Doug’s Dynamic Drivel

Truly bizaare
A stranded motorist in Addlestone, Surrey used her dog George to start her car.
Apparently, Juliette Piesley, 39, changed the battery in her electronic key fob but couldn’t get her engine started. She called the AA, and when patrolman Kevin Gorman came to her rescue, he realized that the key’s security system immobilizer chip, which [...]

Last month Asia Times had an article about the re-militarization of Japan and the possibility of the US supplying Japan with nuclear weapons. I said at the time that’s scary. Today the NYT has an article on Shinzo Abe the new Premier of Japan and I read
TOKYO, Sept. 26 — In his first act [...]

A week ago the “great experiment” began for both Diane and I. We live in high snow country. With upwards of five months of snow on the ground a year this makes year round outdoor composting impossible. Our local regional district government encourages indoor composting using red wriggler worm bins so I’ve installed one in [...]

via Frank
The Innovation: A ceramic power source for electric cars that could blow away the combustion engine
The Disrupted: Oil companies and carmakers that don’t climb aboard
Forget hybrids and hydrogen-powered vehicles. EEStor, a stealth company in Cedar Park, Texas, is working on an “energy storage” device that could finally give the internal combustion engine a run [...]

Vote here
Who do you find more convincing?
Clinton 63%
Rice 37%
Total Votes: 74,797
Do you blame either administration for failing to prevent 9/11?
Yes, the Bush administration 40%
Yes, the Clinton administration 22%
Yes, both administrations 22%
No 16%
Total Votes: 77,049
Too bad they aren’t using a Diebold machine or we could hack the vote
via A Blog Around the Clock (who has a great header graphic)
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