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Tuning Static Out of Modern Communication

I received an email forward recently from a familiar and friendly source. It really took the cake. It claimed that Snopes (a well known site for investigating Internet rumors and chain email claims) was a left wing Democratic/Communist group funded by George Soros....

If it’s Dark Matter, Flush It Down

I’ve got no business commenting on something I know so little about, but here goes nothing….. From the moment I heard this theory that 80% of the universe was made from an as of yet un-discovered “dark mattter” it reeked of another...

This Weeks “Too Stupid” is Awarded to a City and it’s State

Since 2001 there have been 2000 American deaths in Afghanistan. Up to the election in 2008 there was quite a lot of grumbling from some about being involved in any kind of war or action. As if there is anybody that expects that war should be a popular thing to begin...

Tin Whiskers

I’m not a big fan of the gradual banning of lead. Sure, I love kids and all that. However, the enviromentalists take everything too far with what they clothe in “for the greater good” arguments. It’s really an anti-capitalist movement. And,...

The Value of Money

What is the value of money based on? Listen with care. This is a highlight of a series of 100 podcasts which I’ve been working my way through. It begins: “There’s a famous moment in the play of “Peter Pan”, when he asks the audience to...