“Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after another.” Walter Elliott
The Harvey Weinstein trial continues, with some sort of Huge Process Debate over Rosie Perez appearing on the stand. Nobody will admit to calling Rosie to take the stand, but the judge has been called upon to adjudicate the matter. It has further been suggested that no one called Ms. Perez to appear; she just showed up because she likes judges and hasn't been in a hit movie for years.
The judge ruled that Rosie cannot participate in the trial because she may be involved in the penal phase: if Weinstein is convicted, he will be sentenced to 23 hours per day of Rosie talking at him in his cell.
I'm picking up law via tv...
- Everybody stands up, as some person in an evil looking black robe walks into the room. There is no applause or verbal utterance.
- Robe seems to be in charge, backed up by several severe-looking folks with weapons. Whenever someone misbehaves, these folks observe and make a determination as to whether it merits movement on their part.
- The room is divided down the middle, with the guilty party (the Accused) on the right and a lot of people in suits on the left (The Attackers). There's a large box on the right, with 12 Dudes sitting there.
- Robe asks someone from the audience to sit by him. Again, there is no applause. Seat looks up to Robe.
- Regardless of which side, Suits get up and ask Seat things, frequently nasty.
- The moment a Suit asks a question, the other side's Suits scream "OBJECTION," and Robe barks a 2 syllable word.
- New Seats are seated now and then, after which, Suits and Robe bicker.
- Dudes listen to everything Seats say, unless Robe says they are to ignore what Seat says. Somehow they're supposed to unhear what Seats say. This is a quantum leap in physics.
- When the arguing is done, Dudes go to hotels, where they get free food and hotel and they chat about what they heard. A few days later, one of the guys with the guns pops by and tells them they have to all agree on what they heard. Oh. So Dudes sit and chat, between swimming, sunbathing, and gambling. If they're clever, they can make this go on for weeks.
- Eventually Dudes come to a consensus or they don't, whereupon they go back into the box, reluctantly, with bitchin' tans. They tell Robe if they agreed or couldn't agree.
- Robe says Accused goes to jail or home. If jail, Robe tells Accused to come back in a few weeks to learn how long he'll be in jail. Nobody knows why. One time a Suit suggested Robe say how long Accused will stay in jail after Robe makes the decision. This particular Suit is still in jail.
The Oregon Supreme Court ok'd signature-gathering on a petition to limit self-checkout kiosks in stores.
There's so much going on here.....
As citizens, we don't like these things. They're a pain in the ass, frequently misbehave, and we feel bad for displaced staff. Or some of us do.
Another serious backer is the public-welfare-minded AFL-CIO.
This union, surprisingly enough, represents 300,000 workers and is worried about technology taking jobs. STOP LAUGHING. They claim the kiosks make customers feel socially isolated, particularly elderly people. I SAID STOP LAUGHING. The AFL-CIO employs a team of 1,427 lawyers and public relations people, who generate Ridiculous Shit<tm> like this. "Make sure to get the old people in there somewhere - people love old people." They are only slightly concerned that the kiosks allow the store to use part time workers. I almost forgot: the kiosks make it easier for minors to buy alcohol and people to steal from stores. "Hey Bob - make sure to get something in there for the children. People love children."
I think we owe a debt of gratitude to the union representing the workers, for their thoughtless campaign for the rights and well-being of the public.
In totally unrelated news, Walmart bombed the state of Oregon.
- Best online for the month: What did Kobe know about Hillary Clinton?
WTF is wrong with you people department
20 state Attorneys general are filing a suit challenging a federal regulation that could allow blueprints for making guns on 3D printers to be posted in the internet. Let's conveniently ignore the fact that the gov't has no business messing with the internet....
Proponents: we have a legal right
Attorneys general: but but but increase in gun violence, weapons in the hands of criminals, domestic abuse, dogs and cats living together.....
We don't give a care for rights - we want this stopped!
It's for the children.
Information wants to be free, as it should.
The 2nd Amendment doesn't technically give us the right to bear arms. What it does is guarantee there will not be any laws against our natural right to bear arms (...endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights...). Understand: the right to bear arms is considered a natural right. It supersedes the Constitution, along with life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
Choosing to ignore this legal bit, Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro took to Twitter to say nobody needs weapons made from 3-d printers and the instructions shouldn't be online. AG Shapiro didn't open Twitter the next day because of 1,003 'polite' responses from people who don't choose to ignore the Constitution. When I say 'polite,' I mean the response I sent, not the 1,002 others.
- I didn't want to read Shakespeare because the words were all in the wrong place. - Steven Bassett
- Conspiracy: Rip Taylor, often confused with Rip Torn, died in 2019 at 88. Rip Torn, often confused with Rip Taylor, died in 2019 at 88.
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| Rip Taylor, with his famous mustache and rug |
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| Rip Torn - fought aliens with Will Smith |
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| Linda Fiorentino - also fought aliens with Will Smith. Makes my heart go faster. |
There is a story about a woman (a Registered Nurse) driving her car in the Southwest, with some sort of orb pacing her. Pulling into her parking spot, she sees a rabbit, which was about 4-5 feet tall. She phones her parents in the apartment and tells them to come out, armed. One comes out and Rabbit disappears.
They call Police, who, for some reason, call MUFON (Mutual UFO Network). Mufon comes out and checks things out. The side of the car near the orb is magnetized. Radiator and oil were magnetized. They call in the local Navaho Rangers, who also take a look. In this neighborhood, this isn't terribly odd. The Navaho are somewhat suspicious of Paleface and you do not walk on their land without permission.
So if you see any giant rabbits in your driveway, call MUFON and the Navaho. If nothing else, they have some great jewelry.
- Annanuki: giants who came to earth from the heavens
- Spannunaki: fuzzy creatures with large flaps, who came to earth to be a friend to Man.
- Afghanistan: a huge drug producer, occupied by the US for years for some good reason, that we're not privy to.
- CockerSpanistan: a land where you can't sit or lay down because a dog is on your seat or pillow.
Previously I asked about what we (armed forces) have in the can, as concerns technology. The SR-71 Blackbird was being worked on in the 50s, I think, so by the time we saw it, it was awe-inspiring and fascinating. The head of Skunk Works (a division of Lockheed Martin), the guys who put the technology together and produce planes, said we have the technology to take ET home. I wondered what this is, because we haven't seen it, other than a few reports of things here and there.
To answer my own question, Skunk Works is working on the SR-72, and have released a little info. It has a combined cycle propulsion system that merges a supersonic jet engine with a rocket engine, to exceed Mach 6. It will go right to the military, which gets all the Good Stuff<tm>. It is referred to as hypersonic, which makes me wonder what kind of word they need to describe the SR-72s successor. It is expected to be tested early this year.
An interesting intel site is Deep Black Horizon. Worth reading regularly.
I want to restate that the release of the Tic Tac ufo that the Navy documented was opposed by many High Up Officials because it was caused by demons. These people are in very high position in the Pentagon (and elsewhere?). I don't care what their religious persuasion is: I don't want these people in government.
- When buying dog treats, do you taste them first, or is it just...
[Insert I WAS RIGHT graphic. Again.]
Avast subsidiary sells 'Every search. Every click. Every buy. On every site.'
The people who 'help protect your computer from malware' are selling your information. Read the very tiny print: free antivirus owns every bit of data going through it. When it's free, your data is the price.
Either buy a very good antivirus, or switch operating systems to a safer one, where malware is less likely.
UPDATE: For some reason, Avast shut down its subsidiary that sells your information. It hasn't stopped collecting your data, though.
- It turns out New York's Borgata Hotel is not in a central New Jersey wildlife preserve, but the ad the placed in Waze directed them to the preserve (govt-ese for swamp). 10 cars were towed.
- Must be related to the three GPSes that tried to send us into the Delaware River.
Today's trivia question: When watching British tv, the announcer can pronounce Illinois, but also says MARYland. Why?
Dear lefty
- What's this impeachment thing?
- One ass clown took office. The other group of ass clowns were out to get him since he took office. So it's the anti-gunners who own guns against the anti-big businessmen who own big businesses.
Today I identify as instant coffee
SJW Stool
Being a white savior will not end gun violence and neither will white fragility - David Hogg
Cut down on emails if you want to fight global warming...
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