News from the Northwoods

This blog posts about aviation, automobiles, electronics, programming, politics and such other subjects as catch my interest. The blog is based in northern New Hampshire, USA

Monday, March 30, 2009

Bye bye Rick Waggoner

Glenn Beck was all upset about dumping the GM president, Mr. Waggoner. Unconstitutional, power grab, socialism, exceeding the authority of ...

Can electricity be transmitted from Iowa to New England?

The windmill enthusiasts have been talking about America, the Saudi of wind power. Install windmills in the breezy midwest and transmit the...

Sunday, March 29, 2009

Hedging, a value destroying strategy

Wall St is in love with "hedges". As in hedging your bets. At Vegas, the hedger at roulette bets half his money on black, the ot...

What good is a ten year budget forcast?

I notice the Obamanauts have suddenly started talking about the ten year budget, and crowing about the wonderful deficit reductions to come ...

Tim Geithner, Master of evasion

Geithner was on the Stephanopolis talk show this morning. He talked and talked but didn't say much. He only mentioned a number once (h...

Thursday, March 26, 2009

Words of the Weasel Part 10

"Invest". Used by democrats when they mean "spend".

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Laser hits 100Kw mark.

Northrup Grumman's Joint High Power Solid State Laser demo hit 105.5 Kw using seven slab laser amplifier chains to produce a single beam...

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