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

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Migration, computer to computer

Good old Blackbox, a Dell SR1750 desktop is finally back in action. It's been a couple a months. Nothing wrong with him that a new mot...

Health Care according to the Wall St Journal

Good editorial on malpractice here . And another good one on selling health insurance across state lines here . If the law that allowed i...

When in doubt, blame the pitot tube

They still don't know what caused the loss of an Air France jetliner over the south Atlantic this summer. The plane simply failed to ar...

Monday, September 28, 2009

Business Jets improve bottom line

Companies that use business jets have earnings growth 434% higher than non users. This from Aviation Week. You can believe as much of this...

Universal Service bites the dust

The old Bell Telephone system had a corporate policy of universal service. Which meant running wires all over helangon to service remote fa...

Sunday, September 27, 2009

Words of the Weasel Part 11

"Exit strategy" as in a way out of a war. There are only two ways out of a war. Victory or defeat. If it isn't victory. it ...

Saturday, September 26, 2009

President Pantywaist?

British newspaper calls Obama "President Pantywaist" over dropping the Polish and Czech missile defense system. Ouch.

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