Ron's Log

Bush Has A Vision

And that glorious vision is of a golden 50 years of American occupation of Iraq, as we've done in South Korea. Delight your children with the idea that their grandchildren will also be serving in Baghdad.

A Better Prius Hack

Much better than the silly idea of using a Toyota Prius to absorb and re-sell power to the grid (which I posted about not long ago) is this idea to put solar cells on the roof of a Prius (or other hybrid) improving mileage by as much as 29%.

A Little More Pressure Against Palmwood

The Sierra Club and Center For Biological Diversity are already suing the city of Desert Hot Springs in an attempt to stop the Palmwood development. Now they have added LAFCO, Michael Crosby and Landmark Properties to their suit. This may bring some additional pressure on LAFCO to reverse its approval of the annexation of the area by DHS when it takes up that question again on June 28.

However this all works itself out, I certainly hope every lawyer involved eventually builds a nice, new home in DHS.

Paul Widget

Not to be outdone, here's a Ron Paul widget:

Created by Voltier Search Marketing

Gravel Widget

Wow, look a Gravel widget:

Created by Voltier Search Marketing

Dont' worry, this will eventually drop off the front page.

More Panic

If your office got a fax like the one above what would you do? Would you shut down your office and the entire strip mall where it's located, including a restaurant and a day care center? Would you call in a dozen local police and firefighters plus the state bomb squad? You would if you were the Bank Of America branch in Ashland, Massachusetts.

Regal Cinemas Good Idea

In 114 Regal Cinemas, a random member of the Regal Crown Club Loyalty Program will be handed a push button device that allows that customer to report problems with picture, sound, piracy or "other disturbance." It's that "other disturbance" that we're all concerned with. The cell phone talker, the constant narrator, the whiny baby. Push a button and the floor opens under the seat of the offender and they drop into a pool of molten iron. No, not really, not yet. Of course, that's the ultimate goal of this device, but now it's in beta, so it just sends a message to the pager of the theater manager, who comes in and shows a picture of molten iron to the troublemaker.

If you too would like to join the Regal Crown Club Loyalty Program so that you can become the hall monitor at your nearby movie palace, you start the process right here.

Electronics Recycling

Here's a press release from Staples saying that you can now drop off "computers and other office technology" for recycling at any of their stores. The catch is that you pay $10 for each large item. There's nothing on their website about it yet, so to be cautious, you might want to phone ahead to your Staples location if you're planning to take advantage of this.

"Popcorn"

A site with dozens and dozens and dozens of versions of Popcorn. If you work in a cubicle farm, I suggest turning up the volume and clicking through each one. Time how long it takes to generate a violent reaction from one of your cow-orkers, and then let us know the results. Tell us the length of time, what kind of business it is, and anything else that will make us laugh.

Other "Street View" Cities

Three other cities where Google provides Street Views are Miami, Denver and Las Vegas.

UPDATE: Here Google's street view has managed to capture a cat looking out the window at the camera crew in Oakland.