I have the same name… wish I had the same voice. Such a crooner.
Gentleman Jim: Welcome to my world
August 14, 2010
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Stay Lifted, But Not Yet.
August 12, 2010
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Gay Marriages May Resume August 18
I’m not sure whether to report the stay lifted, or the stay extended.
Judge Vaughn Walker today announced that he will lift the temporary stay of his ruling that Proposition 8 is unconstitutional, but that he is extending that stay until August 18, 2010, at 5pm. This will allow proponents of the amendment time to file their appeal with the Appellate Court. If that court does not issue some sort of stay on the matter by that time, then gay marriage will resume at 5:01pm. Anybody planning to get married has at least six more days to think about it.
Phone Geek: iPhone 4 Signal Dropping Hoopla
August 8, 2010
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OK, here’s the scoop, in a less techno-babbled/marketing mumbo-jumbo/lawyer-powered manner. Cell phones use radio signals. You probably knew that already. Radio signals require antennas. You probably knew that, too. The problem with the iPhone 4 is pretty simple. Hold it wrong, and you ground out the antenna.
What’cha gonna do when they come for you?
August 7, 2010
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These don’t really happen all that often, and when they do they tend to end pretty quickly. Not last Friday night. We had one of those rare pursuits that lasted for almost half an hour. Amazingly, it ended up without a crash, a blown engine, or any injuries. That’s always a good way to end a high speed pursuit!
It started in the country outside of Earlimart. A deputy out of the Pixley Sub-Station tried to make a stop on a vehicle, but they decided to make a run for it. The chase was on!
Well Damn
August 6, 2010
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Damned computers! I wrote out a great response, item by item, to this blog, and the damned servers on the other end crapped and “couldn’t handle my request”! The long reply was lost, and now I have to wait till tomorrow to try again, because it’s time to get ready to go to work! Grrrrr!
Update: hmmm, the link is dead now, and the blogger has taken down her post. Drat. No chance to write a world class rebuttal!
He Hates Your Dog, and Your iPod
August 3, 2010
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Last month it was the puppies he dissed, this month it’s music. In another fatwa, Iranian Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said today that music is “not compatible” with the values of the Islamic republic, and should not be practiced or taught in the country.
Yep, someone has wound this guy’s turban WAY too tight…
Props to Joe.My.God, and The Guardian UK.
OMG! Robot Geek! NASA Snuck This One Right Past Me!
August 2, 2010
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I’m a bit abashed… NASA snuck this guy right past me, and I never even knew about him! The next Shuttle mission to the International Space Station, set for September, will include R2, a robot! Well… half a robot, for now, anyway. He doesn’t have any legs, and he’ll be bolted down, but he’s going to become a permanent part of ISS. Eventually, they’ll take him outside on spacewalks, to assist astronauts and cosmonauts. Here’s a video where the designers talk a bit about him. You can follow him on Twitter, too!
He even gets his own mission patch!
This is sooo cool!
Of course, in every bad science fiction story where the robots take over or destroy the world, the first robots are innocuous. We will have to keep an eye on this guy, and any compatriots that get built.
I offer some suggestions for their design:
#1. An easy to reach off switch!
#2. An equivalent to the Three Laws of Robotics.
#3. Don’t ever give them a personality, no matter how much they beg for one!
The Thursday From Hell
July 31, 2010
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A busy night in dispatch last Thursday. Sometimes it’s slow, sometimes it’s busy, and some nights it’s just crazy batshit nuts. Thursday was the lattermost.
A murder always sends us into a frenzy. First, the 9-1-1 calls start flooding in, everybody within blocks grabs a cell phone and dials. Most of them have no clue what happened, or where they are, they just scream at us to get the cops there, and why are we asking all these dumb questions?? And EVERY call has to be answered and checked, because we never know when the most important bit of information will come in, or from where. And in the middle of the chaos, we still have to deal with the normal traffic load, because that doesn’t stop just because someone got shot! There could be someone else needing an ambulance, or their house could be on fire, or their baby could be choking. It all has to be handled, right now, and correctly.
Even when…
Boy, the emails I get…
July 26, 2010
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From time to time, I get emails like this at MySpace. It’s clear whoever is sending these kind of messages does not bother to read the profile of the recipients.
I’m rather certain I’m not interested, Catherine, sorry.
Hello My name is Catherine,
I am searching for my life long partner to share a Great Life of Love with; romance, long slow kisses, feeling very special, intimacy, spirituality,pleasurable communication,dancing, meeting of the minds,opening a door for him, flowers,traveling and other exciting interests and adventures, A GREAT LIFE of LOVE!I am one who strongly believes in respect and that without respect,you can experience true love and generate a healthy relationship.
JimmieJoe / KC6YRU 
Friday Night, And The Living Is…
August 20, 2010
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This past week we’ve been dealing with a 5150. He’s been calling numerous times, threatening us with lawsuits and dire consequences if we don’t deal with his issue. (which involves NATIONAL SECURITY HARD DRIVES stolen from his home by other law enforcement agencies. The home he was evicted from. Very strange) My last interaction with him I told him we could not help him, and that if his issue involved NATIONAL SECURITY HARD DRIVES then he needed to call the FBI. He said he already called them, and I’m sure they were less sympathetic than we’ve been. Remember that line from MIB? “The FBI does not have a sense of humor that we’re aware of”. He would not stop his rant, so I finally hung up on him. He called right back and some other dispatcher dealt with him. He likes the women better, and she was able to sweet talk him into calming down.
Anyway, it’s Friday night, and it’s my Friday night! 10 hours and then the weekend begins again. I’m ready!
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