June, 2014 archive
World Cup 0
Daniel Ruth scores a goal.
“Always Lower” 0
I don’t shop at Walmart.
I will not patronize an outfit whose business model is exporting jobs and treating employees (and suppliers*) like dirt.
Walmart is always lower.
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*I have worked with persons who worked for Walmart suppliers.
They told me that, once their employer got hooked into selling products through Walmart and the contract came up for renewal, Walmart pressured the suppliers to reduce their wholesale prices. When the supplier protested that cost of production could not be reduced further, Walmart offered to school them in exporting production to China.
Not nice people.
Nothing To Do, Nowhere To Go 0
No difference.
(snip)
The four-week average of claims, a less-volatile measure than the weekly figure, rose to 314,250 from 312,250 the week before.
The number of people continuing to receive jobless benefits climbed by 12,000 to 2.57 million in the week ended June 14. The unemployment rate among people eligible for benefits rose to 2 percent during that period from 1.9 percent, today’s report showed.
Uber Geeks 0
George Smith savages the Uber myth in a Up-Lyfting post revealing the fraud behind the curtain. A nugget (emphasis added):
(snip)
. . . the basic application is the use of technology to flood a service with under-priced amateurs and part-timers trying to earn some extra money in a crippled economy.
Read the rest.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Party politely.
Investigators say Bryant and his 22-year-old cousin, Timothy Scott Glover, had been drinking liquor that night, and Glover had been in possession of a shotgun. Further investigation revealed Glover, who authorities say was intoxicated, was “carelessly” handling the shotgun when it discharged, firing a fatal blow into Bryant’s body.
This shows why guns in bars is such a good idea.
The Galt and the Lamers 0
Steven M. explains how the Rand Design plays out in real life. A nugget:
Earth to Randians: this is how capitalism works. This is how money works. Things don’t become sclerotic because of jackbooted government totalitarianism — they become sclerotic because the powerful work hard to keep themselves powerful, at the expense of upstarts.
Droning On, Possible Peeping Perps Dept. 0
No one could have predicted . . . .
. . . The building employee told a Seattle Police Department officer that they went outside the building’s main entrance and “observed two males who appeared to be operating the drone. Next to them was a tripod with what appeared to be a video camera.”
Cells Blocked 0
A good ruling.
Cellphones are powerful devices unlike anything else police may find on someone they arrest, Chief Justice John Roberts said for the court. Because the phones contain so much information, police must get a warrant before looking through them, Roberts said.
Stray Thought 0
A bicycle ride on trash day in the heat of the summer can be an olfactory adventure.
Drinking Liberally Virginia Beach Tomorrow 0
Fun and fellowship for liberals. Join us and talk about anything in a relaxed atmosphere.
When: Thursday, June 26nd, 6 p.
Where:
Croc’s 19 Street Bistro
620 19th Street (Map)
More here.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Be polite amongst your friends.
(snip)
The gun was one of two firearms in a truck owned by the grandfather of one of the teens. The sheriff said Robert was shot when one of his friends tried to pass him the gun and it accidentally discharged.
More guns will prevent this from happening to others.
A Dixiecrat by Any Other Name . . . 0
F. T. Rea reminds us ignore the labels and watch the deeds. A nugget:
. . . Labels come and go like other styles, but that wicked sense of entitlement hasn’t changed much.
