Today, we’re going to turn you into a competent basic radio operator. It may be a much longer report than usual, but it’s a four-day weekend for many, so what the hell, right? Much of this morning’s discussion will apply to radios other than the ATS-25 (and its many variants) that may be purchased on … Read More
Ready for the Internet to Collapse? Of course not. No one is. I mean picture a world where… Credit cards no longer work. Food and groceries can’t be delivered. Trains don’t run. Fire, medical, and police dispatch may not work. No social media work. Your bank’s offline until….who knows? Oh, and you’re locked in whatever … Read More
G2 wandered through at quarter-to-four AM – on his way to “Cheat the Devil out of some Souls” in emergency medicine – some people actually have to work today… “Pretty much how it works, Dad. Looks deceptively easy from the 30-thousand-foot level…” He was referring to a flowchart I’d been pondering: While difficult, it’s not impossible. Review … Read More
Money Monday, and we will see in coming hours if my going short into the close of stocks Friday will be a hit or a miss. Small wager only – no point bleeding out before The End. Likely the most interesting part of this morning’s column is towards the end. In the Around the Ranch (ATR) … Read More
Although I got the major PITA project I’ve been putting off partly done Saturday, the real satisfaction came from wiring up the BBQ outlet this week. However, it was a fine study in how “little projects” can turn into Big ones on the clock. The idea sounded simple enough. We had run an extension cord from … Read More
Another adventure in our (partially) fictional Directorate 153 series of “fictionalized governmental speculations.” We began to use this metaphorical framework when it became apparent to many “sources” that it could be personally hazardous to come right out publicly and explain what’s really going on in background. Things most people are not aware of. Subscribers are … Read More
Say, there’s a symbiotic relationship for you. Let’s roll the Gross Domestic Product out first. Because you have already suspected what the real agenda of higher prices has been. Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 2.6 percent in the fourth quarter of 2022 (table 1), according to the “third” estimate released … Read More
Ah, the Country Life. Yessir, if you live in the Big City, it’s a dream. Why, just imagine! Eating fresh food out of your own garden. Pure country air. No traffic noises. Low stress. Ultimately relaxing and rewarding…. Well, no. Not exactly. During our ShopTalk Sunday adventures will tell you the upside – and the downsides … Read More
Got up early today for some server work & we’ve managed to shave a little time off server load speeds (memcached on server now). So, if things seem quicker, then yeah, likely are. Markets: “D” or a (1)? It always comes down to this in investing: The market goes to where you think it should … Read More
Ok, sitting down after a day of working on post-storm chores. As you will remember, the ice storm took us almost offline, except that now I understand why a tablet and Starlink are so crucial to people in Ukraine. They work great. Able to look over comments and approve things along with the odd post even … Read More
Officially most of the outages should be back up today, but not us…at least so far: The good news is the solar is really cranking and sun is in the forecast. Rany lines out and started cutting wood – tons of it to clean up. Food is good, doing the odd post of Kindle is … Read More
Old Ure is tired and sore today – because knocking on the door of 74 (in mid-February) it’s not part of God’s Plan to be riding roughshod on a tractor moving wood. The wood, of course, came from removing two 100-foot plus trees with a diameter of over 40-inches. Two additional 90-footers, too. While sliced … Read More
Universe is speaking to us all the time. Thing is? People don’t listen. Which is why things “go Gomorrah” every now and then. But you know it’s coming. I know it’s coming. The signs are everywhere. But they are often in beautiful and subtle arrangements. Like this L.A. Weekly story: Why is Drudge Report Black … Read More