Captain Obvious speaks

Analysts say arming Libyan rebels could have negative consequences

Coffee from beans pooped out by civet. $200 a lb.

Hi, want some coffee?

Gosh, while I do fancy myself a coffee gourmet, I’ll have to pass at coffee beans passed through a civet. The result is reputed to be smooth and flavorful. Could be. But so is Kona coffee from Hawaii, and it is only $30-40 a pound.

I just want to know [...]

Polizeros podcast tonight postponed

Our co-host Josh Mull lives in Hunstville, AL. He survived the tornado, but at last report his cell phone was almost out of juice, the Internet was down, and there’s no power. We’re glad he’s fine and hope Huntsville recovers quickly. I lived in L.A. during the Northridge earthquake. Natural disasters can be devastating.

Tonight’s [...]

You can’t shop your way to a better world

CREDO Mobile, who markets themselves through progressive outlets, has no network of their own and uses Sprint.

CREDO claims that it doesn’t fund anti-environment politicians, or those who oppose a woman’s right to choose, or those who are pro-war. That may be true in a legalistic sense, but Sprint does. And if you’re using CREDO, [...]

Starting a corporation in Utah vs. California

I just registered a corporation online here in Utah. The whole process took about 30 minutes, including phone calls to two Utah government agencies where actual people answered the phone quickly and answered my questions. My Utah corporation should be ok’ed within a day or so.

In California, you can’t apply online, and the answers [...]

Tell me again, why do liberals defend Obama?

Ian Welch details how Obama without fail sides with the rich, making sure they get huge and unjustified bailouts while the rest of us get screwed. He concludes Obama must lose in 2012, whether in the primary or the general election.

If President Teabag gets in after 4 years of Obama, the US will be [...]

Nanny state alert! Bumper cars not allowed to bump

Three British amusement parks have banned bumper car riders from bumping into each other. Instead, riders must drive sedately around in circles being careful not to jar another car. Wow, sounds like fun, doesn’t it?

We look forward to them lowering the speed on roller coasters to 2 mph and requiring riders to be [...]

Cartel member assaults officer to avoid release from custody

The Zetas said Alexandro Guerrero was a snitch and put a contract out on him. So he deliberately assaulted a police officer while in custody in Arizona so he would not be released. Better a long prison term then facing them, he figured. (Assuming they can’t reach within prison, that is.)

Wireless Internet provider InfoWest

I have waved farewell to Qwest and their anemic DSL, which had degraded to the point where watching YouTube videos at night was impossible. Their reputation here in southern Utah can charitably be described as clueless. Compounding that are aging copper telephone wires in the area, which mean that connectivity for DSL can never [...]

Inflation alerts

AAA reports an 18% increase in drivers running out of gas.

DJ, who raises goats and makes goat cheese, says the price of hay has doubled from last year.

The Wal-Mart here just raised the price of Friskies cat food from 42 cents to 50 cents. That’s a 20% increase.

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