Why must there be?

Why must there be institutions so large that they cannot be permitted to fail, and must be rescued by the common purse?
http://www.jerrypournelle.com/view/2008/Q4/view541.html#Distributism2

Putterbug Jr

The Toyota IQ makes my Yaris look like a large family sedan. This micro has 4 seats!

The Prophetic Word

For thus says the Lord. I am that I am. Listen unto the warnings of My many prophets. Listen to what I say through them. Great judgments shall come upon the nations, but the greatest shall come upon America. For she has served herself, lifting herself up and giving herself the glory for her greatness.

I am that I am has made her great. Those who give the glory for their greatness to Me shall be blessed. Those who think they can become great without Me shall be judged for their evil, their pride, their lust for power.

Thus says the Lord. I have spoken and it shall happen.

http://www.telusplanet.net/public/tsgibson/warnamerica.html

A third of new PCs being downgraded to XP

Interesting but not surprising.

http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=windows&articleId=9112885&taxonomyId=125&intsrc=kc_top

Soon they'll be saying how cheap oil is A BAD THING

Oil price of $100 a barrel on horizon

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/92664318-7921-11dd-9d0c-000077b07658.html

Personal data of 1m bank customers found on secondhand computer sold on eBay for £35

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1049121/Personal-data-1m-bank-customers-secondhand-sold-eBay-35.html

Why bother hacking when you can just buy it on eBay?

Hackers Run Off With Data on 8 Million Best Western Customers

http://www.dailytech.com/Hackers+Run+Off+With+Data+on+8+Million+Best+Western+Customers/article12762.htm

Try to keep a straight face the next time you hear someone talking about "secure web access".

Marijuana Grow House Found In Mall Of The Americas

http://www.cfnews13.com/News/Local/2008/8/24/marijuana_grow_house_found_in_mall_of_the_americas.html

Probably planted by one of these shady characters known to hang out at malls: http://www.6teen.ca/

Grain sits idle as demand overloads railways

http://www.ajc.com/search/content/news/stories/2008/08/25/grain.html

The state of America's rail system is truly amazing. My kids have probably never seen a new locomotive. I don't recall seeing one in the past twenty years.

A week or so ago, I was stopped for a train and noticed the second engine had at one point been on fire, burning the paint off the mid-section. The fire had been extinguished and the engine put back in service with no attempt to paint the blackened metal. Disgraceful.

There are several tracks in the area in such bad condition trains are limited to twenty miles per hour. You can see the trains moving along slowly with the cars rocking back and forth.

The Rules of Spam

The abbreviated version:

Rule #1: Spammers lie.
Rule #2: If a spammer seems to be telling the truth, see Rule #1.
Rule #3: Spammers are stupid.
Rule #4: The natural course of a spamming business is to go bankrupt

http://bruce.pennypacker.org/spamrules.html

If your going to ask retirees for United Way pledges...

You could at least check if the retirees are alive before sending out letters.

The Williams company sent dad a letter this week asking for United Way contributions.

Dad has been dead for 14 months. Sheesh!

I'm tempted to check the box "No, I prefer not to give this year" and send it back to them.

What hath God wrought?

My first post.