Greybeard

Yep, first computer Two floppies, no screen (it was portable). Second, 40MB hard drive, and I wondered how I’d ever fill it up. Then windows came….Now I have 3TB. I wonder how I’ll EVER fill it up.

19 hours, 14 minutes ago onWordpress in failblog.org

Errm… I REALLY like Head, does that count?

1 day, 2 hours ago onWordpress in failblog.org

This is possibly more awesome than you realise. The “hands” must actually be mini-lightsabres, designed to stop at the exact centre of the dial-space. Because otherwise they’d just be continuous bars, which might be a little confusing and useless. Also, red lasers don’t reflect so well in air – hence we see the spot where they hit but not the beam (unlike green lasers) . So I guess the watch has a tank and nozzles to fill that space with some gas that makes the red beam visible? Or it could be powered by a miniature fusion plant? Or maybe it’s just d u m b. ... See all content Hide content

2 weeks, 3 days ago onWordpress in www.gizmodo.com.au

If California voters decide to vote for 'Moonbeam" Brown again they deserve the total fiscal collapse of California and bankruptcy.

2 weeks, 2 days ago onWordpress in politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com

As stylish and desirable as the iPad may be, it’s a consumer (information and media supplying) appliance, not a computer. Joe Six-Pack – sorry, Gary Chardonnay might buy one at those prices but the proudly geeky among us might question the value of such a one-trick pony. I’m starting to lean to the Adam or HP Slate as doing much more for much less and being “proper” computers . ... See all content Hide content

3 weeks, 2 days ago onWordpress in www.gizmodo.com.au

DennisO: Perhaps if you could provide specific examples for each of your rhetoric-style statements that you are expounding there might be a way to respond to your outburst. Or you could just debase me for using extraordinarily large words and how I must be incorrectly speaking in such a manner intentionally.

I am not a gun-toting right-wing war-monger. I just think that I have the right to live my life without having to fear that if I am successful in providing my family a great and prosperous way of life through my own hard work someone will try to take anything from me and my family. I also dislike anyone trying to prevent me from trying to provide the best for my family. In other words, stay out of my life.

When I was a youth, I actively worked as a volunteer ambulance attendant in an Ambulance & Rescue Squad in my city. All through High School and College, I spent one evening (until sunrise) a week and two or three weekend days (24 hour Shifts) was spent helping people. Going to traffic accidents and pulling victims from wreckage, taking tragic victims to Hospital, participating in training local citizens in self-healthcare and Red Cross endorsed First Aid, transporting elderly and other ill individuals to the hospitals they wished to go to even if it was in another corner of the state.

This service, at that time I worked there, was provided free of charge to anyone that called for help. There was another volunteer ambulance service in our city and we informally divided our city between us, it was friendly coexistance for providing care for citizens We both canvased the portions of the community we served, once a year, for donations which provided the money for our ambulances and any medical supplies necessary. The buildings we operated out of were purchused with this money and also all utilities were paid out of it. Any training we were required to have to perform these first aid and rescue duties were paid for by us, each of us paid our own way.

Currently, I believe, during the annual canvasing period, if a household donates at least $25 (they could give more if they wish, and many do), any member of that household will receive free ambulance service from either organization during that next year. There will not even be a bill sent to any insurance company. Free (not counting the voluntary donation). Period. No matter what! They never turn anyone away, even if no donation was made, not even if they don’t have insurance.

Maybe we should go back to that kind of lifestyle. Putting others first. After you, of course. Charity should never be forced. A wise man once said “The poor you will always have, take care of your own needs first.” Mine thinking adds: Then help others in need. After that fulfill your most pressing desires. Others should take care of their own desires. ... See all content Hide content

1 month ago onWordpress in www.personalliberty.com

This is pretty sophomoric.

1 month, 2 weeks ago onWordpress in sun-zoo.com

U.S. hegemony is, and has been, vastly overstated imho.

In tne context of the essay it serves as a justification for a (somewhat)

belligerant tone. Financial structures are,and have been, global, and multi-national. “unipolar ambitions” ? Perhaps the British empire had such “ambitions” in the 1800s. The soviets had those ambitions in the 20th century, but reality , thankfully, intervened. I believe the essay was framed for internal consumption,

another us vs them brick in the wall. ... See all content Hide content

1 month, 2 weeks ago onWordpress in sun-zoo.com

I am a little bit troubled;If, as Kaiser says in the intro this is fairly representative of the PRC foriegn policy community. Is it? anyone?

1 month, 2 weeks ago onWordpress in sun-zoo.com

I’ll listen to the podcast later, but know this, my brother-

There is NO SHAME in taking people at their word! How sad that we have to swim through life being a skeptic.

Be safe and well, Cary.

1 month, 4 weeks ago onWordpress in cartter.net