Posts under ‘Politics & Religion’

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 [...]

Illinois does not have legislation in place allowing its citizens to carry firearms, but it looks like there will be a ballot item in my county next week that will ask the Illinois legislature to consider concealed carry legislation. I’m going to vote yes.
The first question I’m always asked is “Why do you need a [...]

I just finished reading a Wired article featuring Shai Agassi and his company, Better Place. It’s very much worth a read if you’re at all interested in electric cars, alternative energy, and weaning the world off the oil teat. Just a couple pages into the article I was ready to buy one of his new [...]

In this edition of Your Modern World, we have a group of farmers bringing suit against the government because they think RFID tagging of livestock constitutes the mark of the beast per the Book of Revelation. These farmers, primarily Amish, refuse to use RFID tags to identify their cows, pigs, and so forth, because it [...]