2014 archive
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Settle domestic differences politely.
Supt. Colarulo says they received a 911 call after 2:00 p.m. Police believe the husband called for help after allegedly shooting his wife.
Have you noticed that it is almost always the husband who does the murder and then commits suicide?
Must be a testosterone thing.
Doodiegate 0
Policy failure complains that President Obama does not support failed policy hard enough.
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Via Bob Cesca.
Denial Is Not Just a River In Egypt 0
Speaking of climate change, we ran the AC in the car on the way home from the grocery store today, after bundling up in the Fahrenheit teens and twenties three days ago.
“We Know Where You Are” 0
A Virginia Beach company is working on a GPS tracker that can be shot at and stuck to a car fleeing the police from a gun mounted behind the grill of the police cruiser. The idea is to render high-speed chases superfluous.
The StarChase system fires a GPS “bullet” that sticks to a suspect’s vehicle and transmits its location. Respess shows clients how the system works in a demonstration vehicle.
The story says that the prototype is the size of a soup can and accurate up to two car-lengths away, which doesn’t seem like much, but it’s just a start.
The Rich Are Different from You and Me 0
As Matthew Hutson points out, you just have to ask them.
Of course you would. New research indicates that in order to justify your lifestyle, you might even adjust your ideas about the power of genes. The lower classes are not merely unfortunate, according to the upper classes; they are genetically inferior.
Read the rest.
Exit the Regent 0
This is the end of the Regent’s term as Governor of Virginia. Indeed, Governor McAuliffe is being sworn in right about now.
Brian Devine thinks that the Regent’s term was memorable. Find out why.
Integrity Is Essential to a Financial System 0
Its absence is noted.
It is not comforting to know that banks with which I have had dealings (no, I will not say which ones) allowed themselves to be suckered like rubes at a carny.
Rotten Cheese 0
This is creepy in a whole new way.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Play with your toys, politely.
“Playing with” a gun does not make it into a toy gun.
Trucked 0
Strange, but in a bizarre way. It does give credit where credit is due. Or not.