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November 26th, 2009

Brain Implants to Control Computers

Intel predicts that by 2020 human beings will have chips implanted in their brains to control computers. While I am big on technology and love advancements like this, it does seem a little creepy and very invasive. The advantages are numerous as having instant access to the internet without manipulating anything would be incredibly fast and useful. Typing a document in your head while riding the bus would be pretty cool. I can just imagine people in meetings surfing the internet in their heads while they have this glazed over look in their eyes.

My issue is what kind of operating system will these chips run on? And who is going to create it? Are you gonna trust Win Doh!’s in your brain? Can you imagine the security breaches and hackers accessing them? Umm no thanks Bill Gates, I’m a Mac.

Brain Chip
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November 25th, 2009

If you have a Dropside Crib, Get Rid of It!

If you have a dropside crib or know someone who does please watch this video from ABC News. Over 2 million dropside cribs from Storkcraft are being recalled by the Consumer Products Safety Commission, but in the end the recall will probably end up being for most if not all dropside cribs. These cribs use plastic hardware to enable the side to go up and down and this hardware is too weak and flimsy. This can cause one side to break and create a gap where a baby can get caught and in some cases suffocate. Suffolk County, NY has gone so far as to pass a law banning the sale of dropside cribs. So if you have a one and even if it is not a Storkcraft brand or it is not being recalled, replace it anyways. It is just not worth the risk.

We had one of these cribs and went out and replaced it this evening with a standard crib with 4 stationary sides. While putting together our original crib I remember thinking to myself that I was not impressed with the way the whole dropside idea was implemented. The plastic hardware seemed rather flimsy. Of course everyone I knew had dropsides and being a new parent, who was I to challenge the status quo? It turns out that my line of thinking of was not that far off. If I had known then what I know now I never would have bought such a stupidly engineered product.

I’m just glad that I heard about this and replaced our son’s crib before something happened. I hope others will do the same for their little loved ones.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the largest crib recalls in history today, telling consumers to stop using 2.1 million Stork Craft drop-down-side cribs because at least four infants have died in them.

There have been at least 110 incidents in the United States and Canada when the drop-down sides of the cribs became detached, which resulted in dozens of babies either becoming entrapped between the side and the crib frame, or falling out of the crib altogether.

The four children known to have died suffocated after becoming entrapped, according to a joint statement from CPSC and Health Canada.

MCT

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November 25th, 2009

Climategate exposes Global Warming as Scam

The Global Warming Scam took a hit this week when the Climate Research Unit (CRU) at East Anglia University in the United Kingdom was hacked and thousands of emails were downloaded and then published on the web. What these emails reveal is a conspiracy by proponents of human caused global warming to suppress the research and writings of scientists who do not agree with their view.

While con artists like Al Gore stand to make billions off of global warming through the sale and trade of carbon credits, the fact that scientists would seek to silence any dissension is appalling and indicative of the state of science today. At one time researchers used the scientific method to make new discoveries and formulate new ideas based on the data. Now it seems that scientists go in with a political agenda and then seek to mold the results around to match their beliefs. If that is not bad enough, these climate nazis then sought to blacklist dissenting scientists by preventing them from publishing in peer reviewed journals and attempting to discredit them and destroy their careers.

These “scientists”, and I use that term loosely, would have the world think that human caused global warming is settled science. They make it appear that way by preventing those who disagree from ever being heard. This is not science, it is a disgrace to the scientific community and speaks volumes about our society today. Too many scientists assume that they have all the answers and scoff at the idea that there could be alternative explanations or possibilities. Some even go so far as to squash opposing ideas without allowing them to be considered for their merit.

These climatologists are no longer scientists but instead political whores who have sold their soul to enable frauds like Al Gore to shove legislation such as cap & trade down our throats. These people have an agenda and it is not about saving the Earth or saving humanity. Instead it comes down to a familiar concept, follow the money.

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