People seem to be dropping like flies

Australia COVID news---shocking

The link says that they are all vaxxed, and they are dying. Some "vaccine", eh? None of the unvaxxed are dying, it says.

Also, it's on Twitter. If Elon Musk didn't buy it, the news would be banned. This OUGHT to give a lot of people some serious concern, but who knows?

So, if the Twitter story is true, then there are some folks that need to answer for this.



Update:

There's more here with regard to COVID, and on the Ivermectin treatment that was also censored.

New refrigeration idea isn't really new

New refrigeration idea

This is similar to the hype for fusion breakthrough recently in one respect. The idea that you can repeal the laws of thermodynamics may be implied in this article. The article references a new idea in refrigeration, which supposedly is superior to the ones being employed now.

The new process involves the use of ions to cause a phase change from a solid to a liquid. This is said to cause a drop in temperatures, which is what is desired. This process is said to be useful in refrigeration and possibly climate control.

There is nothing really new here. The process currently being employed also involves phase changes. The difference is that the new one goes from solid to liquid, and presumably back to solid in a looping process; but that really wasn't discussed enough in the article. The article only mentioned the phase change from solid to liquid, but not back to a solid again. This may not be an easy process, nor economical...

We are supposed to like this because it does away with a "greehouse gas". However, if it proves not to be superior in any respect, what are we to do when these zealots demand that we switch to this new process?

Since it involves the same type of processes ( phase changes) as the current systems, what is the advantage besides getting rid of "greenhouse gases"? What if there isn't any greenhouse effect? ( Like I have been saying, AGW is a fake.) Are we all supposed to drop everything that works okay for a new gizmo that isn't even proven to work?

If it is more energy efficient, that might be useful. However, the article really doesn't discuss that. It has to be demonstrated that it is more energy efficient, unless the claim that the laws of thermodynamics no longer apply. The laws of thermodynamics were thought up by dead white guys anyway. /sarc

It is also a bit sobering that a "conservative" type blog reported this. Once again, we are helping the left win the war of ideas. The premise is that there is a problem with current systems because of AGW. Why accept that premise?

If it can be shown that it is safe, effective, and reliable; the device could gain a foothold in the marketplace on its own. That would be true particularly if it is also cheaper. But I wouldn't count on that.

Right v Left is a phony model

So there was something on the Bongino show that caught my attention, but on the other hand, it's probably no big deal. That's because there's just too many people who won't take the next step.

Bongino said that the GOP needs to stop using the lefties language. Well, that's all been said before. Limbaugh said it. The GOP adopts all their premises, and then goes out and repeats it. So Bongino is now saying it too.

So have I said it on this here blog. There's something that they just keep right on doing, EVEN after saying that we shouldn't adopt their premises. One of these premises is that the choice is between right and left. (As Ronald Reagan said in "The Speech") As I've mentioned over and over again, this is adopting one of the commies favorite "gaslighting" tricks.

If you don't agree with them, they'll call you a fascist. That's the trap you're walking into every time you refer to yourself as being on the "right". The terminology favors the left of course. That's why they use it, for crying out loud. If they use the terminology, it is for a reason. The reason is to accuse you of being "extreme". If you are "extreme" and on the "right" ( using their terminology and their premises), you've just called yourself a fascist.

It gives the squishes an "out". They don't want to be "extreme", because they don't want to be called "fascist". But it is awfully helpful to the left to have their "opposition" hamstringing themselves right out the gate. Funny thing, it almost looks like it is intentional. It gives the squishes cover for not actually opposing the left. By the way, if the left calls themselves on the left, then calling them "left" is fair game. Likewise, if you call yourself "right", it is also fair game to call you on the "right". It is, after all, your own choice of models you use in your political analysis. You can't complain when you put six bullets in the political gun and point it at your own head. The commies will get you to pull the trigger every time.

If you want a real opposition to one party rule, then you cannot use their premises and terminology. But so many do.

It is frustrating. But when Bongino, who uses the terminology that I'm referring to, (as being on the "right"), it is especially frustrating to being so close to having an influential member be SO CLOSE to getting over the gaslighting tricks the pinkos love to use.

But there it is. The GOP does it over and over again, and the left uses the tactic over and over again because it works over and over again. Bongino says nothing will change until the GOP does better, but unless they do this, they will never do any differently than what they've been doing.

Off-grid post, 1-6-23

Just now had a brainstorm, which hasn't been concept-tested yet. I've been running my ideas by an older brother, who built houses in his day. He knows where the bad ideas are, and he can give some advice.

So this one is a doozy. It could be an easy build, relatively speaking. I like easy. I don't like difficult.

The thing is that I'd like a basement. A basement can do a lot to minimize power use. When it gets really hot, a basement will be cooler than above ground. Also, when really cold, it can be warmer. So it should reduce the power needs of the build once it gets occupied.

Another thing I'd like is to use those conex type things that I thought about way back in the days when I first started writing about the off-grid project. It is a strong container for shipping, and it can stack pretty high. Trouble is that it doesn't work for a basement, but now I'm thinking of modifying it so that it can work.

So basically, the idea is to dig out a basement, put the conex in it, and fortify it so that it won't cave in. Then build a ground floor by stacking another one on top.

So, how do I fortify the thing so that it will go underground and not get caved in? Been thinking of some ideas, and one just came up. Put some logs around the conex. Stack the logs all the way from the bottom to the ground level, and then backfill the dirt in. The logs should be strong enough to protect the conex from a cave in. Or so I'm theorizing.

People use these shipping containers for housing. So that is okay. But I don't know about the logs. For one thing, how to get 'em. And also where the drawbacks would be. Getting them in would require some sort of crane that could lay them in.

Anyway, that's the idea. Haven't checked it out yet. So that's next.

Another dumb post

Why call the posts dumb? Because I don't claim to be an expert, and I'm just spouting off whatever is in my mind. People want to hear experts, so perhaps that's why they can blow off anything I want to write here. Opinions are like a-holes, everybody has one.

With that out of the way, here's some more spouting off:

This is about the Catholic practice of confessions. I'm not Catholic, by the way. Never did one of those, and not planning to start. Of course, I have an opinion on it. Why not? Perhaps it isn't an opinion. Maybe it is just a thought. Maybe it's just dumb.

Anyway, here goes... There's a saying that you may have heard before, but not so much these days. That is, "confession is good for the soul". Why is that? Before I go off into the weeds about that subject, let's just stick with the pure benefit of it, whatever it may be.

If I may observe something here, is that there is a lot of guilt-giving in this society now. By guilt-giving, I mean to say that if you don't do this or do that, a load of guilt is laid upon your poor head for not being a good person. Nobody really wants to be a bad person. Even a notorious outlaw, like Al Capone, didn't think he was a bad man. Nobody wants to have something grinding them down inside either. If you feel guilty about something, it is better to get it off your chest, right?

What I mean to say is that people want to think well of themselves, and to have others think well of them. By confession of guilt, it is possible to make amends and to keep the peace between folks. But nobody wants to admit failure or wrongdoing. That is especially true if they aren't wrong!

When I was younger, I was guilty of getting into a lot more arguments than these days. Or I'd like to think that I don't get into as many as now. It seems that in the work place, things went a lot smoother when I admitted fault when I did do something wrong. Could it not be the same in the society as a whole? What if everybody admitted their guilt and made a point of doing that? It seems that the Jews DID do that at one time. ( Maybe they still do, but in the old days they sacrificed animals) What they were doing was to get rid of guilt feelings and make amends with anyone that they've wronged. This could be what is meant by "confession is good for the soul."

Maybe confession is good all around. But instead of that, you get a lot of arguments. Peace breaks down, and so on and so forth.

Therefore, the Catholic practice of confession is a good thing and plays the same role as the "sacrificial lamb", as a manner of speaking. By the way, in the days of Kings, a whipping boy was there to take the guilt of the King or Prince. It protects the concept that the "King can do no wrong". That's true even if the King DID do wrong, hence the need for punishing "somebody". What we have these days is the two-tiered practice of justice.

Even though this is a "dumb post", it has some backing to it. Based on my own experiences, and some practices that have gone on for thousands of years, the expiation of guilt is a good practice.

A lot of troubles are in the world. There is also a lot of "giving guilt". Perhaps those who do the guilt-tripping are full of it. It could be a scam. If somebody can get something that they aren't entitled to, one way may be to claim injury when there is none.

How do you tell the difference? It would seem that a way could be found that could be acceptable. Nothing is perfect, but there are good ways to determine the truth or absence of such.

Another dumb thing here is this: It seems that all of this is being abandoned in favor of arbitrary demands. We may well be sinking into chaos because of it. Guilt needs to be expiated, but the main practice seems in giving guilt.

Kinda dumb post

The previous post mentioned "simple pleasures". Here's a thought: ( which is probably not a unique thought )- All pleasures are fleeting. It's only for a short time. This leads to another thought: That addictive behavior is based upon pleasure seeking, and is addictive precisely because all pleasures are fleeting. Therefore, if it gives pleasure, then the desire is to have more and more and more until... you're addicted.

What a thought. Almost anybody can get addicted then to one thing or another. Especially something easily available and easy to partake in.

Can't really claim here to be a pleasure seeker. Perhaps not even close. But simple pleasures are the ones that are the most easy to partake in, and therefore could become addictive. But it may not be considered addictive. It may be considered just living normally. Addictions have a bad connotation.

This may seem to be an unusally dumb post. That too can become addictive. But I have to write something, or this blog will go into the blog graveyard. So I gotta think of something, and this is it.

Off grid post, 1-3-23

Today was kinda satisfying because I did something that pleased me to do. It wasn't that long ago that it got really cold. Prior to this, and when it was in the forecast, I noted something I wanted to try. It was candles for heating in an emergency.

Lots of people lost their power during that cold snap a couple years back. If power is lost in cold weather, without anything to back up, that could be a problem. This seemed to be the most elementary of solutions, and not that expensive nor complicated. Too good to be true, though.

The result was pretty disappointing, as I should have expected as much. A candle doesn't produce much heat. It might work okay in small places, but the living area here was too big for something that small to produce enough heat to do the job that might be needed. You can call that a failure, but that's okay.

It does seem like a pretty neat idea though, because it looks like you can recycle the wax and make new candles out of the old. The only new thing you need is a wick. So I got some wicks, and today, I melted down the candles and made some new ones. A little thing, but very satisfying.

Maybe the simple pleasures are the best.

Beats the hell out of a few things that I could mention, but won't.