UrbanS Housekeeping Note: When we changed to a static IP address last week, we discovered that a number of (long-caching) DNS servers couldn’t cope. So, if you know anyone who is not getting our updates – we haven’t missed one – Google how to Flush your DNS cache and try that. Another reason we have … Read More
Ure has a decent case of gout going this morning. An artifact of too much (good for you) oil in fried foods. Being a suckah for “Yukon Golds” nicely shredded in a mix of coconut and MCT oil. Aggravated by being on my knees mounting the (now repaired) tractor tire. And by sitting on my … Read More
Binary beats of a light/lambda sort as Bonghan-ducts is our topic of focus today. Sure, we’ll do the basics of the charts and headlines (full moon, lunation, and lunacy in general). But the Bonghan (or more properly bong han ducts, may be thought of as the human bodies equivalent to “light pipes. Except that’s where … Read More
As everyone is (or should be) aware, there will be more “demonstrations” and “protests” this weekend on the pretext of the George Floyd death. Unfortunately, subversive and anti-American organizations of all political extremes will likely use the genuine expression of “peaceably assemble” and “free speech” as a justification for riots and further insurrection attempts. We … Read More
Plans are in the works for another notoriously unpopular book by George Ure. “The Mad Scientist’s Lab Notes.” One of the core concepts, early-on in the book, is how we each wake up and put a Generalization Filter on our thinking. How Generalizations Filters Work To begin with, there are several types. Filters you evolve, … Read More
You are no doubt aware of how sucky the job market is lately. It’s only a ripple of worse to come, looks like. The monthly Jobs Cut report from Challenger, Gray & Christmas sounds totally dismal: Nearly 1M Cuts Due to COVID-19 This Year. “Job cuts announced by U.S.-based employers totaled 397,016 in May, down … Read More
As the darkness of society’s digitally-induced psychological break rolls over the world, we pause with some “new science ideas.” After all, we can’t rewrite history (unless you’re a socialist Venezuela or Cuba “success story” believer, and our readerrs aren’t that stupid…). Being natural-born optimists, we choose to ignore the insurrection propaganda and focus, instead, on … Read More
Forget the “flash bangs” on television. Oh, sure, visuals in here are really captivating. But, they are also a distraction from the Main Act – the coming collapse of the American economy. And the Famine to come. We don’t get balkanized without it. Prediction 1: Still Replaying 1929 Lots of readers have been wondering: “Why … Read More
On the CNBC website this is a shocking fulfillment of the prediction two weeks ago made to Peoplenomics.com subscribers. Specifically, that we would see black reparations turned into the major issue in the presidential campaign. Take time to study: “BET founder Robert Johnson calls for $14 trillion of reparations for slavery.” There are many ways … Read More
According to the stock market (Dow futures -flat) all the riots overnight (mislabeled “protests” by insurrection-supporting media) is insignificant to our economic future and financial horizons. Then again, so is coronavirus. Because we are well past 6-million global cases and expecting 7-million within a week. Plus, there are now more than 372-thousand global deaths. Markets … Read More
I have made an AMAZING discovery. But, unless you’re an electronics engineer, with an emphasis on RF design, this would be gibberish without first attending “Antenna School.” So let’s do that.(..beats watching riots.) If you’re new to ham radio, I will lay this out as directly as possible – in order – because the name … Read More
Events this week again underscore America’s increasing ability to “talk-past” one another. Outrage in Minneapolis is justified. But rioting in other cities? And further, is burning out a police precinct building even if the mayor seemed to clear the way for it? Helpful Hint: Digital Gardeners send their vegetables to riot. In play is the … Read More
More tomorrow (“Digital Gardening: Liberation or Insurrection?”) for our Peoplenomics.com subscribers. But the short version is “The Future has been lit” as president Trump seems to be catching up with what I was writing about in my 2012 book “Broken Web: The Coming Collapse of the Internet. ” Bullet Points: As in the previous Depression, … Read More