In the mood for music, are we? Not really. Just doing some comparisons between modern music and music in the past.
What distinguishes now from then? Not a whole lot. Music isn't subject to improvement, but more likely, a debasement if the forms aren't respected. Sort of like culture. Not to knock the more modern version of the song, but it does seem like they were trying to make MUSIC back then. Don't know exactly what they are doing these days.
Al Fin: "Cowboy Commentary", aka "Eat your veggies" The Flag banner is posted in order to defy those who would make patriotic symbols illegal or disreputable.
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
Leon Redbone- Polly Wolly Doodle
Silly song for the silly season, which is about to begin.
Iowa is just around the corner. Will we ever survive it?
Iowa is just around the corner. Will we ever survive it?
Nothing dumber than an ignoramus who teaches
One thing that I keep running into is this notion that somehow the colored people's problems is all the fault of the white man. Lo and behold, here it is again. There is no racism worth mentioning anymore. There is no Jim Crow, there is no slavery. Why, a white guy who says the word "nigger" is likely to be in a world of hurt. White people can't do much of anything these days that doesn't get slammed for being racist. No, if there is any racism, it has been absolutely suppressed.
But they go in search of their bogeyman anyway. It is like if this: if they could just cure whitey of his "problem", the country could reach utopia.
The bogeyman of racism is a fiction that is peddled so that the racial hustlers can keep on race hustling. It gives them a job to do. It makes them feel worthwhile. The only trouble is that the job is done, time to move on to some other utopian "problem". Let's say AGW?
The Utopians have to work harder to find a problem they can nag us with. This one has been fixed.
But they go in search of their bogeyman anyway. It is like if this: if they could just cure whitey of his "problem", the country could reach utopia.
The bogeyman of racism is a fiction that is peddled so that the racial hustlers can keep on race hustling. It gives them a job to do. It makes them feel worthwhile. The only trouble is that the job is done, time to move on to some other utopian "problem". Let's say AGW?
The Utopians have to work harder to find a problem they can nag us with. This one has been fixed.
Monday, January 18, 2016
The demand for civility is just another way of saying shut up.
Long timers here, if there are any, may recall the video with Klavan, who spoke about the Liberal argument of Shut Up. There are so many variants of this tactic that it sometimes may surprise you where the next one comes from. It seems that Juan Williams has gotten into the act. In an op-ed, Williams blames the GOP for the "breakdown in civility".
What about this so-called breakdown? Besides, why is it so important to have "civility" anyway? Not if by civility that you demand that the other side to always agree with you. That seems to be the way with the snowflakes on the left. Williams and his snowflake buddies in their safe zones just can't take it, they have to shut you up, or shut you down.
Perhaps Williams is talking about Trump? It's a good thing to have someone who isn't intimidated into silence or passivity. I don't blame the left for being sorry that the so-called right isn't content anymore to roll over and play dead whenever the left wants them to. Playing politics with the GOP isn't as fun as it used to be.
Maybe Williams could use a better sense of humor. This one struck me as funny:
Gee, it isn't fun to listen to them either, if they are going to get huffy about somebody that isn't even a Democrat.
Throwing out Boner was described as "temper tantrum". Really? So, where's the way the party holds someone accountable? Williams cites this as "white rage". Oh. Assuming he is right about the rage, then so what? If your not being represented properly, why not be angry about it? Williams just wants everyone not a liberal like himself to just sit down, don't move, and be quiet. Maybe just play dead. Most of the GOP seems to be willing to play along and play dead. As Paul Krugman said, like the good old days when Ike was president.
What happened to democracy being described as a "messy" process? Democracy is supposed to be rough and tumble. A person can read about it in Texas history, where the insults got downright nasty. Sam Houston called his opponent "Wetumpka", which in Cherokee means "hog thief". He was being civil for the times. Back then, Houston was being challenged for duels continually. Today is pretty tame in comparison. Maybe too tame.
Don't shut up. Speak up.
What about this so-called breakdown? Besides, why is it so important to have "civility" anyway? Not if by civility that you demand that the other side to always agree with you. That seems to be the way with the snowflakes on the left. Williams and his snowflake buddies in their safe zones just can't take it, they have to shut you up, or shut you down.
Perhaps Williams is talking about Trump? It's a good thing to have someone who isn't intimidated into silence or passivity. I don't blame the left for being sorry that the so-called right isn't content anymore to roll over and play dead whenever the left wants them to. Playing politics with the GOP isn't as fun as it used to be.
Maybe Williams could use a better sense of humor. This one struck me as funny:
Trump blasted back saying that Haley was “weak on illegal immigration.” Conservative writer Ann Coulter, a fervent Trump supporter, tweeted that Trump should deport Haley when he becomes president.
Gee, it isn't fun to listen to them either, if they are going to get huffy about somebody that isn't even a Democrat.
Throwing out Boner was described as "temper tantrum". Really? So, where's the way the party holds someone accountable? Williams cites this as "white rage". Oh. Assuming he is right about the rage, then so what? If your not being represented properly, why not be angry about it? Williams just wants everyone not a liberal like himself to just sit down, don't move, and be quiet. Maybe just play dead. Most of the GOP seems to be willing to play along and play dead. As Paul Krugman said, like the good old days when Ike was president.
What happened to democracy being described as a "messy" process? Democracy is supposed to be rough and tumble. A person can read about it in Texas history, where the insults got downright nasty. Sam Houston called his opponent "Wetumpka", which in Cherokee means "hog thief". He was being civil for the times. Back then, Houston was being challenged for duels continually. Today is pretty tame in comparison. Maybe too tame.
Don't shut up. Speak up.
Political discussion
Just saw on the Dick Morris website that Trump has run into a brick wall with respect to Cruz in terms of bullying. Hello! I do not think that Trump is a bully. He is being bullied, as a matter of fact, and he stands up for himself. Morris must have an Establishment streak in him. He repeats a lot of the conventional wisdom that is not wisdom in my view.
If Trump is perceived in the way Morris perceives him, then the likelihood is that Cruz will take over the lead. If Cruz takes over because of bullying of Trump, then it is a mistake.
I am beginning to be a bit suspicious of Cruz. The claim is that he is a real conservative, but what has he really done? If you judge according to accomplishments, then the only thing Cruz has done is to make himself known.
Trump has accomplishments in business. Cruz is a politician. There is the difference. I think you may get more of the same if you go with Cruz. Perhaps that is what is meant by conservative these days, just keep everything the same way as before. But the same old same old is not working anymore. Has not been working for a long time.
George Will had something to say about Trump being out of the mainstream of conservative thought. But what is conservative thought if you cannot get rid of the leftist drift of this society? What conservatives do is whine about how they lose the country, but fail again and again to do anything about it.
Do people really want to break with the past, or do they want a new direction? Cruz in a sense is really no different from Obama. Obama was really no different than Bush, in many ways. The differences are not big enough to make a difference. We may need a difference maker. Trump may be that kind of guy.
If Trump is perceived in the way Morris perceives him, then the likelihood is that Cruz will take over the lead. If Cruz takes over because of bullying of Trump, then it is a mistake.
I am beginning to be a bit suspicious of Cruz. The claim is that he is a real conservative, but what has he really done? If you judge according to accomplishments, then the only thing Cruz has done is to make himself known.
Trump has accomplishments in business. Cruz is a politician. There is the difference. I think you may get more of the same if you go with Cruz. Perhaps that is what is meant by conservative these days, just keep everything the same way as before. But the same old same old is not working anymore. Has not been working for a long time.
George Will had something to say about Trump being out of the mainstream of conservative thought. But what is conservative thought if you cannot get rid of the leftist drift of this society? What conservatives do is whine about how they lose the country, but fail again and again to do anything about it.
Do people really want to break with the past, or do they want a new direction? Cruz in a sense is really no different from Obama. Obama was really no different than Bush, in many ways. The differences are not big enough to make a difference. We may need a difference maker. Trump may be that kind of guy.
Sunday, January 17, 2016
Water collection idea, part 2
In part 1, I got the idea to make water condense on the outside of a container, like one can so often see on humid days here in Houston. However, after running an experiment like that, I found that the water does not necessarily condense the way you want to.
It is necessary to lower the temperature of the air to the dew point where condensation will take place. On the days that I tried this, humidity must have been low, which prevented the condensation to work the way that I had anticipated.
What if the air was more humid? I was thinking to recycle the air that I exhale, and run it through a dehumidifier, which is nothing more than a condenser. The water that comes out of the air is then kept, so I have always liked that idea for water collection, but the energy to run it is too high of a price. What if I were to lower the price somehow? Number one, I figured on trucking in some ice for my freezer, which I cannot really use out there, but it could be useful to use as an "icebox". The "icebox" will keep perishables cold for a few days. Why not use that ice for climate control, too?
But wait. Shouldn't the water be cooler if it comes out of a dehumidifier? If it were cool enough, the air could be directed over it and have a better chance at condensing since it is full of humidity from my nostrils.
Run the air by a heat exchanger before exhausting the air, and hopefully, the water in my breath will condense and can be collected.
The "dehumidifier" can use melted water from the freezer, which should be near freezing. Air runs through some heat exchanger, and causes condensation. ( I hope ) Perhaps the water could recirculate until it is too warm for cooling. Each 18 lb bag of ice has the energy equivalent of 200 watt hours of heat energy. Instead of paying for the dehumidifier, why not try using this energy instead? That's a lot of energy to use for no other purpose than to keep food cold. Let's make it work harder.
At the end of the day, I could have some condensed water, and the use of the ice for food preservation, climate control to boot.
This one goes into the water subseries of the off-the-grid main series of posts.
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It is necessary to lower the temperature of the air to the dew point where condensation will take place. On the days that I tried this, humidity must have been low, which prevented the condensation to work the way that I had anticipated.
What if the air was more humid? I was thinking to recycle the air that I exhale, and run it through a dehumidifier, which is nothing more than a condenser. The water that comes out of the air is then kept, so I have always liked that idea for water collection, but the energy to run it is too high of a price. What if I were to lower the price somehow? Number one, I figured on trucking in some ice for my freezer, which I cannot really use out there, but it could be useful to use as an "icebox". The "icebox" will keep perishables cold for a few days. Why not use that ice for climate control, too?
But wait. Shouldn't the water be cooler if it comes out of a dehumidifier? If it were cool enough, the air could be directed over it and have a better chance at condensing since it is full of humidity from my nostrils.
Run the air by a heat exchanger before exhausting the air, and hopefully, the water in my breath will condense and can be collected.
The "dehumidifier" can use melted water from the freezer, which should be near freezing. Air runs through some heat exchanger, and causes condensation. ( I hope ) Perhaps the water could recirculate until it is too warm for cooling. Each 18 lb bag of ice has the energy equivalent of 200 watt hours of heat energy. Instead of paying for the dehumidifier, why not try using this energy instead? That's a lot of energy to use for no other purpose than to keep food cold. Let's make it work harder.
At the end of the day, I could have some condensed water, and the use of the ice for food preservation, climate control to boot.
This one goes into the water subseries of the off-the-grid main series of posts.
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Current events don't make much sense
Why lift sanctions on Iran when they capture US sailors? Why lift sanctions on Iran when they act belligerently? Why lift sanctions on Iran when the additional oil on the market will depress prices still further? Why support US oil production with super low interest rates? I tell you, I can't make a lick of sense out of any of this.
First of all, what's the military angle? You give Iran nukes? What's the advantage to our side from the military point of view? It makes no sense.
Also, why send the military into the area and then allow them to be captured? What's the point of that? Do they want peace or war? "They" means our side. It makes no sense.
What's the economic angle? Prices are low, why drive them lower? Does this government want US production to be bankrupted? Does this government want to bankrupt then nation's finances with super low interest rates, and more loans that cannot be repaid? What's the point?
That's just Iran and the Persian Gulf. You could go on with a number of other events as well. The standoff in Oregon, for one. A number of these protest movements make no sense to me. Both on the so-called right and the left. What do these people want?
Even on the personal side, there's this guy with Uber who got attacked and it was on video. The guy confessed to what is already obvious, and supposedly apologized for attacking the Uber guy. Now he is suing the Uber guy for making the video.
Maybe you cannot explain the insanity without appearing insane yourself.
Why make the post then? I dunno. Maybe to warn people that the goblins are loose. Things are getting a bit nutty out there.
First of all, what's the military angle? You give Iran nukes? What's the advantage to our side from the military point of view? It makes no sense.
Also, why send the military into the area and then allow them to be captured? What's the point of that? Do they want peace or war? "They" means our side. It makes no sense.
What's the economic angle? Prices are low, why drive them lower? Does this government want US production to be bankrupted? Does this government want to bankrupt then nation's finances with super low interest rates, and more loans that cannot be repaid? What's the point?
That's just Iran and the Persian Gulf. You could go on with a number of other events as well. The standoff in Oregon, for one. A number of these protest movements make no sense to me. Both on the so-called right and the left. What do these people want?
Even on the personal side, there's this guy with Uber who got attacked and it was on video. The guy confessed to what is already obvious, and supposedly apologized for attacking the Uber guy. Now he is suing the Uber guy for making the video.
Maybe you cannot explain the insanity without appearing insane yourself.
Why make the post then? I dunno. Maybe to warn people that the goblins are loose. Things are getting a bit nutty out there.
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