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A Big Chunk Of The Internet Went Down This Morning

Posted on June 8, 2021 by Lawrence Person

While you were asleep this morning, a big chunk of the Internet briefly went down: Among those affected are Amazon, Twitch, Reddit, The Verge, The Guardian, ZDnet, The New York Times, Freetrade, The Financial Times, Pinterest, Kickstarter, Ebay, The Telegraph, … Continue reading →

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They’re Not Going Back

Posted on June 2, 2021 by Lawrence Person

There’s a very early Laurie Anderson song called “Walk The Dog” where she riffs on (among other things) a Dolly Parton song: “I just want to go back to my Tennessee mountain home now.” Well, you know she’s not gonna … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm For April 23, 2021

Posted on April 23, 2021 by Lawrence Person

Greetings, and welcome to another super-late Friday LinkSwarm! Been a busy week at the day job. I hope that next week is less frantic, but I also have to start working on my taxes…   Father pulls daughter out … Continue reading →

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A Good Explanation of the Semiconductor Shortage

Posted on April 6, 2021 by Lawrence Person

A semiconductor shortage has been plaguing the automobile industry for several months, and this piece explains why: To understand why the $450 billion semiconductor industry has lurched into crisis, a helpful place to start is a one-dollar part called a … Continue reading →

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I Have Now Added and Activated WP Fastest Cache for BattleSwarm

Posted on March 15, 2021 by Lawrence Person

Instapundit readers have been complaining that they get 404 errors when Instapundit links a post. So I’ve been meaning to put up caching software for quite a while now. But since all caching software reviews said things like “Awesome! Really … Continue reading →

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Blogroll Additions

Posted on March 14, 2021 by Lawrence Person

The Sunday after they’ve sucked an hour out of our lives seems like a good time to do a Blogroll update. 357 Magnum: Solid gun and politics blog that’s been sending some traffic my way. Austin Network: Good Austin news … Continue reading →

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Followup on a Water/Gas Valve Shutoff Tool

Posted on March 7, 2021 by Lawrence Person

Here’s another followup to my cheap prepper post. I did not have the Orbit 26097 Gas And Water Emergency Shut Off Tool when I wrote that post, but I already had it on order. Now that I have it it … Continue reading →

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Followup on Kerasal Foot Cream

Posted on February 27, 2021 by Lawrence Person

In my cheap prepper piece, I noted that I was using Eucerin Intensive Repair Foot Creme for foot pain brought about by the cold, but that I had Kerasal Intensive Foot Repair on order for the same issue. Well, I’ve … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for January 22, 2021

Posted on January 22, 2021 by Lawrence Person

Greetings, and welcome to another Friday LinkSwarm! Looks like I may have to start doing BidenWatch again, given all the stupid things the newly ensconced Biden Administration has been up to… How Bidenomics will bankrupt us: US government debt now … Continue reading →

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Too Much Stupid To Process

Posted on January 6, 2021 by Lawrence Person

It’s hard to blog when there’s too much stupid going around to have time to comment on it. It takes a special kind of stupid to let Democrats steal two senate seats and a senate majority exactly the same way … Continue reading →

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