Comments on: Power: Mechanical, National, and Personal

By: tehag

tehag — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 12:13:31 +0000

The power went off twice at the MLS western conference championship game in Los Angeles on 13 Nov 2009. The game was broadcast on EPSN, and thanks to those delays, ran until after 2AM EST.

California is a third-world country that can’t keep its lights on.

By: Marty

Marty — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:24:07 +0000

The only power thay care about is that which grows out of a ballot box or teh barrel of a gun.

Mechanical or electrical power, only as a lever to gain more of teh other kind.

Speaking of our political class, I am often reminded of an old saying that I first saw in Mad Magazine captioning a photo from the Nixon-Khruschev “Kitchen Debate.” Nixion was talking in the picture, and K had a thought bubble which said: “Old Russian proverb, whether the water is salt or fresh, shit floats.”

To the top.

By: mishu

mishu — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 04:47:45 +0000

These idiots think of electricity at the household consumer level only. They think the problem of less power can be solved with higher thermostat levels and fluorescent light bulbs. Industry what’s that?

By: Shannon Love

Shannon Love — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 04:36:27 +0000

What they can’t control they must destroy.

By: david foster

david foster — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:11:47 +0000

Manufacturing practitioner & blogger Bill Waddell has some remarks about David Farr and the Obama administration: How Many Pinheads Can Dance on the Heads of the Angels?

By: Michael Kennedy

Michael Kennedy — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:46:58 +0000

The cluelessness part is really important, I think. I remember Bill Cosby's hilarious routine about understanding electricity. I think it may be on this album. He knew as much about electricity as the politicians who want us to drive electric cars but have no interest in building power plants or upgrading the power grid. They are like Diane Keeton in Baby Boom when the plumber tells her that her well has gone dry. She says, "Well, there is hose right over there. Let's get it and fill it up." Just plug it in to the outlet. They have no understanding of basic rules of physics. These are the guys who took "Chemistry in the Community" instead of Chemistry in high school. The political class in this country, both parties, is as bad as I can imagine it has ever been. Mark Twain had jokes about them but the Congress in his day had little to do with the everyday lives of most people. The totalitarian movements of the 20th century adopted the methods of the French Revolution in examining the beliefs of ordinary people and that is what was so terrible about them. Now, we seem to have worked our way into a similar situation. George Orwell understood that good intentions were the way despotism would develop in free societies.

By: david foster

david foster — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:30:45 +0000

Related:Emerson Electric CEO David Farr, in a speech earlier today: "Washington is doing everything in their manpower, capability, to destroy U.S. manufacturing." More here.