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A few photos of the Alps

May 25, 2017 by sergneri Leave a Comment

While living in Neuchatel Switzerland, we captured some incredible photos of the Alps from the balcony in our apartment. Here are a few:

Posted in: Content, Faits Divers, Thinking about Tagged: Alps, Eiger, Jungfrou, Monch, Mont Blanc, Neuchatel, Switzerland

Twingo Hood Ornament

May 25, 2017 by sergneri Leave a Comment

In 2006, I bought a Renault Twingo. I was able to change the Renault hood ornament for one I made of plaster and paint.

Posted in: Content, Faits Divers, Thinking about Tagged: 2006, Custom Hood Ornament, Neuchatel, Renault, Switzerland, Twingo

Spitsbergen Seed Vault

May 19, 2017 by sergneri Leave a Comment

Arctic stronghold of world’s seeds flooded after permafrost melts No seeds were lost but the ability of the rock vault to provide failsafe protection against all disasters is now threatened by climate change The Guardian, May 19, 2017

Posted in: Faits Divers, Politics, This Day in History Tagged: Norway, Seed Vault, Spitsbergen

The Tangled Story Behind Trump’s False Claims Of Voter Fraud

May 17, 2017 by sergneri Leave a Comment

The Tangled Story Behind Trump’s False Claims Of Voter Fraud A nice bit of background information from the folks (Maggie Koerth-Baker) at FIVETHIRTYEIGHT.com with some statistical education (for me anyway) thrown in. Amazing what you can do with stats.

Posted in: Politics, Thinking about, Trump Tagged: 538, Trump, Voter Fraud

TV Advertising – May 2017

May 15, 2017 by sergneri Leave a Comment

LA Times – Adapting to AD-Skipping Viewers 05/15/02017

Posted in: Thinking about Tagged: Advertising

Loss of the Steamship Central America

May 14, 2017 by sergneri 2 Comments

Sonoma Democrat > 29 October 1857 Arrival of the Steamer Panama. Two Weeks Later from the Atlantic States. Terrible Shipwreck and Loss of Lives! The mail steamship Panama, arrived at San Francisco on Thursday last, bringing the news of one of the most heartrending disasters that has ever taken place on our Coast, in the … [Read more…]

Posted in: California History, California Newspaper Archive, Faits Divers, Sea Stories Tagged: Cape Hatteras, Charleston, Panama, Savannah, Ship Wreck

Mormonism — Where’s it to End?

May 14, 2017 by sergneri Leave a Comment

This account sums up the feelings against the Mormons in Northern California. This will be added to as more articles like this come are found. Sonoma Democrat > 29 October 1857 Mormonism—Where’s it to End? Among the leading topics of the day at the present time, that is exciting the public mind from one end … [Read more…]

Posted in: California History, California Newspaper Archive, Politics, Racism, Thinking about Tagged: Brigham Young, Carson Valley, Immigrant, massacres, Mormon interpreters, Mormonism, Mr. Buchanan, Salt Lake

MaryLou Haddit – 1928 – 2017

May 14, 2017 by sergneri Leave a Comment
Posted in: Faits Divers, Feminism, Obituaries, Thinking about Tagged: Activist, Feminist, MaryLou Haddit, Obituary, Writer

The Presidency and the Press

May 14, 2017 by sergneri Leave a Comment

In the New Yorker, Oct 1, 1973, Richard Harris wrote an in-depth essay on the “The Presidency and the Press”, coving the Nixon White House and providing a good deal of background on the topic. It can be found here. This country’s reporters observe the odd tradition of providing a new President with a “honeymoon”—that … [Read more…]

Posted in: Politics, Thinking about Tagged: Agnew, New Yorker, Newspaper, Nixon, Presidency, Press

Doc Searls Project VRM

May 13, 2017 by sergneri Leave a Comment

About: http://blogs.harvard.edu/vrm/about/ https://blogs.harvard.edu/doc/2015/09/18/debugging-adtech-assumptions/ Wrong. If people have a real relationship with a company, they want it to be with sales or service. That’s it. For example, I have a great relationship with the service department of East Coast Volkswagen in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. I’m on a first-name basis with the guys there, who know … [Read more…]

Posted in: Politics, Thinking about Tagged: AD BLOCKING, Advertising, Apple Computers, Consumers, Cookies, Doc Searls blog, Facebook, Freedom from annoyance, GOOGLE, Internet ADTECH, Internet Vendors, Malware, Privacy, Spyware, Tracking, VRM
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