I have a great deal of respect for Mr. Chris Hedges, though I often disagree with him. My web developer, Daniel DiGriz, shared this with me, and I had to pass it along: Why the United States Is Destroying Its Education System My only regret about this article, is that I wish I had said it, exactly as he said it. Bravo Mr. Hedges. … [Read more...]
Tidbits
Brief thoughts (e.g. 100 words or less).
NEW INTERVIEW HERE
There's a new interview here with David Whitehead: … [Read more...]
TIDBIT: OH YEA, I FORGOT: WHILE WE’RE PLAYING DARPA…
Oh yea, I forgot the other day, when I was playing DARPA, about this one: DARPA looks for a guided bullet with DEAD reckoning navigation … [Read more...]
TIDBIT: CASSINI’S PHOTO OF THE “HURRICANE” AT THE POLE OF SATURN
Now...here's an interesting article, and it prompts a question: New View of Mysterious Hurricane at Saturn’s North Pole Now...here's a question I'd like to hear answered: why does the "green" part of this storm appear to be not circular or elliptical, but broadly hexagonal...? (and yea, that's a loaded question...) … [Read more...]
TIDBIT: MORE ON “THE CHECHNYAN CONNECTION”
This one is worth pondering: BOSTON TRUTH: The “Chechen Connection”, Al Qaeda and the Boston Marathon Bombings … [Read more...]
TIDBIT: PAUL CRAIG ROBERTS ON SYRIA
I have to admit, this editorial of Paul Craig Roberts resonated with me, except for one omission: the Islamicist version of Yahwism is equally at fault here. But otherwise, it resonates, and I thought I'd share: If you want to go to heaven, you had better get busy overthrowing Syria — … [Read more...]
NEW: FOODPRONTO: A COMPLETE GMO FOOD DIET
I had to chuckle at this one; it seems the public is now making commercials for all the convenience and health benefits of GMO foods, including this for FOODPRONTO, the problem here being not only the health benefits, but the fact that it no longer even looks like food. Notably, the list of health effects does NOT include the odd mention of extra body parts in the video... … [Read more...]
FLASH! TIDBIT: THERE IS A 2008 STORY FROM RUSSIA YOU MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN
If you've been following the Boston Marathon bombing, and the Chechnyan connection, there is this story you MIGHT (well, you'll definitely) want to know about: Russia: Journalists Detained to Stop Reporting on Ingushetia Protest ....stranger and stranger...maybe. … [Read more...]
TIDBIT: REFLECTIONS ON BITCOIN
Here's an interesting article on Bitcoin, and the dangers, and promise, of virtual currencies: World Finance The Real Significance of the Bitcoin Boom (and Bust) By Michael SivyApril 12, 20130 … [Read more...]
TIDBIT: THIS TEACHER’S RESIGNATION LETTER SAYS IT ALL
With the exception to the bow to John Dewey, whom I regard - along with the Rockefailures, Doctors of Edubabble, and a few other people - as being responsible for the morass and stinking sinking garbage barge that is Amairicun edgykayshun, this letter of resignation of a teacher in a New York state school system says it all. (Please note, I am using the Amairicun spelling and not the Australian egdymakayshun.) Teacher’s resignation letter: ‘My profession … no longer exists’ Of course, its appearance in the Washington Post makes it immediately suspect... ...that's a joke … [Read more...]