Little Problem in Communications

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If you have never seen the tire swing cartoon, might I suggest you take a few minutes to look at it. Simply search on tire swing cartoon and several copies of it will pop up.

So far, I have not found a person who didn’t laugh at it, maybe a few times. I can’t imagine a person not finding himself in agreement the concept behind the cartoon.

Regardless, all engineers need to have a copy of it nearby for frequent references. It is an excelent reminder that it is very easy to over design things. The tendency is to have all kinds of dials, knobs, button and lights. I can’t say how many buttons my microwave has. It makes me put my reading glasses on everytime I heat a frozen dinner.

Wait a minute. Those instructions on the frozen dinners are really small. I guess I already need 3x magnification before operating the appliance.

Regardless, I do need to keep my microwave instruction manual handy. Lots of buttons on that thing. Still, mostly, I just use a few of them. Some, I have yet to touch.

It does remind me of my first radar oven, as it was called back then. It had a dial for the timer. One button for starting it and one button to open the door. We wore that thing out. Set the time and press start. Really simple.

Oh how I miss those days of simplicity. Certainly a couple of features would be nice, but I see no need for more than a dial and a few buttons. I see no need tolerating a blinking clock, which must be set every time the lights blink. I already have four othed clocks I must change at least twice a year.

I suppose those design engineers like trying to impress us customers… and the boss. However, I am much more impressed with ease of operation.

I do understand why people are so impressed with all the features and buttons, but while they are still pressing buttons my dinner would already be cooking. This is especially if they need to referance the instructions.

My little question: When is the last time those engineers really communicated with a customer. Wait a minute. Do they ever use the stuff they design? It does make me wonder.

Side note: The extra power is nice. That original radar oven had but 700 watts. It meant, sometimes I did do some toe tapping while I waited.

Major Disagreement

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The Senate Minority Leader said the most important thing right now is Ukraine. I say the most important thing is the border. After that, wreckless spending.

There is a slight possibility that, if he poked his head up and looked around for 10 minutes, he just might find out that they are are also the major concern of the public, certainly the border security anyway. Notice that it has finally pushed Old Joe to the border, something he would really rather not do right now. By going it is an admission of being wrong.

Then again, maybe the leader already knows and he is being defiant, pretending. He is hoping that if he keeps telling the same lie, we’ll believe it. Not me. Hopefully, not you.

Then again, maybe his eyes have been open. Maybe it is forcing him into retirement when age was unable.

Let’s Build Things Right

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Just for grins, I thought about spelling right, write, which would be wrong. Because I have a horible time with spelling, especially homophones (used to be homonym in my youth). Ironically, rite, wright, right and write are especially easy to get wrong as they are a group of 4. Most are groups of 2 or 3. Naturally they all have similar spelling. The English language would suddenly become easier if they were all spelled the same. Much better if true for all homophones.

However, instead, someone way back when decided to complicate my spelling life and came up with 4 spellings, each with its own meaning(s).

Now why am I speaking of spelling when my intention is to speak on fridges and washers. Well, I guess there is oddly a similarity. I promise.

In 1972, a long time ago, before the age of personnal computers, I purchased a 14 cubic foot coldspot fridge that, as far as I know still works. About 2005, I made a mistake. I wanted a bigger, better fridge…with an ice dispenser. It barely outlasted its 1 yr warrentee. I had it repaired. It broke again.

I bought another. It lasted 2 years and broke. Anyone notice a pattern here? Is there something wrong that they they can’t build them right?

When our washer broke, we bought another. Now that was a bad idea. I should have had the other one repaired. It was just a belt. I don’t have any memory of the old one dancing around the kitchen during the spin cycle. Thought about figuring a way to nail the new thing to floor.

The problem was, it works just the way it is supposed to. I can’t expect them to fix it on warrantee. It is simply a design defect. They didn’t design it right.

Guess I’ll be forced to buy a front loader. All the top loaders seem to like to dance. It is the result of an effort to decrease water usage. Well, I guess I could go back to the old wash tubs. It is just the two of us. It isn’t that hard. Fortunately, I still have a good gas dryer. If it breaks, I will get it fixed. I really might not like a new one.

Now. As for the new fridges. They have 3 things wrong. The old ones used a grate on the back of the unit as a condenser. No moving parts and easy to get at. The old ones used simple mechanical timers, which were simple, realiable, inexpensive and easy to replace. Modern ones use computers, complex, expesive, difficult and nearly impossibie to get to. You’d think such parts would have an easy access panel.

Then there is the coup de grace. Instead of using a heating element for defrosting, they use lights, which must be replaced on a regular basis. With us, it was about yearly.

Now, here’s the connection I promised you between the spelling and engineering. In general, people do expect me, an amateur, to get it right, though, I must admit I am prone to mess up now and then. These characters, engineers go to college four years and they are paid a bunch to get it right. They don’t and they still get paid.

As a short word in the defense of the engineers. They are under a lot of pressure to go green. (you know, Environmental, Social, Governmental, ESG)

You see, just as they decided to make English more difficilt, they have also decided to make appliances more difficult.

Okay. It is a stretch, a big one. Stll you get my point.

Incidentally, I wonder if it ever comes up in board rooms that they can make more profit off units that they can advertise as computer controlled instead of the old mechanical ones.

Know Your Limit?

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An ad for a casino… doesn’t make any difference which one. They all make the same statement, “Know your limit.”

I don’t know if it is reqired by law or some organization but I guess it is the least any gambling organizatiom should do.

However, I don’t have a clue what good it does. I mean, just as the alcoholic, the sick gamber has no way to control his limit whethet he knows it or not. If he is issued one, he will fly right by it, continually making an exception for himself.

I guess it does clear their consciences after someone gambles away the last of their paycheck. By the way, it does happen far more than most people know.

Who Will be There?

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We know President Trump will be at the border. We know Old Joe will be there, finally. Then again, does Old Joe ever know where he is?

For sure, we know the the mass media will be there, really playing up Joe’s presence. On the other hand you know that Trump’s crowd will be there.

I just wonder how many of Joe’s lagitimate crowd will be in attendace.

I Wonder How Much It Would Cost to Buy the NY Times

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Of course I know it doesn’t work that way. It’s all a dumb dream anyway. First, I would need the money or the backing. Then I would need to start quietly buying shares. Even then, it would drive the price of the shares up.

But, let’s ignore all that part. Let’s say I walk into some big office with a big check and, when all the paperwork is done, the paper is mine.

The first thing I do is notify, no wait. There would no longer be a board of directors. I would be the owner. We’ll just say I would notify all those at the top, it’s time for a change. The paper would forevermore print the truth and without bias.

I think that just might create a bigger explosion than that first atom bomb. It would create panic in the halls of of The Gray Lady. Many would hand in their resignation. Some would just quit. Invariably, there would be riots in the break rooms.

Is there anyone who doubts my scenario. Are there any doubts in anybody’s minds. I am likely wrong, but it is even conceivable there might be a few suicides.

Now. Let’s reverse things. Let’s start out with a conservative NY Times. I know. It is quite impossible, but please try to imagine it.

Just what would happen if someone threatened to turn the paper left. I don’t think you’d see the same reaction. Paychecks are generally more important to conservatives. Quiting or resigning would not be as likely.

I suspect, most conservative writers would just hold on and hope for the best. Nonotheless, a few would walk. A few would get fired in the face of writing the lies. Some, naturally would be fired based on past columns. They might be faced with a “retract or clear your desk.”

Well, quite honestly, I don’t know. Just is… I think it is a good thing to consider if things were not as they are. It just might help us gain a proper perspective of the way it is.

Sometimes, I Hate Being Right

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The doctor asked me what’s wrong? I have heard of folks who like to dianose their own illness. I know better than that, but still I said, “If I had to self-dianose, I’d say I have a blood clot in my upper leg.

After the test, after the doctor pronounced the results, I told the doctor, “You know, sometomes I hate being right.” He had a small laugh. Then effectively announced I will be paying about $300 a month. That is when I really didn’t like being right.

Then the doctor told me, if I have any symtoms of the clot going to my lungs, immediately call an ambulance.

I am convinced that I can thank J&J for this clot. It has been a couple of years since I took the stab of the needle to prevent the China virus. Still I am convinced it was them…. and the media for not lettin me take meds they knew work and they cared not.

ESG carried to Extremes

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  1. Shelby County Clerk, Wanda Halbert… among other things, can’t keep track of revenues. It’s been one panic after the other since she was sworn in.
  2. Vice President, Kamala Harris. When Old Joe looked for a running mate, you recal, he chose the one person in this country less qualified than than he is. His 2 requirements said in public: female and Black.
  3. Again, when Old Joe went in seach of a justice, he chose one of the few people in this country, correction, world that cannot define a woman. Justice Katanja Brown Jackson met the only two requirement for Old Joe. You notice he didn’t list so much as one more requirement. However, truth be told, she very likely is in favor of ESG policies. She was likely told she was just before Joe selected her.

The Problem With ESG

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When you decide to go ESG, that’s how you get the public schools we have. That’s how our military is getting desimated as it is.

Oh, by the way, airlines are starting to go ESG. That meams that they might chose the Black woman pilot instead of the more highly qualified white male pilot.

Don’t get me wrong. I am not saying that all White pilots are better. What I am saying is that if I have my own G5 jet, I am going to put the best pilot I can find in charge of that plane. I could care less if he or she is purple. If I am forced to do any less, I’ll take the bus and sell the plane.

Then I’ll that ESG pilot fly someone else’s G5.

Here’s a Crazy Farming Idea

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All measurements are outright guesses. Others smarter than me will be able to guess better than me.

The idea is to dig trenches, maybe a foot wide and 10 feet deep. The ditches would be about 15, maybe 20 feet apart. I guess they would need some kind of grid cover for safety.

However, first, rocks, and or pebbles would be used to fill the trench. Pumps would be installed at the end of each trench. During flooding, the flood water could go into the trenches. During dry spells, the water could be pumped out of the trenches and over the crops.

If the flooding cannot be handled by trenches, the water could be pumped into tanks and used later.

I mean, why let the flood water ruin the crop? Why not save the flood water for later when it’s needed. Perhaps, instead of a tank, a pond could be used.

As I said, just a crazy idea. Just saying, if it just works once or twice; if if saves one or two crops…. Then what do I know. Twice I tried to grow tomatoes. As I say, I tried.