This came to me out of the blue

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This is no bird brain

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Don't try my patience!

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Is Capitalism dead?

Interesting opinions from a political expert/philosopher on current and future economic conditions with a focus on Capitalism.

I especially found statements near the end of the video assuring. Basically, the point was made that Scandinavian countries, while maintaining a high degree of social programs and a far more level income equality ratio among their citizens, they remain among the top countries in global economic competitiveness. In other words, the old argument that conservatives like to use for attacking all forms of  income re-distribution is a crock.

There is no reason why the wealth of a country cannot be more evenly shared while the nation remains vital in a global, competitive economy. You don't run out of "other people's money" because not everyone gets "on the dole" just because they can. People are just as anxious to invent, discover, and create jobs even if they won't earn the obscene amounts that their American counterparts do. I use the word "obscene" not because I begrudge anyone the fruits of their labour, but only because that wealth comes at the expense of large numbers of hard-working or even non-working folks who struggle for food and shelter every day.


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Jodi Arias murder trial

Synopsis of first day of cross examination in Jodi Arias' murder trial:

Prosecutor: Was it black?
Arias: No.
Prosecutor: Then it was white?
Arias: I didn't say that.
Prosecutor: Well, which was it?
Arias: I can't remember when you yell at me.
Prosecutor: So, it's my fault when you can't remember something?
Arias: I didn't say that.
Arias: (Grins)


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You knew it was coming...

Ladies, want to know how, ahem, big your date is? Now, there's an app for that. Developed by a Toronto doctor, and also filled with fun and interesting facts, this app will take inputs such as height and shoe size and give you an instant estimate of penis size.

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Various Cruelties

I'm not sure when it was that I heard this song for the first time, but I do know where. It was probably around Christmas 2012 when Zales started using a 30-second sound clip from it in one of their TV ads. It started to haunt me--I loved the retro sound and I wondered if, in fact, it was a song from the late 50's or early 60's. Today, I finally decided to do some research.

As it turns out, the song was written by a Brit, Liam O'Donnell, as a tribute to his late mama. The tune is a recent one by the group Various Cruelties, and has apparently struck a chord with a lot of people like myself who heard it courtesy of Zales.

I was furthered tickled by what the band looks like. I expected a single performer--perhaps a clean-cut, Michael Buble type, but instead, I found this image of the lads:

Here is that wonderful tune in its entirety for your listening pleasure...





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Lance Armstrong is fast as ever

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Ultra ever dry

You haven't been this amazed since the time hubby remembered your birthday.

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Inspired by a true event

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Leave it to Bieber

In a post concert meet-and-greet, teen pop idol Justin Bieber was caught in a compromising position with a fan. He was accused of groping the young girl after she uploaded a photo. His publicist denied anything untoward occurred at all, dismissing accusations as "ridiculous" and insisting "That definitely did not happen". Apparently, the image is misleading according to his supporters. What do you think? Personally, I think the boy's on drugs.


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Can't we just get along?

Name any idea(s), no mater how outlandish/improbable to implement, that would address the reason(s) why all over the world people cheat, steal, defraud, rob, rape, maim or kill. Alternatively, explain why there is little we can do to stem the evil that men do.

Most interesting comment gets a nifty prize. Enter early and often.


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This round goes to cat...

Believe it or not, this is an ad from Moldova, promoting a testosterone-laced cat nip. I guess it's meant to beef up your feline if it's getting bullied by the pooch next door.


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My, what big drives you have, grandma

Recently, I found myself in need of a high-capacity USB drive. After assessing what was on the market, I settled on a 16 GB. HP model. It was the minimum I needed and although I paid a little bit more than similar capacity models, it had the advantage of actually being in stock. In the running was only one other model, the Sandisk offering which I had read often gets "locked" in read-only mode for which there is no "fix" to unlock it. But what really sold me on the HP device was its size.

This evening, while still marvelling at its minuscule dimensions, I decided to take a photo of it and offer up a comparison of it and older storage devices. I've been involved in the tech industry since the early 70's and I did a little research this evening to demonstrate how far we've come since then.

Pictured below is a string of six state-of-the-art IBM 3350 hard disk drives first released in 1975 made for large mainframes. They were far faster and much higher capacity than the previous generation of drives. Each drive had a capacity of about 318 MB. The entire string in the image had a capacity of just under 2 GB. As you can see, each single drive enclosure was about the size of an apartment-sized washer or dryer.

Here is a photo of my new thumb drive:

The dimensions are approximately 1 1/8 in. x 1/2 in. x 1/4 in. And half the device is nothing more than the connector. The actual storage area is about a half inch cube! As I said, the capacity is 16 GB. Compared to the old technology, this new device has a data capacity of more than 50 times a single 3350, and more than 8 times the capacity of the entire 6-device string.

Finally, I paid about $15 for my USB drive. Cost of a single IBM 3350 drive in 1975 was over $30,000. No, I did not misplace the decimal.

Note: 3350's came in pairs. The price above reflects half the cost of a 3350 pair.


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New Raptors logo

In light of the NBA Toronto Raptors' recent 10-3 record, I suggest a more appropriate logo...

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Lion on the loose!?

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You've probably never seen this!

Here's a real treat, folks! I've never seen anything like this before. Okay, I have seen something like this, but not nearly as impressive. Enjoy!





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