Category Archives: Tech

So, when exactly did we lose control?

Posted on August 7, 2013 by On the North River

Android 4.3’s New ‘Always-On’ Wi-Fi Feature Buried in Settings “To improve location accuracy and for other purposes, Google and other apps may scan for nearby networks, even when Wi-Fi is off,” describes Google. Messages From New Amber Alert Program Startle … Continue reading →

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G*d_D*mn it! I missed!

Posted on August 1, 2013 by On the North River

Massive solar flare narrowly misses Earth, EMP disaster barely avoided The earth barely missed taking a massive solar punch in the teeth two weeks ago, an “electromagnetic pulse” so big that it could have knocked out power, cars and iPhones … Continue reading →

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Doug: Korean pilots

Posted on July 10, 2013 by Doug

This just in……………….   Doug,  A sad tale but I think it is true. Sent: Tue, 09 Jul 2013 00:38:11 -0000 (UTC) By “Captain Brown” (?) Subject: Re: [retup] Low-down on Korean pilots After I retired from UAL as a … Continue reading →

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PSA

Posted on July 3, 2013 by On the North River

I think a friend just had this, and he lives in Holbrook MA. New Tick-Borne Illness Could Be Worse Than Lyme Disease Doctors May Not Even Know To Look For Borrelia Miyamotoi Infection Problem is the test for Lyme comes up … Continue reading →

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Wow,STOP. The Last Telegram!.STOP.

Posted on June 17, 2013 by On the North River

Telegrams no more. Stop. India to send world’s last message July 14 144 years after Samuel Morse sent the first telegram in Washington, the world’s final telegram will be sent in India on July 14, 2013. Telegraph services ended in … Continue reading →

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If you thought man against computer chess matches were exciting.

Posted on June 13, 2013 by On the North River

Take a mo’     $27,500 smartgun can hit a target over 1,000 yards away With the technology, the shooter “tags” a target using a red button on the trigger guard. After the tag is set, the shooter aims the … Continue reading →

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NYC 911, my two cents.

Posted on June 12, 2013 by On the North River

Maker of city’s new 911 computer system has history of failure So far, New York’s $88 million computer-aided dispatch system by Alabama-based Intergraph Corp. (ICAD) has crashed four times in three days. I spent forty years in Telecom and 911 … Continue reading →

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Lesson 666 in why politicans should butt out!

Posted on June 10, 2013 by On the North River

Offshore Wind: The Enormously Expensive Energy Alternative Unfortunately, offshore wind is enormously expensive. The US Department of Energy (DOE) estimates the levelized cost of wind-generated electricity at more than double the cost of coal-fired electricity and more than three times the … Continue reading →

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Damn over-achiever.

Posted on June 1, 2013 by On the North River

Wyoming teen who built reactor ousted from science fair on technicality Good Grief! What’s he got to build to impress some people? Actually I think his disqualification has more to do with some peoples visceral hate and unreasoned fear of … Continue reading →

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What are we mad about today?

Posted on April 9, 2013 by On the North River

“Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.” – Mark Twain “Married” Homosexuals Go to Trial for Raping Adopted Boys Here is something you will be seeing a lot more of, as relentless … Continue reading →

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