Congressional Sanctimony Theater

Just recently, the CEOs of the American “Big Three” automakers came before a congressional committee hearing to make the case for receiving huge, steaming hunks of taxpayer money to bail out their rapidly-failing businesses. Not the first time, not the last, certain.
What rapidly became the main object of this hearing? Allowing the individuals [...]

New Product! (And Changes Coming)

Hey - AG here. Long time we’ve had no new content here, but we weren’t entirely static!
First, all kudos to Al Dente for setting up this Wordpress account to take over from the difficult-to-manage version of the page we had before. That was quite a bit of work for him to get everything [...]

Why Is It OK To Torture Sick People To Death?

OK, I have HAD IT with the stupid “War On Drugs” (WoD) and the mindset that it has inculcated into so many of the media? Last week most “news” outlets carried the same article about the big, scary “increase” in the use of painkillers in the US (reported, of course, by the government).
So what? [...]

Passworded Cell Phone Keylocking

A. G. Pym
I use a Nokia® 9300 Communicator for a cell phone, and there’s one thing about it I really get frustrated at: the keylock / unlock routine.
Sure, I absolutely know why you need a way to lock the phone’s keys when you’re going to carry it in a holster or pocket or purse [...]