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I have used Mandrake/Mandriva since around ‘97 and despite the upsurge in popularity of Ubuntu and its derivatives I’ve found no compelling reason to switch distributions. Linux.com has review of Mandriva Linux 2008 Spring which is one of the better reviews Mandriva has received during occasionally the bumpy ride homogenizing Mandrake and Connectiva into […]

Be ready June 12th for the first annual Global Warming Skeptics ‘Carbon Belch Day’ (the comments after the article are worth your attention as well). Maybe I’ll mow the grass needlessly since that open exhaust 14hp Briggs & Stratton puts out more carbon than driving to work for a couple of weeks.

“[L]et us make a vow to our dead. Let us show them by our actions that we understand what they died for… Strengthened by their courage, heartened by their valor, and borne by their memory, let us continue to stand for the ideals for which they lived and died.”
-Ronald Reagan

I find it very interesting that the AP article about the effort of a Conservative Group to kill Lieberman-Warner doesn’t mention anywhere that the original bill name was McCain-Lieberman. Are they holding that as an ace to use against McCain later? Or hoping that if McCain does win they’ll still get the bill they’re actually […]

A good article on Oil’s perfect storm covers most of the bases. I’d love to see more on the currency manipulation and where who the largest commodities speculators are. Especially in light of this having become the single largest issue in the fall elections I’d like to know who it is manipulating those elections through […]

So the House blocks any bill offered to help expand domestic supply plus they spend money faster than it comes off the printing press and as results of these actions we get a double whammy. The value of the dollar has dramatically declined which means oil and everything associated with it goes up. At the […]

At least that’s the headline but how factual is it? Was Ald. Richard Mell merely trying to cover himself? And so what if he was if it makes good policy sense. Reading the comments in the article already shows a list of people pointing out they hypocrisies of the alderman but what I see […]

Frequently I read a story and wonder how much of an idiot the author is to have written such an article.
A great case in point: You are a small police department and have ordered AR15 rifles for all of your officers. The rifles come in on time, but the locking devices that go […]

If there are 31,000 scientists who don’t agree global warming exists or is caused by man how big would the pool of scientists have to be to make the word “consensus” applicable?

So while Obama pooh-poohs the danger from ‘tiny’ Iran Iran’s own neighbors are escalating their own nuclear projects in response. How much does this reinforce McCain’s view that Obama is recklessly inexperienced?

I don’t tend to wear T-shirts with a message, and especially no political messages but I think I found one that I might wear, McCain 2008!.

I guess some people haven’t gotten the word about the housing bubble burst yet?
At the same time I hear people complaining about food and fuel costs but noted over the weekend that the local steak houses aren’t hurting for business.

The newest critter to be listed as “threatened” is the Polar Bear and a lot of people see through the BS that got the bear listed as such yesterday. Over the past 50 years the polar bear population has increased 5 fold. And that disappearing polar bear habitat? Nope, the ice flows have increased […]

I will be off-line for a couple of days while the phone company sorts out a problem. Expected restoration of service is 5PM Friday and though I have expressed the urgency optimistic I am not. It’s the phone company, after all…

As the saying goes, all animals are created equal, but some are more equal than others. So despite the hue and cry that alternative energies aren’t getting the financial attention they deserve, based on the kwh they’re getting a lot more than the tax payers are getting back from the investment. Granted some still need […]

I certainly hope the Republican fall turn out is better than yesterday’s primary. With 1.2mil Democrat voters and only 410k Republican voters the concern is certainly there over November’s turn out. Granted, the Republican candidate is already decided and that alone was enough to dissuade a lot of Republican’s from taking the time. Add to […]

If you still believe the anti-oil hubbub is about anything other than power then don’t miss the missing big story that no one is covering.
The Bio-fuel scientists are right now trying to make bacteria more efficient in making ethanol and that has been covered on the regular evening news programs at length. But […]

Every now and then it really helps to get the big picture.

The wife and I don’t go to many movies in a given year largely because most releases deserve little attention or are no better than a made for television special you might find on the networks or cable. But this year one of the first movies to really catch at least my attention was IRON […]