Big Brother Wins Again

As if FISA/Patriot Act and Telecom Immunity weren’t bad enough…
This holy mess rolled across my vision this morning.
It looks like Google just pissed away the privacy of MILLIONS of it’s users. And what does that mean for those folks who are recorded as viewing Viacom’s unlawfully rendered materials? Are we going to get a bill [...]

Portland Says: Plug It In

So, I was surprised to drum up this fancy piece of information this afternoon will scanning through my RSS Feeds. I suppose that’s one thing that I’ve always loved about Portland, the city’s ability to look towards the future. And/or copy California/Seattle.

I’m not unaware of the fact that what PGE REALLY wants…is to [...]

Old-iana Jones

Or rather - Harrison Ford is old. And therefore, it’s rather frightening to watch him leap about like a monkey, take punches to the face, and swing around on vines. As I watched him (or his stunt double) performing these heroic feats, in “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull,” I couldn’t help [...]

Stop Whining

The Governator gives the automotive industry a one-two punch in the gut and tells those bitches, “Hey - Stop Whining!”

Just like in Kindergarten Cop.
What was most intriguing to me about this article, was the fact that there are actually proposed federal fuel efficiency regulations for 2015 and 2020 - pretty exciting stuff.
Not surprising - the [...]

Electric Cars Will Save The World!! Again…

Feeling cynical…and this article didn’t do much to cheer up my Monday Morning blahs.
Here’s why:
GM had a completely electric, plug-in car, about 10 frickin’ years ago! 
And California was also developing infrastructure to support these cars, until the lobbyists, the car companies, the un-informed public, and everyone else conspired to kill the electric car.
So - it sounds like it [...]