The Other Shoe

Except for the Roseanne debacle there is little news of the actual resolution of the most important and interesting issues of today.

Mueller plods on, still drawing a wage and consuming taxpayer cash.

The Inspector General's report on the Trump/Russian investigation is not yet out.

The Inspector General's report on the Clinton Cash Foundation is not yet out.

Weinstein is not yet convicted of rape.

All the Clintons still walk free.

Calls for impeachment never stop.

The Justice, CIA and FBI coup treason conspirators still walk free.

The UK imprisons and silences a reporter/activist for pursuing the Rotherham Rapists Trial.

A London official wants to dull all knives to stop the stabbing craze.

Ho Hum.
Let's see some action out there!

It's Come to This...

Pole-dancing robot STRIPPERS are in Las Vegas to spice up the geeky CES tech conference

Hmm. And why didn't YOU think of that?

Death Ray of my Youth: Finally Realized

I have a space on my truck reserved for just this equipment:

US Army reveals video of 'Athena' laser weapon shooting down FIVE drones in most impressive test yet

'Athena' is a ground-based laser system that can be mounted atop vehicles
In tests at White Sands Missile Range, it shot down 5 unmanned Outlaw drones
The system causes loss of control and structural failure in an invisible attack

Whew! Nessie is OK! I Was SO Concerned...

The Loch Ness Monster isn’t dead after all

When I Was a Kid, I Didn't Even Know You Could Do This

Teen Who Impregnated Teacher Gets $6M From District

Now all the kids will want to try this. Probably with video...

Um. Wrong House, Dude.

Family becomes firing squad as intruder is shot by almost every member of the household

I wonder if he lived long enough to have that "Oh SHIT!" moment...

I Love This Video

The girlfriend tries to keep him from reducing both of them to piles of rubble...

Last Real Man in USA?

Witnesses Say Man Lassoed Suspected Thief at Eagle Point Walmart

I can't work a lasso to save my life. So we have our cattle trained to come when called.

Light Your World On Fire

Personal Flamethrower Might Get Crowdfunding Approval
Violate the Geneva Conventions in your own backyard!

"The XM42, a personal flamethrower now soliciting funding on IndieGoGo, is a very specific answer to a very foolish question: Could more of the world be on fire--and should it be? This device answers that question with a jet of burning fuel."

These would be a great addition to your local riot...

Recalling The Days Of Analog Computers

1964 Ad Flashback: When Analog Computers Walked the Earth

When I went through engineering school we had both analog computers and the huge IBM mainframe. We programmed both, the mainframe with decks of cards and results back in 10 days, and analog computers which graphed out results on an xy recorder while you waited.

Analog computers were actually designed real-time by the user, with a different design every time a new set of equations was run. That was because they were a series of operational amplifiers which had feedback loops that determined their mathematical output function and these were hooked together in a manner for simulation of the solution of the equations for a specific input. For a differential equation (not really available on the mainframe), you could integrate and differentiate depending on where you inserted the capacitor. It was very cool and it was very techie for the times.