A predictable nuclear accident at Hanford
From the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists – A predictable nuclear accident at Hanford. From May, 2017.
Noam Chomsky: On Trump and the State of the Union
Always good to read Chompsky’s views and, as usual, he clarifies the issues in today’s State of the Union. From the New York Times, July 5, 2017. On nuclear war, actions in Syria and at the Russian border raise very serious threats of confrontation that might trigger war, an unthinkable prospect. Furthermore, Trump’s pursuit of … [Read more…]
Indians – As it was in Sonoma County, 1857
Sonoma Democrat, 10 December 1857 Indians.— On Tuesday last, some twenty of the native Indians passed through this place on their way to the Reservation. They had been living, as they informed us, near Bodega, and becoming satisfied that the lot of those living on the Reservation, was more desirable than their own, had concluded … [Read more…]
Data On Drug Use Is Disappearing Just When We Need It Most
An in-depth article covering the data gathering on opioid and street drug use, who has data and the problem of getting good data today. From the folks at FIVE THIRTY EIGHT . com …
Red Alps, Blue Alps
Red Alps, Blue Alps, Ville de Neuchatel In 2007, we moved to Rue du Rocher in Neuchatel. It was a fabulous apartment with a remarkable view to the south taking in the lake, the Bernese Alps down to Mount Blanc. This video contains some of the photos we took during our stay.
Not the CDNC but
It looks like reading old newspapers isn’t a new pastime and remains as addictive as ever … Sonoma Democrat > 10 December 1857 OLD CALIFORNIA PAPERS. Californian. — We are indebted to W. H. Crowell, our esteemed County Clerk, for the perusal of a file of the Californian, a weekly paper published in San Francisco … [Read more…]
THE VETO
Some good ideas have been discussed for more than a hundred years and yet remain unused, to wit … Sonoma Democrat > 10 December 1857 THE VETO POWER. The N. Y. Herald of Oct. 31st, has a very excellent article on the extension of the veto power. Although this extraordinary power given to the President … [Read more…]
Visit to Sonoma
Sonoma Democrat > 26 November 1857 Visit to Sonoma. — One day last week we visited the beautiful valley and city of Sonoma. It is one of the oldest settlements in the State, having been settled under the authority of the Mexican government, by Col. Vallejo, about the year 1830. Affording as this valley does, … [Read more…]
This really bugs me
I suspect this is more common than I know but my first sighting of a kid riding a bike with a cell phone in one hand really bothered me. I use a dash cam and took the trouble to download the recording, find the kid, and clip it to a jpg file. He’s wearing a … [Read more…]
ARS Technica on the Death of the IEEE 1394 FireWire
ARS on the Death of the IEEE 1394 FireWire Richard C. Moss – Jun 22, 2017 Good, bad, I’m the guy with the plug From our “Brief history of the USB,” here’s a quick summary on the pros and cons of FireWire’s tech: FireWire had a few advantages over USB in its time. FireWire devices … [Read more…]