OK, here’s a hospital room thermostat. It’s cold in the room. How do I make it warmer? Or, colder.
Those three buttons must DO something, I feel like I’ve been dropped into a future civilization. Or stuff changes, and I didn’t get the memo.
How about a big + and – sign?
Argh!
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http://ncc-1776.org/whoislib.html
Zero Aggression Principle (“Zap”)
A libertarian is a person who believes that no one has the right, under any circumstances, to initiate force against another human being for any reason whatever; nor will a libertarian advocate the initiation of force, or delegate it to anyone else.
Those who act consistently with this principle are libertarians, whether they realize it or not. Those who fail to act consistently with it are not libertarians, regardless of what they may claim.
— L. Neil Smith
Formerly called the “Non-Aggression Principle”, or “NAP”
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Posted by reinkefj
AddressBookSync is taking 98% of the CPU?
I have “sync” set to manual. What’s up with that?
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Posted by reinkefj
POSTBOX2 and CHROME running. Zero free space. Reboot. 7 Gig free. Argh!
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Posted by reinkefj
As I’ve often said this blog is really “Reinke Faces Life” and the events in the daily struggle. In the matter at hand, “Life” seems to have ground me down and won. I’m taking a break to focus on a higher priority. I may or may not continue this … or the struggle. We’ll just have to see.
TTFN
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Posted by reinkefj
[FROM A COMMENT I MADE ON ANOTHER BLOG]
Taxes are theft. Despite what the IRS says abut “voluntary”.
In the old days, prior to 1933 FDR gold seizure, the Gooferment had to tax folks to get their gold. After that, the FED just “printed” more dollars. No need to overtly tax anything. Just print more. The FED takes paper dollars out of circulation and puts more in. They used to just put more in than they took out.
This allows the bureaucrats to spend “dollars” that have less value. Without the pain of raising taxes.
Look at the purchasing power of a dollar in 1970 and again in 2000. Depending upon who you believe, even the FED own stats, show the “dollar” has lost 98% of its purchasing power in those decades.
It, of course, hurts the poor – working class – fixed income people worse since they have little option but to spend what they take in.
We’re on our way to a Hyperinflation. The recent — at first hidden and now overtly — purchase of Government Bonds by the FED is an overt “monetizing” of the debt. The Chinese with a guesstimate 6-10 T$ (trillion) dollars are hopping mad. That’s why you see them buying anything in sight. They are unwilling participants in this wild ride. If they start to dump dollars, then everyone will do the same. And, their dollars will swirl the bowl with everyone else.
Some say that the reason our Iraqi buddy Sadam was tumbled was that he wanted to be paid for his oil with gold. He was backing the golden dinar. Not out of religious fervor; that was a good cover. But because he saw his oil being paid for in cheaper and cheaper dollars.
What can the little guy do? Save nickels. Right now they are worth 7¢. Like the pre 1964 silver coins that are worth 20 times their face value, the little guy can save some of his wealth from inflation.
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Posted by reinkefj
When I get a very generous introduction like that, I explain that I’m emotionally moved, but on the other hand I’m Irish and the Irish are very emotionally moved. My mother is Irish and she cries during beer commercials.”
— Former U.S. General Barry McCaffrey
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Posted by reinkefj
http://googlevoiceblog.blogspot.com/2010/08/make-and-receive-calls-in-gmail.html
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We’re rolling out this feature to U.S. based Gmail users over the next few days, so you’ll be ready to get started once “Call Phones” shows up in your chat list (you will need to install the voice and video plug-in if you haven’t already). If you’re using Google Apps for your school or business, then you won’t see it quite yet. We’re working on making this available more broadly – so stay tuned!
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[JR: Lotta times I see them announce stuff and it is not there. Hmmm?]
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Posted by reinkefj
http://www.catholicculture.org/news/headlines/index.cfm?storyid=9343
Irish bishops condemn ‘selfish’ economic policies, support higher taxes
February 21, 2011
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Less than a week before elections in the Irish republic, the Irish bishops’ conference has released a statement charging that current public policies violate principles of justice and offend against the common good.
The statement released by the bishops’ committee on justice and peace, entitled From Crisis to Hope: Working to achieve the Common Good, said that the country’s current economic problems can be traced to immoral policies and perspectives. “Greed became dominant, trust was betrayed, and the result was the recession in which we now are,” said Bishop John Kirby of Clonfert, at a press conference in Dublin introducing the statement.
Bishop Raymond Field, a Dublin auxiliary who chairs the justice-and-peace committee, said: “Poverty and social exclusion, experienced by increasing numbers of people in Ireland today, North and South, represent gross violations of human dignity.”
The bishops’ statement called for greater efforts to relieve poverty, both in Ireland and, through foreign aid, in developing countries. The statement suggested that Ireland’s tax rates must be raised to support the necessary social services.
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With all due respect to the Irish bishops, they are made a severe blunder. They are not fighting the evil King, defending human freedom, and protecting religious freedom.
They are buying into the meme of a government that does everything. The Nanny State.
A better meme is “That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed”.
They would be better served by learning from the Good Samaritan. He helped the victim out of his own pocket. He didn’t make others pay for his charity. He took pity on the victim but didn’t call for the Gooferment to fix the problem.
There are many reasons why the bishops are blundering. Two that come to mind right off the top of the head — charity to be effective has to be personal — AND — involving politicians and bureaucrats makes the overhead costs skyrocket.
Poverty can’t be fixed by stealing from some and giving to others.
The USA’s “War on Poverty” is an abject failure. The richest country in the world and in recorded history couldn’t “solve” poverty. Because Gooferment was the meme.
Is it charitable to keep the poor poor?
Gooferment “welfare” isn’t designed for people to prosper. It’s designed to keep the maximum number of voters voting and bureaucrats employed.
Peal away the disincentives to success and train people to stand on their own two feet and help themselves. Tough love. With Churches, Fraternal Organizations, Clubs, Societies, Families, Clans and groups to provide “help”. “Help” that really helps; not ensnares people in despair and multi-generational poverty as “welfare farmers”.
We can do better. And, the bishops should lead; not whine for more Gooferment handouts.
Argh!
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Posted by reinkefj
FROM A TOUT EZINE
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Profit Opportunity: The Government Has Solar’s Back By Christian Hill
Yesterday, I talked about the tremendous year the solar industry had in 2010. While the S&P was up nearly 20%, some companies saw gains as high as 80% and 120%.
And for the first time ever, the industry installed over 1 gigawatt of capacity.
Solar has a lot of momentum going into 2011.
And that tailwind is being reinforced by the government.
For the past few years, they have been giving the industry all the help they can in the form of tax credits, grants, and incentives. These totaled $2.5 billion last year. That was four times the 2009 amount.
One example is the Treasury Grant Program (TGP). It lets the owner of a commercial solar project take a 30% cash grant instead of a tax credit.
The TGP was set to expire at the end of last year.
But the government wasn’t about to let all the momentum the solar industry has built up slip away.
So they extended the TGP for another year.
The government is aware that this is about jobs too. Job growth for solar companies is forecast to be 26% over the next 12 months. That compares to 2% for the overall economy.
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SO let me understand this: the Gooferment robs Peter to subsidize Paul and that makes it a great investment?
I don’t think the author understands the value proposition.
To give some people, wearing “solar” on their t-shirts, a subsidy of X, the Gooferment has to steal 2 times X from other people.
And I like “solar” if by that you mean I can get electricity cheaper.
Maybe with the subsidy, maybe solar is “cheaper”. But it’s not a “fair calculation”. The Gooferment’s bug thumb is on the “butcher’s scale” influencing the calculation.
The Gooferment should have NO role in an “energy policy”. (Other than to prevent force or fraud. Ensuring a free and fiar marketplace.)
Argh!
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