Neanderpundit

Quite a few years ago, I knew someone who had just bought their first DVD player. The rental stores were in full swing at the time, so she went out and rented her first DVD- then called me in a panic because she couldn’t figure out how to rewind it.

I went over and patiently explained to her that there was no need, and she pointed to the label on the box- At that time Box Office Video put a “Be Kind- Rewind!” label on EVERY THING IN THE STORE, and said “Well, what’s THIS for, smartass?”

Sigh.

I happened to have a fucked CD drive. It was an external drive- which at the time meant a “Normal” size CD drive that was in a metal enclosure. When you put in ANY disk, it would turn on, spin up the drive, and then stop and eject it, and it did this if it was plugged into a computer or not. So I got a sheet of Letraset and transferred “GE Disk Rewinder” (She trusted GE appliances) onto the top of the case, put it in a box with the original foam end pieces, and gave it to her.

She’s still using it. All her friends come over to rewind their DVD’s too.

Brought to mind by other computer foolishness related me by my dear old friend and confidant Mlle Jenny, last night.

Update: If it ever breaks I know where she can get a new one.

and going into full swing around 2002, the province of Ontario has invested heavily into wind power. There are now nearly 7000 turbines. Roll that thought around in your head a bit- almost 7000 turbines. Let’s not talk about how much they cost, or the minimal return on investment they provide.

Tornadoes are formed, in the beginning, by spinning air masses, and most of them begin by wind shear caused by wind close to the ground going slowly while wind higher up goes more quickly. Here’s a very simple explanation of that process.

See, the plains of central Ontario are as flat as my ex wife’s chest was before I dropped several thousand dollars into implants. There is precious little to slow wind down, especially at ground level.

Until now. Now there are nearly seven thousand wind turbines, and as they collect power from the wind, they slow it down. There is no such thing as a free lunch. So what is the unintended consequence?

In the time since the turbines were installed the number of tornados in Ontario has skyrocketed. See for yourself

I’m not a meteorologist and I don’t play one on tv. This just seems far too convenient. These are the people who want to stop climate change? Creating disasters seems far from the most appropriate way to do so.

Who could give a shit about soccer but don’t: This would make me go to every game.