As a recent …
Ok, an indication of just how old I am, I began this draft a week ago, and completely forgot what point I was going to make.
So get off my lawn, dammit.
Category: blog
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COVID Upsides
While we are about to crest 100K official deaths due to Corona Virus in the US (the reality is certainly a LOT higher than that) there are a few positives.
Many sellers are offering incentives to keep business flowing. If some of these are items that you are considering, this might be a good time to jump, if you can afford them that is…
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Update: Who Visits Here?
I started this on a whim in 2009 more as a way to just post some top of mind items, and whatever tickled my fancy.
11 years later and more than 1,000 posts, and I have yet to go viral even once. No matter, this is for me. If anyone else gets any value from it, then so be it.
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Experiments
We are about to see a pretty major social experiment in the USA. The red state governors are chomping at the bit to lift restrictions to slow the spread of COVID-19, and to get their economies flowing again. At this moment, South Dakota (never fully embraced restrictions), Florida, and Texas are about to play the canaries, betting that they will not see explosive growth of infections, and deaths in their states.
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Disturbing things
As a denizen of Twitter, I am seeing a few disturbing trends. Since the Orange turd had begun dissembling and looking for others to blame for his fuckups around the Novel Corona Virus pandemic, I am now seeing a new trend.
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A Psalm for the Day
Just as relevant as it was the day I first heard this, in 2004. Change the Bush to Trump, and it is fresh again:
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Unpopular Views
Everybody has a few unpopular views and opinions. Here are some of mine:
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Public Transit in the age of COVID-19
I am a huge proponent of public transit, having blogged about it several times before, and being fortunate enough to work for an enlightened company who sponsors my transit pass.
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Back on the road…
The RC Car saga continues…
Thursday afternoon, I received the steering posts I ordered, two days early! Woot! So, I found a little time to get the front end of my buggy back together. After installing the servo arm upside down (d’oh!) I got it sorted out, I got out yesterday afternoon for some driving on the street near my house.
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RC Cars – stripped screw redux
Well, I think I figured out why I stripped that fucking button head screw.
To facilitate the repair, I removed the steering post. It appears that instead of using thread locker (aka Locktite), the builder used cyanoacrylate adhesive. For the uninitiated that is super glue.
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