It Seems to Us: When All Else Fails... Amateur Radio
Topic: Miscellaneous
4:45 pm EDT, Sep 7, 2007
"When All Else Fails... Amateur Radio," the ARRL's slogan calling attention to the fail-safe nature of the Amateur Radio Service, has never been more true for more of us than it is today.
Good read... That is why I took the test 14 years ago...
Four Whites Creek High School students were suspended for chanting linked to gang rivalries.
The students reportedly chanted the letter "E," which is used as a form of disrespect among gang members.
Metro Schools officials said when the letter is chanted it often incites tension at area schools.
Ralph Thompson, MNPS assistant superintendent for student services, said the chant is a put down.
Metro police's gang unit isn't aware of the letter "E" being used by gangs, however a detective said they realize anything is possible.
"What typically happens is you can look for a fight to soon follow, not always on campus or premises, and sometimes it's delayed into the afternoon or the neighborhood," Thompson said.
School leaders said it's difficult to keep up with the ever-changing language of some gangs.
They said they rely on other students to keep them informed.
School official suspended the students for 10 days.
Apparently they were suspended for chanting the letter E. Apparently the local gangs have begun using the vowel as a slang "term" to insite violence...
I am not sure what is more ridiculous, the fact that they were suspended for chanting the letter E or that they are abusing the vowels. I had no clue you could abuse a letter... Is that a felony?
Electrolysis is a technique for returning surface rust to iron. It uses the effect of an small low voltage electric current and a suitable electrolyte (solution). It has advantages over the old standbys, like vinegar, Coke, muriatic acid, Naval Jelly, wire brushing, sand blasting etc -- These methods all remove material to remove the rust, including un-rusted surfaces. With many, the metal is left with a "pickled" look or a characteristic color and texture. The electrolytic method removes nothing: by returning surface rust to metallic iron, rust scale is loosened and can be easily removed. Un-rusted metal is not affected in any way.
Browse the Web Without Installing Anything with ioSwiftFox...
Topic: Technology
8:18 am EDT, Sep 1, 2007
Linux only: Run a browser directly from RAM with open source "app" ioSwiftFox. ioSwiftFox requires absolutely no installation and doesn't even require root privileges to run for the first time. ioSwiftFox is a simple script that after some chmod foo you can use to browse the web. It runs faster than Firefox and even works with your existing Firefox extensions! If you want to get technical, ioSwiftFox is a recompilation of Firefox 2 for Infodomestic Objects.
AT&T Confirms Second VRAD Fire, Concern is Sparked...
Topic: Current Events
10:22 pm EDT, Aug 30, 2007
The carrier this morning has provided details of a second incident involving Avestor's batteries, the ones that were said to be the cause of an October 2006 broadband equipment cabinet explosion in suburban Houston.
not just laptops anymore... and this time it could burn more than your crotch... *grin*
Edwards Goes After the 'Corporate Democrats' -- Is This a Turning Point for His Campaign?
Topic: Current Events
11:00 pm EDT, Aug 27, 2007
Last week, John Edwards fired a broadside against corporate America and, more significantly, "corporate Democrats," the likes of which hasn't been heard from a viable candidate with national appeal in decades.
Edwards is en fuego right now, and if he keeps up the heat, his candidacy will either be widely embraced by the emerging progressive movement or utterly annihilated by an entrenched establishment that fears few things more than a telegenic populist with enough money to mount a credible campaign.
"It's time to end the game," Edwards told a crowd in Hanover, New Hampshire. "It's time to tell the big corporations and the lobbyists who have been running things for too long that their time is over." He exhorted Washington law-makers to "look the lobbyists in the eye and just say no."
Rio Rancho Officer Germaine Casey, 40, crashed at the Albuquerque airport at a point where a road enters an underground parking garage, said Trish Hoffman, a spokeswoman for the Albuquerque Police Department. He was pronounced dead at an Albuquerque hospital.
Bush had been headed to the airport after attending a fundraiser for Sen. Pete Domenici, R-N.M.
