Just shutdown my FaceBook account. More than shutdown. I totally deleted it. Maybe… The are now two options. Just shut down but leave everything in place. Or… Option #2. Shutdown and clear all data. I chose option #2. FaceBook promises to delete EVERYTHING in 30 days. I don’t know if that is true, but with me gone, it’s rather useless data. I clearly see what “Social Media ” has done to all our lives. My...
Continue reading...Musing
Deep in thought; contemplative.
Digital Clock Project
Couldn’t decide which one of my many hobby blogs to post this project. It covers several. Electronics and 3D printing. The electronics is a $15+ Chinese made soldering kit. All the tiny electronic components and a printed circuit board (PCB). Available at Amazon. Definitely NOT a beginners kit. It’s a good way to get all the components. There are complete operating digi-clocks at this price, so it is not a quick path to a cheap...
Continue reading...Ignorance is Bliss?
I consider myself being fairly intelligent. Displaying or characterized by quickness of understanding, sound thought, and good judgment. I was told in grade school I had a tested Intelligence Quotient (I.Q.) of 140. Good for a 4th or 5th grader I assumed, since “average” was supposed to be 100. My “report cards” were never bad, but always contained a warning to my parents, “…your son seems a bit lazy and not working hard to produce...
Continue reading...The Nature of Climate Change
The earth’s climate has never, ever been steady state consistent. It is ever changing. We are coming out of a long period of relative regularity to the current human experience. But this condition was never destined to last. Climate change is inevitable. Humans have always played an environmental role through Industrialization, deforestation and farming. Humans have always destroyed the “natural” habitat wherever they form large societies. It is a fact that the northern lands of...
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