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OMG… I can’t believe this! For GODS SAKE! He REALLY needs to shave!

Eduational Theft.

It’s not what you think…  It’s worse… Much worse!!!

The Cain Conundrum.

Just lately, Herman Cain has been picking up a lot of traction. Some of my friends have openly endorsed him. I was going to write a lengthy post on this topic, but realized that my thoughts on this can be winnowed down to a short and sweet post.

Here it is.

A part of me likes Herman Cain. He is as close to an “outsider” as you’re going to see from either party. But here is the thing that bothers me.

On many issues, he’s a blank slate. Yes, he’s said stuff on this point or that, but there is absolutely no track record of action to bolster the campaign promises made so far. Remember, it wasn’t too long ago that another candidate ran with no experience in various capacities, who made promises that he couldn’t keep.

Barrack Obama.

• Had no business experience.
• Had little to no foreign affairs experience.
• Had no experience as an executive.
• Voted “present” many times in the Illinois Senate to avoid having to make any controversial decisions that would hurt him in the future.

Granted, there are key differences between Cain and Obama. Cain has eons of business experience that Obama can only dream of, not that he would, apparently. But, my point is this:

Foreign Policy – Cain has “0” experience in that capacity; maybe even less than candidate Obama did a few years ago. Do we want that in these internationally turbulent times?

Who will Cain appoint as financial advisers? 20 to 1 says it will be the same Wall Street / Goldman Sachs types that we’ve seen appointed to those positions for the last 30 years! After all, they are looked upon as the most business friendly.

Also, consider this; Cain is a business man. If the banks are in trouble again, as they were in 2008, do you really think Cian will just sit back and watch the banks suffer banks runs or fail, which would greatly hamper the business community as a whole?

Take it or leave it, those are my thoughts. Again, I do apreciate that Cain is truly a “fresh face”, but being untested and inexperienced with no track record does have down sides. Just look at President Obama.

Good-Bye No Child Left Behind????

Looks like it!

Though the list is not very long, here’s another good thing the current administration can add to its accomplishments list. And yet another missed opportunity for the GOP. They should have been campaigning for this a long time ago

Friends Don’t Let Friends Lick Toads!!!!

Yes, that is really what’s happened here. I was at a customers house and their dog was furiously digging a hole and licking something. The pup would stagger around for a bit, obviously stoned out of its whits, then go back for more! The owner came out and said the dog does this all the time!

Little Meth Head Doggie!

Disgusting!

Once again TPM is presenting a clipped / edited portion of the latest GOP debate. Where-as the last one was a manipulation, argument by omission, in an effort to make the GOP look more horrible than it would if you watch the entire exchange, the latest…. Well…. If you watch the entire exchange, the GOP looks even worse!

Don’t Ask Don’t Tell was a political solution to a politically created problem, created when Bill Clinton tried to implement military policy via executive order, without regard as to whether the military community was ready for it or not. Remember that, though it was the 90’s, being gay was not nearly as accepted as it has become in the last decade. DADT was a political compromise for its time. It may have moved the ball forward to get where we are now, or it may have hindered it. We’ll never know. What is perfectly clear to most, is that its time has past. There is no longer any need for needless restrictive policy such as this.

If This Was Climate Science…

Particles that can go faster than the speed of light????

Nope. This is false. It goes against the scientific consensus. This goes against the model predictions. Sorry, but if you believe this, you are a special relativity denier!

Signed: James Hansen and All Gore.

Note –  This is almost certainly a measurement error, but in climate science they wouldn’t even bother to confirm the actual error, which of course is still important to science.

How To Tell If An E-Mail Contains Malicious Content?

“IMPORTANT: sonicfrog.net has been suspended”

That could happen… In fact, I’m surprised it hasn’t already. BUT, here-in lies the rub!

“from admin@sonicfrog.net ”

Um…. I AM the administrator of sonicfrog.net! And I don’t recall suspending myself.

Come on spammers! You’re going to have to do better than this!

Compression?

Here is a wonderful write-up on the art of using compression in audio mixing. As I record my solo project, I’ll post useful stuff like this as I come across it.

Strange YouTube Banter.

“lol… why the 69, Mr. IBM”

Why??? It makes no sense considering the dark rocking goodness of the song on which the comment was found. I guess I’m trying to make sense of the world where there is none.