DIY cabin in the woods
130 square feet off the grid vacation nook. Sunset shows how they did it.
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 August 2010
Overextended social climber vs blood sucking vampire realtor
How dare that blood sucking vampire realtor suggest they may lose the house. “We are in the middle of a loan modification so we are just fine.”
Hybrid solar panel. Electricity and hot water
The Turkish company, Solimpeks Corp., has launched its Volther hybrid photovoltaic-solar thermal collector, which produces electricity and hot water simultaneously. The hybrid system allows extra module heat to be absorbed to produce hot water while optimising efficiency, the company says.
The mystery of Jerry Brown’s pension
The Orange County Register Watchdog, certainly no friend of Democrats, has uncovered some, um, discrepancies about what Jerry Brown will receive as a pension. Brown has 16 years of service however it certainly appears that he has been credited with…
Pakistan. ‘The enormity of the calamity is beyond all calculation’
CBC 20 million homeless in Pakistan floods Hundreds of thousands of homes gone. Some communities are marooned. Help can not get through due to bridges being destroyed. 1.7 million acres of farmland and crops wiped out. Outbreaks of cholera due…