Western Union
Just got a new client for my legacy database programming business of converting ancient Clipper and Foxpro apps to Windows. But he’s in Pakistan and they don’t have PayPal, so he paid me via Western Union. This was my first…
Politics in the Zeros
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
Politics in the Zeros
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
Month April 2010
April Davila decided to go a month without Monsanto, no GMOs
It wasn’t nearly as easy as she thought. Monsanto GMO crops are everywhere and in everything, including clothes and soap as well as food. Her blog . Green Chip Stocks summarizes.
Liberals are not the Left
Ron Jacobs at Dissident Voice. Despite the current media-induced confusion, liberals are not leftists. This misconception is not only embarrassing to those of us who are genuinely leftist in our politics, it is also discrediting the Left. Discrediting the Left?…
Trash. Burn it to produce electricity
The best way to deal with trash is to produce less of it. The next-best way is to recycle more of it, but that still leaves loads of trash. Proponents argue that burning it to produce electricity is better than…
Solar blimps for cargo transport
Solar Airship thinks its feasible. Fly them at 30,000 feet where the sun is out more and stronger. Plus they can land almost anywhere.