-Wherever) is effectively out of the running for Democratic nomination for president. It's safe to say this is why:
All of humanity’s problems stem from man’s inability to sit quietly in a room alone. - Blaise Pascal
We continue to visit my dad in the hospital, after his multi-pack of strokes. Fortunately he improves visibly every day. It's rough, taking my mother to and from every day, but we do what we have to. I almost lost it the other day... I was in the cafeteria and the ice cream machine broke. Can you imagine? A very nice employee told me that opening and closing the service door would fix the machine. That was so intuitive, I should have known it already.
After that near-death struggle with the ice cream machine, I showed up in the morning. The ice cream machine was working (breakfast of champions) but we need to pull Dad out of that place... there is only Wawa coffee. For those of you not from the hood, Wawa is a convenience store, like 7-11 or Circle K. It's a great place, except for the alleged coffee. It's largely water, with some brown coloring, and was originally sat next to a can of instant coffee. Dad says the place is great, but he's never tried the coffee.
No thanks, I'd rather be a troubled boy scout with daddy issues
Hong Kong protesters are grabbing tear gas grenades, lobbed at them by the State, and putting them in liquid nitrogen canisters, deactivating them. Insert stereotypical Asian reference.
Heroes of the Stupid
A teen girl was ruled guilty of child porn for texting an explicit video of herself.
No.
SJW Shenanigans
A British actress is very upset because people are body-shaming her.
They are mocking her knockers.
Yes, she's being shamed for having large mamallian protuberances.
Boobie-ism at its worst.
Did you ever, in your wildest dreams, see this coming?
I'm going out on a limb and guessing the boob-shamers are women. Why? When was the last time a man said, "No - those breasts are too big for me"?
The FBI asked Google for help. No, really. They subpoenaed Google for location information of phones in a bank robbery. This practice is getting worse. Turn off location. Anybody who watches Law and Order or other police shows, is being prepped for this going wide.
Government also asked Google for information on 10,000 people who downloaded a rifle site app. This was leaked. This is getting out of hand.... contact your reps - I am.
Ever watch those police/EMS/hospital shows and observe the tests they give people?
Police: stand with one foot in front of the other, then hold up one leg and dance on the other, while singing Dixie. Hop into the air, using one leg only. Spin 10 times and don't fall down. Now that you're bruised and battered, how many things did I ask you to do? C'mon - I can't do that sober.
EMS/hospital/mental hospital: What day is it? What year is it? What is your Social Security number backwards? What was the name of your kindergarten crossing guard? Looks like we'll be keeping you a while....
- There is a viral video of a Whataburger back room, where a rat dives into the deep fryer. Maybe he's been reading Political FB too.
As mentioned, an Australian university is lowering the bar for female admittance to university, to get more women into Tech.
I seem to remember trying this many years ago. It didn't work out well, created resentment, and offended the people it was intended to help because it assumed they weren't talented enough to get the job on their own.
I know someone who wasn't hired because, although her test score was higher, she was a caucasian. The bar was also lowered for Philadelphia Police. Sorry, kids, but I want the best and brightest doing that job - just like designing bridges.
Friends, it's entirely possible Women in Tech is a created emergency, based upon nothing but wishes of SJWs. Women are every bit as smart as men, sometimes smarter. If they want tech jobs, all they have to do is learn and apply - there is no preference in hiring. Maybe there's just a shortage of women interested in tech. There are certainly a lot of women already in tech, advocating for more women in tech.
Women playing guitar have not had similar fits about Women With Guitars. Guitar playing is entirely opt-in. There is no bar to entry, even if you're incompetent. As a matter of fact, you're more likely to garner attention if you're female and memorable for any one trait - not necessarily your playing. Maybe there's a shortage of women interested in playing the guitar. Just like jobs, I want to see people who are really good at it - not preferentially-chosen for internal plumbing practitioners.
Dear lefty
- Why are you mad at me?
- Because your wife gave me herpes.
Two US military experts have proposed giving artificial intelligence control over the nuclear launch button. What could possibly go wrong?
- Best line: These are monster worm casts, created by monster worms.
Tulsi Gabbard (D-Wherever) is effectively out of the running for Democratic nomination for president. It's safe to say this is why:
Presidents of both parties have wasted trillions of tax dollars on regime change wars and new cold war. This must end. I’ve seen the cost of war first-hand, and as your commander in chief, I’ll stand up against the warmongering foreign policy establishment clamoring for more war.
- Coming soon: Andrew Dice Clay and Roseanne Barr - Mr. & Mrs. America (I didn't make this up)
All of humanity’s problems stem from man’s inability to sit quietly in a room alone. - Blaise Pascal
- If you say, "OMG" in real life, please don't stand near me.
We continue to visit my dad in the hospital, after his multi-pack of strokes. Fortunately he improves visibly every day. It's rough, taking my mother to and from every day, but we do what we have to. I almost lost it the other day... I was in the cafeteria and the ice cream machine broke. Can you imagine? A very nice employee told me that opening and closing the service door would fix the machine. That was so intuitive, I should have known it already.
After that near-death struggle with the ice cream machine, I showed up in the morning. The ice cream machine was working (breakfast of champions) but we need to pull Dad out of that place... there is only Wawa coffee. For those of you not from the hood, Wawa is a convenience store, like 7-11 or Circle K. It's a great place, except for the alleged coffee. It's largely water, with some brown coloring, and was originally sat next to a can of instant coffee. Dad says the place is great, but he's never tried the coffee.
No thanks, I'd rather be a troubled boy scout with daddy issues
Hong Kong protesters are grabbing tear gas grenades, lobbed at them by the State, and putting them in liquid nitrogen canisters, deactivating them. Insert stereotypical Asian reference.
Heroes of the Stupid
A teen girl was ruled guilty of child porn for texting an explicit video of herself.
No.
SJW Shenanigans
A British actress is very upset because people are body-shaming her.
They are mocking her knockers.
Yes, she's being shamed for having large mamallian protuberances.
Boobie-ism at its worst.
Did you ever, in your wildest dreams, see this coming?
I'm going out on a limb and guessing the boob-shamers are women. Why? When was the last time a man said, "No - those breasts are too big for me"?
Friday, September 6, 2019
Are You Left Handed or Backwards?
Mercedes UK admits spying on drivers with tracking devices. Your location is not a secret on new or used cars. The government is outraged because only they should be able to spy on citizens. Is this happening in America too? Check what you're signing.
Lincoln is introducing Phone-As A Key, where you download an app to unlock your car (android or other). You're tracked here too because the app sends the data up the line every time you use it (and probably when you're not using it).
Faceyspaces gives everyone a 'clear history tool' that doesn't clear anything.
Still logging in? 400+ million users' data on the loose. Still logging in?
Over a third of firms have suffered a cloud attack.
Once again, I have been proven correct.
If you can't touch your data, it's no longer yours.
Boris Johnson, the UK's new PM (PDQ), said he appreciates Donald Trump's kind words, but promised that he wouldn't say anything nice about Trump if Trump doesn't say anything nice about him. A Trump endorsement makes it even harder to get anything done.
Dear lefty
Angela Merkel (D-Germany) is being hauled into world court to explain why she deliberately uses a hard G in Angela.
Boris Johnson went to meet Angela Merkel as his first visit out of state. Boris took some remedial German classes in preparation, but couldn't make all the classes. As a result, here are a few things he said to Merkel
Good evening. Your mother is a fire truck.
About this Brexit thing.... God, you're ugly.
Germany holds a special place in my spleen.
Terrible thing about those Jews, isn't it?
Don't mention the war. Did I say that out loud?
No thank you, I'd rather vacation in Jeffrey Epstein's jail cell.
Speaking of Epstein's cell, his former cellmate is being politely requested not to talk about a single thing that goes on in prison. Lest he get transferred to that cell.
I bought an ergonomic mouse, forever answering the question 'can I get a left handed mouse?' If you take a regular mouse and pick one side up to about 45 degrees, it looks like that. I really like the device and recommend it. It even has backspace and forward buttons for browsing. Since it's tall, I always knock it over with my hand.
Related: know how it's difficult to grab the tiny perimeter of a window to resize it? I have a hard time NOT grabbing it. It's like magic. Evil magic.
OXYMORONS
Work is fun and I'm learning all sorts of Stuff.
Stuff like being security conscious but using Chrome and Internet Explorer is ok. Internet Explorer is a Hall of Horrors. Whenever I use it, I remember why I not only hate it, but why I use ad blockers on my real browsers: it's the only time I see ads. So this is what PTSD means....
As with all jobs, there are meetings. I have tried with all my might to avoid meetings, without success. Even bad behavior hasn't helped.... when I try, I find out the others are trying harder than me (and succeeding). It's a competition to keep up. My behavior is actually encouraged. I tried feigning incompetence, but this also failed, as most of my coworkers are genuinely incompetent. I also tried Tourette's Syndrome, randomly blurting out curses, but no one could tell it from my regular outbursts. I tried an earring through my eyebrow, but the boss has a 6" bone through his nose. I even tried explosives, but one coworker laughed and said, "You call that an explosive," then showed me his desk drawer. I even claimed I'm second shift (where literally nothing gets done) but no one heard me because they were off doing nothing of their own.
This will challenge all my creativity but I'm up for it.
Speaking of work, I had to put in a trouble ticket for some broken software.
My department must get to our issues in 24 hours... to this day, we're not sure if Helpdesk is obligated to even look at their tickets. Since this was a fairly important request, they got back to me within a few weeks. I got asked if I'm still having that software problem. Well, I'd say so, as I can't fix it myself. You know, that's why I put in the ticket. Software doesn't spontaneously repair itself.
Oh.
He goes away a couple of times, without informing me he's working in the issue. I'm staring at the screen, waiting for something magical to happen. Fortunately there was no extensive breath-holding going on. I gave up and went back to my own job, where I get to all issues within an hour. A few disappearances later he informs me of what's wrong. Well, that's nice. Then he disappears again. Where do these people go? When he eventually gets back, it's Fixed!
He has this whole dance down to a science. No one ever complains because, like their doctor, they're just happy to see him.
Now he'll tell his boss he spent 4 hours with some idiot who broke his machine, so that's why he got nothing done this week.
Oops, the fix was less that perfect, in that it didn't work at all, much like Congress. I'm sure someone will get back to me. In a month or two.
A girl was found bound and gagged in a car on a California freeway. The family said they were taking her to drug rehab. Turns out they were taking her to a Taylor Swift concert. It was for her own good.
There's a commercial on in the background and I notice the jingle sounds perfectly vapid and perfect for a commercial. Then I find out it's not a commercial - it's Taylor Swift. This is only the second song of hers I've heard, but my first instinct is RUN. She seems like such a nice person, though.
Heroes of the Stupid
Fearing they could be overwhelmed with visitors, officials in the remote Nevada county that’s home to the Area 51 military base have drafted an emergency declaration and a plan to team resources with neighboring counties and the state ahead of events tied to the “Storm Area 51” internet drive. The entire storm will peter out when they find out cell service just crashed and they can't livestream to Faceyspaces.
If you play touch football at Lamar High School in Arlington, Texas, things just got safer: you are now required to wear a helmet.
Best headline: Joe Biden's brain surgeon is defending Joe Biden's brain.
He plans to install it after the election.
I just saw a message from someone using Microsoft Outlook for Android.
A virus you have to install manually.
SJW Stupidity
San Francisco board rebrands 'convicted felon' as 'justice-involved person'.
Richard Ramirez, 'the Nightstalker,' is now 'serially female-involved'.
History will look back on us and get a neck sprain from shaking its head vigorously. - lefty
Lincoln is introducing Phone-As A Key, where you download an app to unlock your car (android or other). You're tracked here too because the app sends the data up the line every time you use it (and probably when you're not using it).
Faceyspaces gives everyone a 'clear history tool' that doesn't clear anything.
Still logging in? 400+ million users' data on the loose. Still logging in?
Over a third of firms have suffered a cloud attack.
Once again, I have been proven correct.
If you can't touch your data, it's no longer yours.
Boris Johnson, the UK's new PM (PDQ), said he appreciates Donald Trump's kind words, but promised that he wouldn't say anything nice about Trump if Trump doesn't say anything nice about him. A Trump endorsement makes it even harder to get anything done.
- Denmark's PM said that Greenland is not for sale. She recommended the US take a look at China.
Dear lefty
- Why are you so nasty all the time?
- Because I hate you.
Angela Merkel (D-Germany) is being hauled into world court to explain why she deliberately uses a hard G in Angela.
Boris Johnson went to meet Angela Merkel as his first visit out of state. Boris took some remedial German classes in preparation, but couldn't make all the classes. As a result, here are a few things he said to Merkel
Good evening. Your mother is a fire truck.
About this Brexit thing.... God, you're ugly.
Germany holds a special place in my spleen.
Terrible thing about those Jews, isn't it?
Don't mention the war. Did I say that out loud?
- England will never be taken seriously until it stops saying conTROVerSEE and SHED-ule.
No thank you, I'd rather vacation in Jeffrey Epstein's jail cell.
Speaking of Epstein's cell, his former cellmate is being politely requested not to talk about a single thing that goes on in prison. Lest he get transferred to that cell.
- Having a bad day? A man burying his wife, a victim of the El Paso shooting, had his SUV stolen at the funeral. Stop complaining.
I bought an ergonomic mouse, forever answering the question 'can I get a left handed mouse?' If you take a regular mouse and pick one side up to about 45 degrees, it looks like that. I really like the device and recommend it. It even has backspace and forward buttons for browsing. Since it's tall, I always knock it over with my hand.
Related: know how it's difficult to grab the tiny perimeter of a window to resize it? I have a hard time NOT grabbing it. It's like magic. Evil magic.
OXYMORONS
- Faceyspaces Privacy Officer
- Congressional Ethics
- Microsoft Security Engineer
- MTV Rocks
Work is fun and I'm learning all sorts of Stuff.
Stuff like being security conscious but using Chrome and Internet Explorer is ok. Internet Explorer is a Hall of Horrors. Whenever I use it, I remember why I not only hate it, but why I use ad blockers on my real browsers: it's the only time I see ads. So this is what PTSD means....
As with all jobs, there are meetings. I have tried with all my might to avoid meetings, without success. Even bad behavior hasn't helped.... when I try, I find out the others are trying harder than me (and succeeding). It's a competition to keep up. My behavior is actually encouraged. I tried feigning incompetence, but this also failed, as most of my coworkers are genuinely incompetent. I also tried Tourette's Syndrome, randomly blurting out curses, but no one could tell it from my regular outbursts. I tried an earring through my eyebrow, but the boss has a 6" bone through his nose. I even tried explosives, but one coworker laughed and said, "You call that an explosive," then showed me his desk drawer. I even claimed I'm second shift (where literally nothing gets done) but no one heard me because they were off doing nothing of their own.
This will challenge all my creativity but I'm up for it.
Speaking of work, I had to put in a trouble ticket for some broken software.
My department must get to our issues in 24 hours... to this day, we're not sure if Helpdesk is obligated to even look at their tickets. Since this was a fairly important request, they got back to me within a few weeks. I got asked if I'm still having that software problem. Well, I'd say so, as I can't fix it myself. You know, that's why I put in the ticket. Software doesn't spontaneously repair itself.
Oh.
He goes away a couple of times, without informing me he's working in the issue. I'm staring at the screen, waiting for something magical to happen. Fortunately there was no extensive breath-holding going on. I gave up and went back to my own job, where I get to all issues within an hour. A few disappearances later he informs me of what's wrong. Well, that's nice. Then he disappears again. Where do these people go? When he eventually gets back, it's Fixed!
He has this whole dance down to a science. No one ever complains because, like their doctor, they're just happy to see him.
Now he'll tell his boss he spent 4 hours with some idiot who broke his machine, so that's why he got nothing done this week.
Oops, the fix was less that perfect, in that it didn't work at all, much like Congress. I'm sure someone will get back to me. In a month or two.
A girl was found bound and gagged in a car on a California freeway. The family said they were taking her to drug rehab. Turns out they were taking her to a Taylor Swift concert. It was for her own good.
There's a commercial on in the background and I notice the jingle sounds perfectly vapid and perfect for a commercial. Then I find out it's not a commercial - it's Taylor Swift. This is only the second song of hers I've heard, but my first instinct is RUN. She seems like such a nice person, though.
- Porn Industry Worried Association with White House May Tarnish Its Image.
Heroes of the Stupid
Fearing they could be overwhelmed with visitors, officials in the remote Nevada county that’s home to the Area 51 military base have drafted an emergency declaration and a plan to team resources with neighboring counties and the state ahead of events tied to the “Storm Area 51” internet drive. The entire storm will peter out when they find out cell service just crashed and they can't livestream to Faceyspaces.
If you play touch football at Lamar High School in Arlington, Texas, things just got safer: you are now required to wear a helmet.
Best headline: Joe Biden's brain surgeon is defending Joe Biden's brain.
He plans to install it after the election.
I just saw a message from someone using Microsoft Outlook for Android.
A virus you have to install manually.
SJW Stupidity
San Francisco board rebrands 'convicted felon' as 'justice-involved person'.
Richard Ramirez, 'the Nightstalker,' is now 'serially female-involved'.
History will look back on us and get a neck sprain from shaking its head vigorously. - lefty
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