Ever leery as I am about only throwing stones at other people and never offering anything useful as a solution, I now present my Four Great Suggestions for reducing the terrorist threat to the US. I do this as the current Bush administration seemingly seeks to prepare us for additional losses of personal rights [...]
Archive for July, 2007
Making Us Safe from Terrorists
Posted in Islam, Terrorism, immigration on July 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The Truth About Hybrid Cars, Updated
Posted in Environment, hybrid cars, technology on July 17, 2007 | 2 Comments »
It’s been slightly over a year since I wrote my first post on my Toyota Prius, and I’m now right at 100,000 miles on the clock, so I thought I’d write a quick update on my experience. Interestingly enough, that post is one of the most popular posts I’ve written, and accounts for about [...]
Sensitive Government Plans and Blueprints Exposed to Terrorists and Criminals
Posted in Internet, Terrorism, technology on July 12, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
This was released on Wednesday 7/11/07 by the AP, the lead-in of which is:
“Detailed schematics of a military detainee holding facility in southern Iraq. Geographical surveys and aerial photographs of two military airfields outside Baghdad. Plans for a new fuel farm at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan. The military calls it “need-to-know” information that [...]
Go Green with Motorcycles, Part 3
Posted in Environment, motorcycles on July 12, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Here’s some additional thoughts on substituting some great two-wheeled time for time in your rolling cage, excuse me, your car. This assumes that a jump to 45 – 70 MPG isn’t enough to make your mouth water, that you need some other excuse to dive in and ride.
There is a growing awareness that it [...]