The Wall Street Journal Online has an interesting article about some myths regarding the Great Depression. Some of this I already knew (such as President Hoover being a liberal Republican and that government policies to “help” people actually caused more problems) but some was new to me. In many ways, I can see the U.S. heading down the same road…
Author: AstroNerdBoy
Sheeze, I’m Glad It’s Over
I am glad the election is finally over. Sadly, in a very short time, the politicians will begin campaigns for the 2010 election because frankly, it has just about become a case where all they do is work to stay in power and that disgusts me. Still, for a little while, no more phone calls telling me how firefighters, police,…
"Thriller" Video 25 Years Old
It was yesterday apparently, but in honor of the Michael Jackson video, I give the Indian version with Buffalax subtitles. ^_^
Fun in the Middle of the Night
Since I keep a weird schedule, I was up at 01:00 this morning. Around 01:30, I was on the computer when the fire alarm went off. Our condo building not only has smoke detectors, but a fire suppression system complete with fire alarm. My first thought was, “did my sprinkler system go off somewhere?” I performed a check of all…
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Computers and Cigarettes
Computers and Cigarettes My friend Tacos Rule sent me this image. I saw this and laughed. I had a flashback to my first roommate in Japan. He chain-smoked at times, ash falling all over his Commodore 128 as he’s play a version of Ultima IV, which he’d hacked (a simple slingshot could kill a dragon). Most of his caloric intake…