2016-11-22 01:00
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2016-11-20 23:12
Americans are very insular. Very. No one seems to be discussing the sub-Saharan drought that has been going on since the El Niño event of 2015-2016. Still the drought continues. The C… Read More
2016-11-19 21:30
On this blog, we have discussed Myron 'Evil Bastard' Ebell already, but how about science and the scientific community generally? I filled out the Nature US election result survey as scienti… Read More
2016-11-17 23:43
Anyone that has been following the tragic joke that the US is playing on the planet, namely the election of DJ Trump to the position of President of the US, had undoubtedly heard his claims… Read More
2016-11-16 20:13
Friedman's Plea. There is a lot to like in Friedman's piece, but accuracy counts.Let us add up Friedman's good points: Friedman nails the facts on human climate refugees. Already people are… Read More
2016-11-16 03:28
It looks like Day 2 of COP22 is shaping up to be a Trump Administration versus The World while UN Sec. Gen. Ban Ki-moon sought to assuage fears of a US pullout of the Paris Agreement stating… Read More
2016-11-14 20:38
As day number two of two Conference of the Parties (COP 22)United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) begins in less than a day, the delegates have already been told some… Read More
2016-11-14 18:01
I must apologize for the acrimonious nature of yesterday's post. I stand by it, but the tone was too harsh. I will do better over time...maybe. The way forward is where I want this reboot t… Read More
2016-11-12 20:32
Well folks, it is time to revive the old blog. We has a new president elect in 'MeriKKKa, and whilst I am not represented by any political party, the Reich Wing must be counterbalanced. In… Read More
2014-11-15 18:50
I have been ailing to varying degrees since 11.09.2014. I would suspect Lyme(borreliosis), but since I feel better today, it isn't likely to be that. My symptoms have mainly been an overwhel… Read More
2014-11-15 18:49
I learned that while global climate change doesn't exist, 2014 is on track to the hottest year in recorded history. Please do not use the first link. Climate change deniers are a most medioc… Read More
2014-11-09 16:53
I am (nearly) so done planting bulbs this autumn. I should go back to UNH and get a post-grad degree in something to do with plants. Dang. I just checked the pre-reqs. for an MS in plant bio… Read More
2014-11-08 18:31
I mean, come on.."icthys" is Greek for fish! Of course when you are a big bad-ass marine reptile some taxonomist just had to steal the prefix for reptilian use. Enough word games.Icthypod? A… Read More
2014-11-08 16:59
No, not the esteemed science journal, but in my very backyard.Okay, this is about natural beauty. Way back on 11.05 I tossed in a sentence about planting some bulbs. Here is a quick rundown… Read More
2014-11-07 18:13
Jerome seems to believe that he is somewhere on the autism spectrum.What is this, some sort of coming out fortnight? Tim Cook, now Seinfeld.Jerry, don't fuck with the turf of geeks. You dig?… Read More
2014-11-07 17:27
I am going to start with Microsoft. ComputerWorld is betting that the first Microsoft branded phone will be a cheapy. This is not likely to win converts from other platforms. Still, it is th… Read More
2014-11-06 18:33
iOS 8 has manifold issues*, and the Android team has major battery issues. Hey, I would say go to a flavor of Linux, but that bird needs more time in the oven. Firefox--unless it is the FF b… Read More
2014-11-05 19:12
Okay, I have mt rwo Nexus 7 tablets. One of them is absolutely trouble-free. The other one has--I would bet--a power button connection issue. What a crime. I got it for a friend and after mu… Read More
2014-11-04 17:29
Of course since politics really is not about differing agenda(I like not having to have figure out which archaic Latin plural to try and get by mt gentle reader) one should still vote. I wou… Read More
2014-11-03 22:27
Well, the Android team officially released Lollipop or 5.0, or..today. I have had my Nexus 7 in standerd snooze mode since 6 AM. I messed with the table a bit today, but haven't charged it s… Read More
2014-11-02 21:10
As of posting time it is 38F or 3C. The wind has been howling up to 45MPH/72KPH. It feels much colder due to the relatively fierce winds. Needless to say, it has been primarily an indoor day… Read More
2014-11-02 16:18
Yes, that is election day here in the dis-United States of America. There is so much crazy talk on what is, let us face it, a two-party system that is really more of of a one party system wi… Read More
2014-11-01 04:29
It is quickly becoming a rout. Android smartphone shipments accounted for 84% of worldwide handsets shipped. 268 million Android phones shipped in Q3 2014? Yep. Apple's iOS lost market share… Read More
2014-11-01 00:16
I suppose this is pretty safe ground since I am represented by no political party. I was radicalized before exiting the womb. My political views have often been mistaken for being those of t… Read More
2014-10-31 22:45
Sure Tim Cook seems to be a much cooler(even tempered) guy than Steve Jobs, but Apple is no where near being a progressive company. Apple's continued use of child and/or slave labor--althoug… Read More
2014-10-31 16:14
It is all very odd, but I am seeing evidence that many really popular websites are migrating to the new Android 5.0(Lollipop) look via CSS even before Android 5.0 is launched. Not necessaril… Read More
2014-10-30 21:01
I guess that if you're the CEO of the company with the highest market capital on the planet, coming out as a gay person is news. Why? Of all industry sectors, technology has always been more… Read More
2014-10-27 18:01
Now that multitudes of blogs have sprung up dedicated to ebola--and the West Africa outbreak in particular--I see no reason to continue in like form. It seems odd that the great majority of… Read More
2014-10-26 22:08
One wonders how people in comment threads conduct life outside their boxes..presuming that they have lives.In nearly every article where one device's virtues are extolled versus another's… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
The business formerly known as Wright Computer Services, LLC is being subsumed into a larger concern. I do not yet have the physical check in hand, but I have seen the image, and it was mail… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
I sold my computer services business. I was not really interested in selling the thing, as I have spent 17 years growing it up. I sold it for six years of gross receipts plus a 5-year non-co… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
I am going to test drive a Nokia N1 tablet as soon as possible. It looks like next year at the earliest. If Nokia's native apps aren't too intrusive, this could be my next tech. buy. Of cour… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Well, now there are numerous reasons why I haven't received my Android 5 OTA downgrade for my Nexus 7.Yep. It is really awful. I was thinking about side loading the new OS, but I am certainl… Read More
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