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  • Supervisor Scofield on Rincon Del Rio

    [Nevada County Supervisor Ed Scofield represents what we here call ‘south county’.  In his district there is a laudable yet long-suffering development called Rincon Del Rio that has jumped through every conceivable governmental and activist-opposed hoop imaginable.  And yet its proprietors have prevailed, and may yet build the Continuing Care Retirement Community on a riverside…

  • The Remarkable Noam Chomsky

    George Rebane In a private communication an RR reader brought up Noam Chomsky and his views on the Singularity.  It appears that the world famous linguist does not believe that the Singularity is possible.  I was not aware of that, since in his 60 years at MIT he has been credited with making contributions to…

  • Sustainability Quantified (updated 9oct13)

    George Rebane Sustainability, especially of government programs such as healthcare, has been a constant topic of debate on RR since its inception.  Our friends on the Left have trouble understanding that a program is sustainable only to the extent that its cost doesn’t crowd out other programs and consume the country’s GDP in toto.  And…

  • Administrivia – 14sep13

    George Rebane Readers have noticed that RR has again become a target for spam comments; they appear to be mostly ads from different services/vendors.  In an attempt to fight this intrusive nuisance I have limited comments to a thirty day period following the date of my post. Several readers have suggested that I leave TypePad…

  • RR hacked (updated 16aug13)

    George Rebane This afternoon I discovered that somehow a piece of malware called Delta Search took over my computer.  I'm working to get rid of this piece of crap, but it is still doing stuff like inserting extra links (the green ones) into my posts and also some comments.  I will not post again until…

  • Payday Loans Regulated

    George Rebane There has been a good deal of moralizing and high dudgeon about how those storefronts that make payday loans are ripping off poor people who are denied loans elsewhere.  It is claimed that the interest charged by these establishments is beyond usurious.  Now regulators are beginning to hyperventilate in a similar vein at…

  • Windows 8 and PC Sales

    George Rebane Years ago when graphic displays were first coming into shipboard combat systems, as a developer of such systems we had to ask ‘what’s the best way to work with on-screen information – nominating and manipulating display elements?’  The main contending graphic input device alternatives were wired pens and trackballs, the touch screen was…

  • April Fun and Foolishness

    George Rebane Nevada County poet Molly Fisk, who is also a regular essayist on KVMR and a fine lady of the liberal persuasion, and I were asked to trade our commentaries for today.  The idea was to have listeners maybe raise an eyebrow or two in fun as they heard familiar voices deliver unfamiliar monologues. …

  • He is Risen!

    As Christmas is the promise, Easter is the fulfillment.  Oblivion vanquished, rejoice!

  • Surviving healthcare better at home

    George Rebane Watching the news we were reminded that 20% of post-op patients are back in the hospital within 6 months at a marginal annual cost of almost $100B nationwide.  It is one of the biggest components in the expense of healthcare.  And we know that hospitals are very dangerous places for your health –…

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