http://brandonstarr.blogdrive.com/ Brandon Starr's blog--humor, freedom, business, and so forth, without the bloated feeling. Sat, 26 Apr 2008 10:20:01 PDT http://www.blogdrive.com Copyright 2008. Humor Religion & Beliefs Politics (new) http://brandonstarr.blogdrive.com/archive/1562.html Sat, 26 Apr 2008 18:13:12 GMT Real toughness: going against the chain of command when you're an atheist Funny, first time in a while I saw an article I felt I should link. The sad part is, his beliefs don't affect how he does his job. Nor does he proselytize his atheism. Far from it: he just wants to live and let live. It's the other soldiers who call him names and hound him. Typical irrationalist behavior, in my opinion. After all, religion has been behind much of the conflict in human history, including the Bush War. http://brandonstarr.blogdrive.com/comments?id=1562 http://brandonstarr.blogdrive.com/archive/1561.html Sat, 26 Apr 2008 17:58:39 GMT Well, it's been quite a while since I've posted anything. I've found work, for UL (Underwriters Laboratories). They'll determine the actual position when our class of five are done with training, but it'll be in customer service. Should be an interesting company to work for. Observation: Hillary Clinton should take lessons from her husband on smiling naturally. Every time she smiles, she reminds me of Beaker from "The Muppets." Oil may back off for a while, same with other commodities, but longer-term the price will be going up, because the so-called "developing world" is finally,... (more) http://brandonstarr.blogdrive.com/comments?id=1561 http://brandonstarr.blogdrive.com/archive/1560.html Tue, 06 Nov 2007 22:17:17 GMT Now get out there and vote! This is the day that makes everything else work, so let's do our part. Even if there aren't a lot of great things to vote on this year, do it anyway. http://brandonstarr.blogdrive.com/comments?id=1560 http://brandonstarr.blogdrive.com/archive/1559.html Thu, 01 Nov 2007 23:56:18 GMT Science has largely decoded the feline gene code That's good news. As the number of decoded sequences becomes larger, our chances of finding cures for many human diseases grows. Cats came a bit late in the order, because they aren't quite as common as a laboratory animal and they aren't quite as close to us as some animals. Still, it's a nice step. http://brandonstarr.blogdrive.com/comments?id=1559 http://brandonstarr.blogdrive.com/archive/1558.html Tue, 16 Oct 2007 22:26:46 GMT Or was the Nobel Peace Prize given to Al Gore, in good part, a "scuh-rew you!" to George Bush? Why this so-called President hasn't been impeached is beyond me. http://brandonstarr.blogdrive.com/comments?id=1558 http://brandonstarr.blogdrive.com/archive/1557.html Thu, 04 Oct 2007 23:52:21 GMT Incan children were fattened up for a year, drugged, and died of exposure at the height of a religious festival Fascinating article. They can tell what the children were fed using much the same technique that allows us to examine hair and tell whether someone used drugs within the last year. Barbaric customs, to be sure. Modern irrationalists, of course, kill mostly those who don't believe in their particular brand of irrationality. And then they call themselves civilized. And better yet, they don't do the killing themselves--much easier to let others do the killing for them. As long... (more) http://brandonstarr.blogdrive.com/comments?id=1557 http://brandonstarr.blogdrive.com/archive/1556.html Tue, 02 Oct 2007 23:50:11 GMT Ford sales drop 21% from last year And some are seeing this as good news, in the coulda-been-worse way. High oil and gas prices are here to stay, friends. And the auto industry is finally waking up to the fact that there really aren't enough refineries to keep up with demand, nor is the world keeping up with crude oil exploration compared to discoveries. This year may be the first time since the mid-80s that more oil has been discovered than was used by the world. This is because the high prices make it more feasible to undergo exploration. Yet this bright spot is somewhat dimmed when... (more) http://brandonstarr.blogdrive.com/comments?id=1556 http://brandonstarr.blogdrive.com/archive/1555.html Fri, 21 Sep 2007 23:42:26 GMT Turns out velociraptor had feathers (AP) Time to crank up the old CGI machines and make the 'raptors even cooler. Ah, what the hell, blame it on Jurassic Park's frog DNA. Anyway, as one of the types of dinosaurs close to the link to birds, it wasn't too surprising for scientists to find this, but it was rather difficult--you have to find a specimen in good enough shape to still be able to have the bones' quill knobs in evidence. While velociraptor wasn't even close to being able to fly, it may as the article states have been used in courtship, to control the raptor's body temperature or... (more) http://brandonstarr.blogdrive.com/comments?id=1555 http://brandonstarr.blogdrive.com/archive/1554.html Mon, 17 Sep 2007 23:27:17 GMT The Internet just got a little weirder. No, I'm not talking about O.J. Simpson's arrest for robbery. It's the "two months of Halloween on" I-Mockery. Check it out. http://brandonstarr.blogdrive.com/comments?id=1554 http://brandonstarr.blogdrive.com/archive/1553.html Sat, 25 Aug 2007 00:01:50 GMT Teen hacks iPhone, makes it usable on T-Mobile While I think that's interesting, his technique requires about two hours and skills in both soldering and coding. And it only opens it up to T-Mobile; other providers use different signals that apparently aren't usable at all. Frankly, it's not going to change things a lot. Even if you really wanted T-Mobile, you'd have to buy an iPhone and trust either your skills or the skills of some hacker you hire to change it. And talk about voiding a warranty! Meh. http://brandonstarr.blogdrive.com/comments?id=1553