February 2009
7 posts
“Bicycles are motorcycles with organic engines.”
– Serge Issakov, rephrasing a concept put forth by Wayne Pein; Why clarity in the law is important (ChainGuard-ML msg #26760); 20090223
“You fear the powerful eye of genius, that is why you encourage ignorance. Tis...”
– Marquis de Sade; Juliette; 1797
“Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world,...”
– Karl Marx; A Contribution to Critique of Hegel’s Philosophy of Right, introduction; 1843.
“Religion is not the opiate of the masses; religion is the placebo of the masses.”
– “Gregory House, M.D.”; episode 515, Unfaithful; originally aired 20090216
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“Medical decisions must be made by qualified persons; legal decisions must be...”
– Jim Grayson commenting upon legislators passing laws based upon flawed understanding of cyclist’s needs. Jim Grayson; Re: Madison Door Zone Law; Chainguard, 20090211
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Colliding Satellites
Experts are calling it an “unprecedented event.” Two large satellites have collided in Earth orbit. Kosmos 2251 crashed into Iridium 33 on Tuesday, Feb. 10th, approximately 800 km over northern Siberia; both were destroyed. The resulting clouds of debris contain more than 500 fragments, significantly increasing the orbital debris population at altitudes where the collision...
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DART Ridership - 200812
DART ridership up in December
DART ridership in December was up, the transit agency said Thursday.
Bus trips jumped 3.4 percent compared with the same month in 2007. Ridership on TRE commuter lines increased 15.9 percent, and DART light rail was up 8 percent.
Meanwhile, toll traffic on NTTA’s roads eased. Toll transactions were down on both Dallas North Tollway and the Bush Turnpike in...
January 2009
1 post
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"Safe Passing" proposal
The following is proposed language for a bill submitted during the 81st Texas Legislative Session. It have been designated SB488 (sponsored by Rodney Ellis and John Carona) and (following revision) HB827 (sponsored by Linda Harper-Brown).
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the operation of a motor vehicle in the vicinity of a
vulnerable road user; providing penalties.
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November 2007
5 posts
“You don’t have to be a security expert to see that notarization...”
– Electronic Notarization Internet Infrastructure Features Staff, 20071120.
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“Why don’t you shut up!”
– King Juan Carlos I to the Venezuelan President, Hugo Chávez, in the closing session of the Latin American Summit, 10 November 2007
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tumbling along
Embarking upon an extension to my foray into SNS/microblogging with the addition of a tumble log via tumblr. I am not sure how often I will make use of it, but perhaps the mere existence will be impetus for the time being, at least.