Diary of a Supervillain
This video of Shai Agassi, founder and CEO of Better Place, is about 18 minutes long but is well worth watching:
The video explains how Better Place came to be, the plan for the cars, and the economics behind the Better Place plan versus oil over the next ten years.
Whether you think his plan will work [...]
Taxes don’t bother me.
Really, they don’t. Taxes pay for our roads, our schools, and several other services. I often disagree with the way some of the funds are spent, but that’s to be expected.
The part I can’t abide is the greedy manner in which the system works. The politicians only see projects they need more [...]
I don’t know what’s funnier about this story: the fact the vigilantes captured a goat or the police are actually keeping the goat in custody.
Said goat is allegedly a car thief. No, the goat didn’t try to steal the car; the vigilantes claim the actual thief turned himself into a goat to evade capture.
I tell [...]
Have trouble understanding just why the housing market and the banks are in such deep shit? Check out The Crisis of Credit Visualized, which breaks it down into a simple explanation graphics.
It makes it easy to see just how stupid the banks and big investment firms really are.
If you’ll forgive one more Blago post, I find it funny that just about everyone seems to be reveling in his dismissal. Consider these headlines:
Yes, it’s big news, but giant frickin’ pictures and all-caps headlines big? I think the editors got a bit celebratory with their front pages, perhaps in solidarity with the Chicago Tribune [...]
First Bush is finally out, and now Blagojevich has been removed from office. It’s been a good month.
Bonus: Moments after he was voted out of office, the Illinois Senate voted to disqualify Blago from holding any future office in the state.
Don’t let the door hit you in the ass on the way out, douche.
The local wind farm is finally seeing some progress, and the same company is starting a new development in a nearby town. I’m guessing it’s only a matter of time, however, before the crybabies start squealing again.
Now, I understand opposition. In fact, I expect it. It’s just a fact of life that you’re not going [...]
I ran into a few items today I thought were worth mentioning, but really didn’t merit a longer, dedicated blog post. So I’m just going to pile them up here.
After reading that the great state of Kentucky is officially relying upon God for their state security, I learned that the group American Atheists is suing [...]
I’m happy to see the Better Place guys haved inked a deal with California mayors to build an electric car network for the Bay Area. The last time I talked about them, they were just getting rolling in Israel and Australia.
I’m not yet convinced they’re going to overhaul the auto industry, but I’m certainly not [...]
I Voted!
Originally uploaded by MikeOliveri.
The Wife and I just finished voting over my lunch break. I was the 317th person to vote in our precinct, which isn’t half bad considering there are only 2000 people in our town and the eligible voters are split across two precincts. No lines, just walked up, they verified my [...]
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