Nov 2, 2010 - Choices choices.
Posted on | August 14, 2010 | No Comments
I was reading a post that was hammering Newt Gingrich I thought I’d at least look at his site, I found this, and actually thought there was some merit to it, read it and make your own conclusions. Though higher unemployment it is terrible for the country, for me it means cheaper labor.
“The campaign this fall can be boiled down to a simple choice: job-killers versus job-creators.
With so many Americans out of work, candidates will win decisive victories if they can show their opponent’s policies will kill jobs and their policies will create jobs.
Governing is about having the right principles, policies, processes and people.
Successful leaders hold principles that work in the real world, and these principles lead them to the right policies. And because they are determined to measure results, they develop processes that work. Finally, with the right principles, policies, and processes, they look for people who are driven, practical, and experienced to get the right things done the right way.
Unfortunately, under the Pelosi-Reid Congress and the Obama presidency, government has become a job-killing system thanks to a set of principles, policies, processes and people that are completely disconnected from reality.
I describe this alien ideology in my book To Save America: Stopping Obama’s Secular-Socialist Machine. It is a fundamentally anti-work, anti-investment, anti-entrepreneurial ideology that has led to economic stagnation and spiritual decay wherever it has been tried.
We can already see the results of this radical ideology in America.
The American work ethic is being replaced with a mindset that favors “gaming” the system to get away with working as little as possible.
American productivity is being replaced with a set of union work rules and bureaucracy that makes us too slow, too expensive and too cumbersome.
The historic American commitment to local representation and local control is being replaced by an emphasis on federal concentration of power and rule by bureaucrats and judges that is stripping Americans of their rights and responsibilities.
A commitment to religious freedom and God-given rights is being replaced by a secular oppression that increasingly resembles the government-imposed atheism of Soviet totalitarianism. (I encourage you to watch the documentary Nine Days that Changed the World, which Callista and I host and produced, to learn about the plight of the Polish people under Communism and the brave moral leadership of Pope John Paul II that helped topple the Soviet Union.)
The secular-socialist machine of the left has made the recession worse by suppressing the natural resiliency of the American economy and setting the stage for even worse economic challenges in the future.
For President Obama, the years he spent studying and teaching the radicalism of Saul Alinsky laid the foundation for a job-killing, anti-business attitude.
If you believe business is bad, you will convince it to go away.
If you are determined to tax small business owners, entrepreneurs, successful corporate leaders, investors, and innovators they will either avoid taxable behavior or leave the country entirely.
If you impose absurd regulatory controls totally out of touch with reality, you will kill jobs.
The Obama Administration’s moratorium on offshore drilling has already sent high-paying good jobs and tax-paying, profitable companies out of the United States. Obama has been good for jobs in Egypt and the Congo (where the first two oil rigs have gone) but he has killed jobs in Louisiana.
The President’s proposed energy taxes will kill jobs in America but they will create jobs in China (which this year passed America as the world’s largest user of energy).
The recently passed government control of the financial system will be good for jobs in London, Tokyo, Frankfurt, Shanghai and other foreign financial centers but it will kill jobs and profits in the United States.
We have seen job killers implement job-killing policies before.
President Carter had a whole series of job-killing policies from 1977 to 1980 and they worked. They killed a lot of jobs.
Politicians in Detroit have been killing jobs for two decades. Only with Mayor Dave Bing’s new job-oriented approach has there been any hope of rebuilding Detroit’s economy.
We have all seen the state governments of New York and California adopt policies that kill jobs and drive businesses and successful individuals out of their states.
On the other side, we have seen a job creator like Gov. Rick Perry implement policies which in 2008 led Texas to create as many jobs as the other 49 states combined.
Governors Mitch Daniels in Indiana, Tim Pawlenty in Minnesota, Haley Barbour in Mississippi, Sonny Perdue in Georgia, and Bobby Jindal in Louisiana are all examples of principled job creators whose policies work.
We are in the worst economy since the Great Depression.
The only recent improvements in unemployment numbers have come about because people have quit looking for work and so are no longer counted as unemployed.
Under this model, if President Obama could convince every unemployed American to quit looking for work, we would have zero percent unemployment.
The number would be great but the reality would be horrible.”
The world really doesn’t revolve around you, Steve.
Posted on | August 14, 2010 | No Comments
I can imagine over in CA at fort Apple that Steve Jobs struts around with hoverboards strapped to his feet and all bow down as he strides by. That’s what I envision at least. The truth is, I’ve been in a convince you+your friends bubble before and I can’t imagine the bubble of a place like that - where many times, yes, you were right. I’ve been using only macs for 12 years now, so I deserve this soapbox.
The fact is, I’m sure that some of the veterans of the desktop development over there are grumbling at the path of Steve’s mobile device arm. It’s disappointing that after an update, that my iphone runs sluggish, it’s obviously not a virus (an excuse that Bill would use) but its either that certain apps are not properly tested, or the mobile crew just isn’t putting effort into optimizing the update for every model of the iphone. The fact that I, and some of you as well, run into issues of iphones giving memory warnings while running only one app, is a serious, VERY SERIOUS issue.
On a second note, I have met my first friend that is leaving the iphone (he is a standard pc user) for the droid due to the fact of the flash player. The gospel that mac is saying “flash was a fad, its on its way out” and yes I actually heard that from an employee selling macs, IS BS. I don’t mean to dirty the apple bubble, but you build computers, you don’t guide the internet. HTML5 isn’t replacing flash and the public isn’t drinking the kool-aid. Yes, you’ve sold 2 million ipads but don’t think you’ve went down the right path because you’ve had good public response to “touch” something bigger. When it boils down-to-it, the men’s club is just an experience, nothing revolutionary (something that I’ve been smart enough to avoid, as well as an ipad).
Thirdly, the real deal killer is this. Your little glitch fixes that render our peripherals useless. Yep. It’s true. FOR EXAMPLE, the Logitech dock, which as an internal battery system, great range, volume etc NO LONGER FUNCTIONS since the last iphone update. Real smart Steve. Teach me how cool your products are by taking my $100 mobile audio dock and throwing it out the window.
1700’s Document Revived
Posted on | March 20, 2010 | No Comments
This was a historical document that had been faded and was hardly readable. We scanned it in, blew it up and brought the darks outs. Then we printed and coated it (and several copies) and turned it back over to a happy friend of ours.
This piece went from a story about a document, to a document that you can read yourself. There is so much of this type of work out there, but this normally isn’t what I do all day. The process is not super cheap, so I wouldn’t drag your boxes out of the attic. BUT with that being said - the ability to restore is local and well done =)
I was pretty certain.
Posted on | March 3, 2010 | 1 Comment
I would have bet all my chips that Apple was inline to build the terminator in the years to come. I mean why not? The single piece aluminum, the iphone, the imac - killer devices - wink wink.
So yeah I was pretty certain that the doom of mankind was surely in the hands of Steve Jobs. BUT. With launch of the ipad, I feel safe again.
Steam Driven remote control car
Posted on | February 11, 2010 | No Comments
I always enjoy reading about toys and things that run on alternate energy. Its become a trend. The shake flash lights, the solar panel backpack, wind up radio and everything else. I’ve found a new cool toy a steam driven remote control car (or train, or boat) at yesteryeartoys.com. They also don’t look like shoe boxes with a bunch wires coming out. They are expensive though. I’d expect to pay from $500-$900. Neat huh? Expensive huh?
Volume Regulator
Posted on | January 30, 2010 | No Comments
We just got a upgraded cable and I tend to watch tv at a comfortable level. I know how terrible it is to have commercials scream at you at an insanely loud volume level. Currently I just hit mute every time a commercial comes on, which I’m sure many of you do. Until the advertisement loudness law gets passed that will ban this, I’ve been hunting for other solutions. Here’s what I’ve found.
TV Volume Regulator - This easy-to-install device regulates volume and delivers consistent audio level through abnormally loud or quiet scenes in a movie, when commercials come on, while channel surfing, or when switching between A/V devices. Simply hook it up once, adjust the volume to your preferred level, and the TV Volume Regulator does the rest. No further adjustments are needed. ($30)
TruVolume - SRS TruVolume separately monitors and measures 20 different frequency bands, and reacts in real-time to bursts of loud volume in the middle range, but intelligently reacts to changes in the high and low frequency bands, delivering a more natural listening experience.
Cat Massaging
Posted on | January 25, 2010 | No Comments
You here the term “Crazy Cat Lady” and you immediately think of some introvert with 20 cats that works in a library. The truth is, the crazy cat lady could be anyone. By this video, I’d she sells insurance or is a 2nd grade teacher. Either way, they all aren’t in libraries. See for yourself.
Try this for exercise.
Posted on | January 19, 2010 | No Comments
There are some things that you just don’t know how to properly respond to. This is one of them. This device is not a joke, therefore making your jaw drop.
Cindy Sheehan Confused at Dick Cheney’s
Posted on | January 17, 2010 | No Comments
LANGLEY, Virginia — A group led by anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan has protested near the CIA’s headquarters and former Vice President Dick Cheney’s home in northern Virginia. They were protesting the use of unmanned drone aircraft to attack al-Qaida and Taliban targets.
The group of about 70 people rallied alongside a highway near the CIA compound Saturday. About half then marched to Cheney’s nearby street and stayed for 20 minutes. Police kept them from going down his street.
Sheehan’s 21-year-old son Casey was killed in Iraq in April 2004. She staged a prolonged demonstration outside former President George W. Bush’s ranch near Crawford, Texas, in 2005.
She says using drones is “cowardly” and “immoral.”
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My Comment about this story is that it doesn’t make sense. For starters she’s upset that we are using drones. I would think this would save more American lives including those like her son. Second, we are currently in Afghanistan because of Obama (according to CNN), so are these people simply just lost or are they confused?
Owning a Cintiq
Posted on | January 9, 2010 | No Comments
Many of you would think that I’d be using a wacom tablet being almost 10 years into graphics. Most people working in graphics do. I’ve tried it, and though I enjoy the feel of the pen, the referencing to the pad-to-screen just didn’t come natural. I’m not sure if it did for any one, but I wasn’t propelled to try and get use to it. I do enjoy drawing and I’ve always moused with my right hand, but the point is that I am left handed. I discover the Cintiq about a year ago and I could never justify getting one for myself. (For those of you who didn’t know, its a pressure sensitive monitor) So my Dad bought me one for my Christmas present. I’ve done one project with and one drawing. I’m posting the drawing.
