Entries from February 2008
February 27, 2008
IMF says $100 Oil is OK
The IMF once again shows how out of touch with everyday people they really are. $100 oil is not ok for the global economy; we saw it at $80 and even $60. If you go to some developing nations, you will find many cars that run on non oil based fuels. Why? They can’t afford [...]
February 26, 2008
Spielberg Attacked by China
So China is using its state run papers to attack the director because he pulled out of helping them with the Olympics over the Darfur situation. China has a lot of pull over the government of Sudan, and Spielberg put his beliefs where he feels they count. I applaud him for that.
Whom I don’t applaud [...]
February 26, 2008
Man Fired over Dilbert Cartoon
This is one of those things that can only happen in a politically correct work environment. A man gets fired for posting a Dilbert cartoon which makes fun of management. Then the company tries to stop him from getting unemployment benefits too!
Seriously, some people need to lighten up big time. It’s a cartoon! Was it [...]
February 25, 2008
Censorship Rising in Europe
Just when you thought the fascist had left Europe, along comes the Internet and filters and the “just trust us” censorship police. In a very good cause, the police decided to filter out harmful content such as child porn. Great, no problems with that. However, there were no filters on the filters, essentially it was [...]
February 25, 2008
China Selling you Counterfeit Computers
It wasn’t enough to poison our kids and our pets, now Chinese companies want to sell you counterfeit parts for your computer too. The US and EU are actually cracking down on this one, which is telling in itself, cracking down on computer parts but not food, but that’s another blog post.
As a fair [...]
February 24, 2008
No Retirement for Baby Boomers
This USA Today article really makes me shake my head. So now after spending the last 20 plus years laying off boomers for being too old, now people want them for the “experience.” At least that’s how the article writes it. The reality is, businesses want the best labor for the lowest cost. What is [...]
February 21, 2008
Looks Good But How Does it Handle on Snow?
In my continued search for a new fuel efficient car, I came upon this article of a futuristic looking car that is expected to get 300 mpg and cost around $30,000.
Hey, looks great! I like that futuristic look. It looks likes those cars in the sci fi articles from the past. But it looks rather [...]
February 20, 2008
Car that Runs on Water
With gas being as it is, I have been researching a better way to fuel my car. I came upon this website from a guy who claims to be able to run his car on water.
This is news to me, although I don’t think it could work where I live when it is -15F during [...]
