Category Archives: Cranky

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai Takes Aim at the ‘Robocall’ Epidemic

Posted on November 7, 2018 by On the North River

U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai took aim at telecommunications companies on Monday, demanding action to thwart excessive automated phone calls. Pai is following up on an FCC letter sent to 13 companies in May, asking them to … Continue reading →

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Mark Twain on Statistics

Posted on October 16, 2018 by On the North River

He said…  “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics. And statistics are just percentages. “Elizabeth Warren DNA test; strong evidence proves she has Indian heritage”. Right. “Strong evidence.” Except that the test actually shows she’s 1/1,000th non-Caucasian. … Continue reading →

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“I’M AS MAD AS HELL AND I’M NOT GOING TO TAKE IT ANYMORE!”

Posted on September 23, 2018 by On the North River

“New accuser comes forward. This one is about Kavanaugh during his freshman year in college in the early 80s and the accuser spent 6 whole days trying to remember if it was even him or not,” Caleb Hull‏ tweets, with a … Continue reading →

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Land line?

Posted on September 16, 2018 by On the North River
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Nike.

Posted on September 12, 2018 by On the North River

Consider the timing of Nike’s release of the Kaepernick ad campaign.  Just before 9/11 adds sting to the insult. I know  no one who visits this site is buying Nikes,  but you need to cut your kids (including the 40 … Continue reading →

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Gee, no two star reviews allowed on Amazon?

Posted on September 5, 2018 by On the North River

I got this when I attempted to add a review to Amazon’s page for “Avengers: The Infinity War”. This product currently has limitations on submitting reviews. There can be a number of reasons for this, including unusual reviewing activity. Well, … Continue reading →

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Yeager responds.

Posted on September 1, 2018 by On the North River

OUCH! Chuck Yeager ‘pulls no punches’ about Hollywood’s depiction of Neil Armstrong & omission of iconic American moment Details of other depictions in the movie remain to be seen, but Yeager responded to those questions in a couple of tweets: … Continue reading →

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Google is evil, part Deux.

Posted on August 31, 2018 by On the North River

Google ‘paid millions to Mastercard to track credit card spending’ to find out whether people are being successfully influenced by its online adverts Multi-million dollar agreement between the firms took four years to negotiate Google can link purchases of Mastercard … Continue reading →

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Killdozer! (re-posted annually)

Posted on June 5, 2018 by On the North River

Today is a special day. June 4th 2018 marks the 14th anniversary of the Killdozer’s rampage through Granby Colorado. Sit down kids and let me tell you a tale, about a reasonable man driven to do unreasonable things. Marvin Heemeyer … Continue reading →

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My European cousins are finally rising.

Posted on June 2, 2018 by On the North River

Is Sweden about to have its Trump moment? Sweden will head to the polls on September 9th. The pre-election polls predict that this will be a watershed election for Swedes, perhaps the first since 1917 where the Social Democratic Party … Continue reading →

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