August, 2015 archive
Show Trials 0
I have a difficult time taking it seriously when the national office of a frat suspends a local chapter for, you know, acting like frat boys.
Aside:
When I was a young ‘un, back in the olden days, I knew some ‘Nus on my own college campus up the road a piece. It is good to see that some things haven’t changed.
Droning On 0
Firing in the skies:
Russell Percenti allegedly shot at the remote-control aircraft as it flew over his neighbor’s home on the 1000 block of Seaside Drive in Erma, Lower Township, in September of last year, according to the Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office.
Motherhood Is Wonderful . . . 0
. . . as long it remains behind closed doors.
It amazes how the letter-writer manages to conflate a pregnant lady wishing to continue working at her job as long as she can with “political correctness.”
Her doing so supports the argument that persons who complain about “political correctness” want nothing more than a license to be nasty without penalty.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Politeness is a family affair.
The kid may have been using a magazine, but authorities are throwing the book at him.
Anchor Babies Away! 0
Aside:
“Anchor babies” exist only in the fetid imaginations of racists and bigots.
If someone you know–including someone running for public office–starts to babble about “anchor babies,” back away, slowly. He or she is so taken with hate as to be beyond reason.
Copyrights and Copywrongs 0
In a magnificent example of f(l)ail, Ashley Madison has decided that its users’ information is copyright and is issuing DMCA take-down notices to try to scrub it from the web.
Afterthought:
As a money-making enterprise, Ashley Madison is toast, and soggy toast at that.
Droning On 0
Boys and their toys.
My brother sent me this link from a publication for the agricultural industry, which hopes to use small drones to monitor irrigation, crop growth and health, and the like.
UAVs can have important uses in agriculture, law enforcement and many industries, but Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) officials are worried about drones whizzing around airports and over high-security sites across the nation.
Patriot Games 0
Honest to Pete, you can’t make this stuff up.
