Monthly Archives: September 2011

Friday, 30 September 2011

Posted on 30 September 2011 by Robert Bruce Thompson

08:09 – There was a little jap in the air this morning when I took Colin out at 0645. Autumn has arrived in Winston-Salem, with low temperatures over the weekend expected to be in the low 40′s (~ 6C), with … Continue reading →

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Thursday, 29 September 2011

Posted on 29 September 2011 by Robert Bruce Thompson

09:04 – If you’ve been having trouble getting to this site, you’re not alone. Apparently, there are some network issues. I did a traceroute this morning and was able to get to Dreamhost, after which the pings disappeared into a … Continue reading →

Posted in culture, government, politics | 23 Comments

Wednesday, 28 September 2011

Posted on 28 September 2011 by Robert Bruce Thompson

08:51 – Finally, some MSM commentators are saying what should have been obvious to anyone all along. Germany could not bailout the southern tier countries even if it wanted to. Although Germany is normally presented as a “strong” economy, that’s … Continue reading →

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Tuesday, 27 September 2011

Posted on 27 September 2011 by Robert Bruce Thompson

08:37 – Pournelle frequently says that despair is a sin. That may be true, but it’s hard not to despair with the euro collapsing and fools like Obama and Geithner and the US congress butchering the US economy. These morons … Continue reading →

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Monday, 26 September 2011

Posted on 26 September 2011 by Robert Bruce Thompson

08:52 – Barbara and I put together four dozen of the test tube sets yesterday while she watched golf. We would have done more, but we ran out of test tubes. Each set is half a dozen glass test tubes, … Continue reading →

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Sunday, 25 September 2011

Posted on 25 September 2011 by Robert Bruce Thompson

09:55 – Barbara had to take her mom to the emergency room yesterday. Her mom was in pretty severe distress, but refused to go to the hospital, so Barbara rushed over to take charge of things. Fortunately, the problem turned … Continue reading →

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Saturday, 24 September 2011

Posted on 24 September 2011 by Robert Bruce Thompson

11:08 – I installed Zen Cart yesterday, and spent some time playing around with it. It’s an e-commerce/shopping-cart package, and it reminds me a great deal of the hosted e-commerce package that Maker Shed uses. Which is to say that … Continue reading →

Posted in computing, science kits, The Home Scientist | 14 Comments

Friday, 23 September 2011

Posted on 23 September 2011 by Robert Bruce Thompson

08:25 – Well, it’s official. I just read an article that says Greece’s finance minister says there are three possibilities, one of which is that Greece will default and pay off creditors at 50 cents on the euro. The article … Continue reading →

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Thursday, 22 September 2011

Posted on 22 September 2011 by Robert Bruce Thompson

08:17 – Greece is shut down by strikes today, in response to the announcement yesterday by the Greek government that it intended to make some trivially small spending cuts. The problem is that Greece has been living far, far above … Continue reading →

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Wednesday, 21 September 2011

Posted on 21 September 2011 by Robert Bruce Thompson

09:00 – It’s official. I’m crazy, or so says the IMF. Those of us who think a eurozone breakup is likely are engaging in crazy talk according to the IMF. The eurozone situation is fixable, they say, if only the … Continue reading →

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