Bloomberg - YouTube Bans Firearms Demo Videos. Goodbye YouTube as you delete content. People say they want people who own arms to be trained and YouTube doesn't want them to understand their weapons. Stupid.
MSN - CNBC - Cramer: This decline isn't about the Fed. It is about Trump and the elites. Worth reading. Cramer basically says the wealthy have had the easy ride for too long.
CBS - DFW - Microsoft to Ban Offensive Language and Monitor Your Private Account. Do you really want corporations to determine what rights you have?
MSN - Bloomberg - Warren Buffet is now America's No. 2 Real Estate Broker.
Fox - Truck industry leader blames big business for driver shortage. If you do not pay them, they will not come.
Zerohedge - In Unprecedented Move, China Plans to Pay for Oil Imports With Yuan Instead of Dollars. The beginning of the end for the petrodollar.
Monday, April 2, 2018
Saturday, March 31, 2018
Pimpernel has been bad. Apologies.
I have not written in a bit. I have collected things to discuss; but, have been facing some challenges. I have a relative who has gotten severely injured. I am slightly numb. I will be back, that is not an issue. May you all be well in the meantime. Love, Pimpernel.
Saturday, March 17, 2018
News and Stuff
MSN - Recode - Uber's self-driving trucks have been hired to deliver freight in Arizona. Goodbye truckers.
MSN - Buisiness Insider - Walmart will start delivering groceries to shoppers across the US and it's a direct assault against Amazon. The food wars begin.
Fox - ProPublica retracts key claim against Trump pick for CIA director. What a shock, media lied about Trump's CIA pick.
Breitbart - Dianne Feinstein Smacks Silicon Valley, Blocks Self-Driving Car Deregulation. While California has legalized self-driving cars. This is about being first and the testing ground.
Bloomberg - The Population Bomb Has Been Defused. The end of the overpopulation myth.
Wall Street Journal - The GOP's Internet Tax. The wealthy love everything but income tax.
MSN - Buisiness Insider - Walmart will start delivering groceries to shoppers across the US and it's a direct assault against Amazon. The food wars begin.
Fox - ProPublica retracts key claim against Trump pick for CIA director. What a shock, media lied about Trump's CIA pick.
Breitbart - Dianne Feinstein Smacks Silicon Valley, Blocks Self-Driving Car Deregulation. While California has legalized self-driving cars. This is about being first and the testing ground.
Bloomberg - The Population Bomb Has Been Defused. The end of the overpopulation myth.
Wall Street Journal - The GOP's Internet Tax. The wealthy love everything but income tax.
Friday, March 16, 2018
Driverless California
The Street - As California OKs Driverless Cars, Could big Tech Finally Profit?
Just keep saying, "Not in my lifetime" and I will keep telling you how you are not seeing what is in front of your face. Yep, California has approved cars with no driver and nobody in the driver seat.
Just keep saying, "Not in my lifetime" and I will keep telling you how you are not seeing what is in front of your face. Yep, California has approved cars with no driver and nobody in the driver seat.
Wednesday, March 14, 2018
Would It Have Been Wrong For the Indians to Keep the Europeans Out of the Americas?
So there is this 22 year old girl named Lauren Southern from Canada and she has been permanently kicked out of England. Now, from what I can tell she had all ready been in England and left to go to France and was not allowed to return. She is accused of handing out "racist anti-Islamic" flyers. What did these fliers say, you might ask? Well they said "Allah is gay". She made them in response to an article that said, "Jesus is gay". I want you to see what she is like when she is being interviewed by a Muslim in London two weeks ago.
I should point out that the video is from Ali Dawah's video channel, not hers. Mr. Dawah had tracked her down to have a rational discussion with her and they did. She told him that she had handed out flyers saying Allah is gay and he did not kill her or say that she couldn't do that.
Now, I want to tell you where I think Ms. Southern is coming from. As best I can tell she is concerned that many Muslim immigrants are doing bad things in Europe. Many are; but, not the majority. If you watch the whole video, I think you will see that her biggest issue is the Islamification of Europe. She and many Europeans are worried that there nations will be majority Muslim within 30 or 40 years. They will be. Years ago I wrote about this, how the Europeans are not having children. They are not and don't want to. In Europe it is considered racist to want to keep your national boundaries. In Europe it is considered racist to want to keep out immigrants. In America it is considered racist to want to keep out illegal aliens. Is it racist?
Is culture and philosophy racist? I would be hard pressed to call modern day England racist or modern day France. Both nations have enjoyed hundreds of years of allowing people from all over the world in. There is a thriving Indian community in England and England has even adopted curry as one of the national dishes.
Why do I bring all of this up? Simple reason, I want you to see how she is portrayed in the English and Canadian media. Remember the girl is from Canada. She was detained under anti-Terrorist laws.
Montreal Gazette - Canadian far right activist Lauren Southern barred from Britain for anti-Muslim views.
The Independent - Lauren Southern Far-right Canadian activist detained in Calais and banned from entering UK.
Daily Mail - Journalist "third anti-Muslim barred from Britain.
The issues are freedom of speech (not guaranteed in Europe by the way) and freedom of movement. This is where it gets funny, ex ISIS fighters are free to return to England but not Ms. Southern who has never been charged with a crime. Ms. Southern has not even been charged for hate speech which you can be in England.
Look, I live in an area that is mostly Hispanic, I don't have any problems here. I preached in a Hispanic neighborhood at night, sometimes alone in downtown and never had a problem. I am not afraid to go into any Mexican neighborhood in California. There are Mexican gangs; but, there are no Mexican terrorists. You cannot show me where a Mexican strapped on a bomb and blew up innocent civilians. I am glad that we have Mexican immigrants, I just think we should be able to choose who we let in and refuse to take in criminals. I don't care were immigrants come from. I would keep out Irish criminals and I'm Irish. Europe has a different problem. Should it be a crime to discuss these things? Would I be questioned as a terrorist if I went to England because of this post? I have had this blog for a decade and have never advocated killing people or harming people. Based on what happened to Ms. Southern, I could be stopped and questioned under England terrorist law.
Now, go back and read the title of this post again.
I should point out that the video is from Ali Dawah's video channel, not hers. Mr. Dawah had tracked her down to have a rational discussion with her and they did. She told him that she had handed out flyers saying Allah is gay and he did not kill her or say that she couldn't do that.
Now, I want to tell you where I think Ms. Southern is coming from. As best I can tell she is concerned that many Muslim immigrants are doing bad things in Europe. Many are; but, not the majority. If you watch the whole video, I think you will see that her biggest issue is the Islamification of Europe. She and many Europeans are worried that there nations will be majority Muslim within 30 or 40 years. They will be. Years ago I wrote about this, how the Europeans are not having children. They are not and don't want to. In Europe it is considered racist to want to keep your national boundaries. In Europe it is considered racist to want to keep out immigrants. In America it is considered racist to want to keep out illegal aliens. Is it racist?
Is culture and philosophy racist? I would be hard pressed to call modern day England racist or modern day France. Both nations have enjoyed hundreds of years of allowing people from all over the world in. There is a thriving Indian community in England and England has even adopted curry as one of the national dishes.
Why do I bring all of this up? Simple reason, I want you to see how she is portrayed in the English and Canadian media. Remember the girl is from Canada. She was detained under anti-Terrorist laws.
Montreal Gazette - Canadian far right activist Lauren Southern barred from Britain for anti-Muslim views.
The Independent - Lauren Southern Far-right Canadian activist detained in Calais and banned from entering UK.
Daily Mail - Journalist "third anti-Muslim barred from Britain.
The issues are freedom of speech (not guaranteed in Europe by the way) and freedom of movement. This is where it gets funny, ex ISIS fighters are free to return to England but not Ms. Southern who has never been charged with a crime. Ms. Southern has not even been charged for hate speech which you can be in England.
Look, I live in an area that is mostly Hispanic, I don't have any problems here. I preached in a Hispanic neighborhood at night, sometimes alone in downtown and never had a problem. I am not afraid to go into any Mexican neighborhood in California. There are Mexican gangs; but, there are no Mexican terrorists. You cannot show me where a Mexican strapped on a bomb and blew up innocent civilians. I am glad that we have Mexican immigrants, I just think we should be able to choose who we let in and refuse to take in criminals. I don't care were immigrants come from. I would keep out Irish criminals and I'm Irish. Europe has a different problem. Should it be a crime to discuss these things? Would I be questioned as a terrorist if I went to England because of this post? I have had this blog for a decade and have never advocated killing people or harming people. Based on what happened to Ms. Southern, I could be stopped and questioned under England terrorist law.
Now, go back and read the title of this post again.
Friday, March 9, 2018
Trump and North Korea
So President Trump said he was meeting with the leader of North Korea. The initial media reports thought this was great.
MRCNewsBusters - CNN, MSNBC Journalists Give Trump Glowing Praise for North Korea Move as Obama Flacks Lose It.
While the South Koreans, English and others think this is a good thing, there are others who would prefer Trump not meet on denuclearizing North Korea. Oddly enough it is the same people who said Trump should not antagonize them. Does this make any sense?
IF Trump can get North Korea to denuclearize, how would that be a bad thing? Some in the media are saying this was a split second decision to avoid talking about some porn star Trump slept with a decade ago. Nobody cares that he slept with a porn star. It is not an impeachable offense and she had not claimed rape.
Here is what I think. Firstly, Trump is never going to be impeached for "colluding" with Russia, that is a joke. Trump will win re-election, easily. If Trump gets North Korea to denuclearize, he will get a Peace Prize.
Oh, just a quick not, Trumps decision was far from last minute. People seem to forget that North Korea sought these discussions and has been talking to South Korea since before the Olympic games, that was the distraction. Someday you will find out how important Dennis Rodman was to all of this.
Washington Post - Dennis Rodman is back in North Korea. Was he sent by Trump?
That article is from June of last year. These negotiations have been going on for months. Heck, even I saw this coming. Rodman needs government approval to meet with Kim. Rodman has praised Trump for this move.
Here is what you should be watching, where is the meeting held. My guess is either South Korea or China. Right now my bet is China.
The Guardian - Kim Jong Un to meet Trump by May after North Korean Invitation.
That is an English newspaper saying this is good news.
MRCNewsBusters - CNN, MSNBC Journalists Give Trump Glowing Praise for North Korea Move as Obama Flacks Lose It.
While the South Koreans, English and others think this is a good thing, there are others who would prefer Trump not meet on denuclearizing North Korea. Oddly enough it is the same people who said Trump should not antagonize them. Does this make any sense?
IF Trump can get North Korea to denuclearize, how would that be a bad thing? Some in the media are saying this was a split second decision to avoid talking about some porn star Trump slept with a decade ago. Nobody cares that he slept with a porn star. It is not an impeachable offense and she had not claimed rape.
Here is what I think. Firstly, Trump is never going to be impeached for "colluding" with Russia, that is a joke. Trump will win re-election, easily. If Trump gets North Korea to denuclearize, he will get a Peace Prize.
Oh, just a quick not, Trumps decision was far from last minute. People seem to forget that North Korea sought these discussions and has been talking to South Korea since before the Olympic games, that was the distraction. Someday you will find out how important Dennis Rodman was to all of this.
Washington Post - Dennis Rodman is back in North Korea. Was he sent by Trump?
That article is from June of last year. These negotiations have been going on for months. Heck, even I saw this coming. Rodman needs government approval to meet with Kim. Rodman has praised Trump for this move.
Here is what you should be watching, where is the meeting held. My guess is either South Korea or China. Right now my bet is China.
The Guardian - Kim Jong Un to meet Trump by May after North Korean Invitation.
That is an English newspaper saying this is good news.
Tuesday, March 6, 2018
Living in a 250 square foot holodeck.
About eight years ago I began telling my readers about coming technology. I wrote about transforming your home into the world through projections. Here is where that tech is now today.
YouTube - Real Holodeck Finally Created using Euclidian Unlimited Details Engine.
YouTube - Inside a Real Life Holodeck.
Look at the infrastructure being built around you. No personal vehicles, you will rent a room of about 250 square feet, food and other things will be delivered to you and you will be guaranteed an income, modest at best. You will make your money from the internet by amusing others. That my friends is the plan for you because your labor will not be needed.
YouTube - Real Holodeck Finally Created using Euclidian Unlimited Details Engine.
YouTube - Inside a Real Life Holodeck.
Look at the infrastructure being built around you. No personal vehicles, you will rent a room of about 250 square feet, food and other things will be delivered to you and you will be guaranteed an income, modest at best. You will make your money from the internet by amusing others. That my friends is the plan for you because your labor will not be needed.
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