Jerry Stratton's Blog, page 74
April 30, 2015
Spin Cycle: Inside the Clinton Propaganda Machine
This is basically the story of how the Clinton administration gave the media an excuse for not following up.
April 28, 2015
Twisted censorship from France
“I abhor censorship of every kind… unless it goes against the narrative.”
April 23, 2015
The Best of Omni Science Fiction No. 2
I always enjoyed Omni, but, unlike its sister publication, I enjoyed it for its photos more than for the stories. It’s best, however, was not too bad, at least from 1978-1980.
April 21, 2015
Google���s responsive design deadline
For the foreseeable future, I���m going to stick with a well-structured page that can be displayed appropriately in a variety of devices, rather than a responsive design, for the simple reason that I generally don���t like the ���mobile-friendly��� shifts that I see.
Google’s responsive design deadline
For the foreseeable future, I’m going to stick with a well-structured page that can be displayed appropriately in a variety of devices, rather than a responsive design, for the simple reason that I generally don’t like the “mobile-friendly” shifts that I see.
April 19, 2015
Who killed broadcast TV?
Broadcast television’s forecast demise may be the result of government experts thinking they know better than the rest of us.
April 18, 2015
Comparing our Iran negotiations to our Soviet negotiations
Natan Sharansky asks, "When did America forget that it’s America?” He is basically pointing out the same thing I did: that we are not defining civilization as better than barbarism.
April 17, 2015
Prove global warming
“In fact, I have thought about what it would take to convince me of global warming is real. And it’s pretty clear that Bailey has not thought about it… He’s thought a lot about the various scientific claims made by those who insist global warming is a man-made catastrophe. But he has not thought about how those claims add up or how they would have to add up to be convincing. All Bailey’s piece amounts to is: here is a long list of factual claims that seem to support the global warming scare; how high do I have to pile up these claims before you are convinced?
“There is no sense that the proof of global warming has to proceed according to some systematic method, requiring it to clear specific hurdles at specific stages. Which betrays an unscientific way of thinking.”
“There is no sense that the proof of global warming has to proceed according to some systematic method, requiring it to clear specific hurdles at specific stages. Which betrays an unscientific way of thinking.”
What It Would Take to Prove Global Warming
“In fact, I have thought about what it would take to convince me of global warming is real. And it’s pretty clear that Bailey has not thought about it… He’s thought a lot about the various scientific claims made by those who insist global warming is a man-made catastrophe. But he has not thought about how those claims add up or how they would have to add up to be convincing. All Bailey’s piece amounts to is: here is a long list of factual claims that seem to support the global warming scare; how high do I have to pile up these claims before you are convinced?
“There is no sense that the proof of global warming has to proceed according to some systematic method, requiring it to clear specific hurdles at specific stages. Which betrays an unscientific way of thinking.”
“There is no sense that the proof of global warming has to proceed according to some systematic method, requiring it to clear specific hurdles at specific stages. Which betrays an unscientific way of thinking.”
April 16, 2015
How to make life easier for car thieves
Petition for exemption from parts-making requirement 49 CFR part 543, required antitheft devices as standard equipment.
