Day: April 22, 2015

Notes for Wednesday – April 22, 2015

The 5th of Iyar (Hebrew calendar) is Israel’s Independence Day (advanced one day to Iyar 4 this year). Today is also the birthday of the late Charles Rankin Bond, Jr., born in Dallas on April 22, 1915, who is one of the last of the AVG Flying Tiger pilots. o o o Today, we present another entry for Round 58 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The $12,000+ worth of prizes for this round include: First Prize: A Gunsite Academy Three Day Course Certificate, good for any one, two, or three course (a $1,195 value), A course certificate from onPoint …


“Internet” Without Infrastructure – Part 2, by R.H.

How the Network Works Basically, as soon as people start transferring files between computers, a network of sorts exists. A complex system can then be developed to get information to the right place as quickly as possible and keep everything running smoothly and efficiently. This is what the Internet does now, using millions of powerful computers and extremely complex software. There is a much simpler way of building a network that requires only the basic technology items listed above and the adoption of a few very simple standards and rules. All we need, basically, is to get a given “file” …


Letter: Dogs Tracking Someone

Hello, I l liked your books. Recently a wanted felon in our small town eluded a canine unit whereas many others have not. God forbid it should happen under the wrong circumstances to anyone not deserving to be hunted down. I did wonder though how the one that got away might have done that. I went to the Internet and found a few answers, but when I searched your site I could find nothing about it. I wondered if any of the readers out there have any practical solutions on the topic. It seems like the knowledge might be of …


Economics and Investing:

Saudi Arabia’s Oil-Price War Is With Stupid Money o o o A reset coming to world financial markets and if you’ve been paying attention it’s impossible to ignore the signs o o o Items from Mr. Econocobas: The Fed Still Wants Easy Money – Sometimes I just have to laugh my way through articles. This is one of this times. U.S. Pushing for Greek Solution in ‘Interest of Entire World’ – Don’t know how this is going to shake out, but this really is worth following. Inflation Goal May Be Too Low, Says Fed’s Rosengren – Really?? Video: Faber: Global …



Odds ‘n Sods:

The FDA Might Finally Crack Down on Homeopathy. – H.L. I have mixed feelings on this one. There are some real crack-pot remedies being pushed out there, but the FDA doesn’t exactly have a stellar reputation of regulation either. o o o Why Google Is the New Evil Empire. – D.S. o o o Wisconsin’s Shame: ‘I Thought It Was a Home Invasion’. – JBG o o o The Medical Cartel: Too Big to Fail, Too Evil to Expose. – H.L. o o o Abandoned By White House, Americans Describe Tense Escapes From Yemen. – B.B.