Pleasuredome 1 Ends- Well, I am always happy taking the contrarian’s point of view, but I have to admit the Dems seemed to have sold it in the last 48 hours of their convention (I even got the pyro I was predicting, but no Eddie monster). In my humble opinion it seems they presented the notion that we are all worst off after the last eight years very convincingly. I was definitely a naysayer on the idea of the stadium event, but even this went off without a hitch and demonstrated McShame has got a mighty mountain to climb. As Pleauredome-Part 2, St Paul, opens on Monday just in time for Hurricane Gustav to make land on the Gulf Coast. It’s funny how nature has a way of things coming full circle.
Microsoft trickery- Supposedly it is heavily rumored the new beta version of Microsoft Explorer has some kind of privacy setting for users. Advertisers are all in a huff that this privacy button will keep advertising from reaching the browser. Also known as the “porn button”, its supposed main function is to block “over the shoulder viewers” and will not leave a trail of past sites visited or leave cookies on your computer. With the continued like a privacy of viewing thanks to the Googlization of the web this could prove a terrific feature.
GM Whines- It seems the US auto industry is pushing for $50 billion in loan guarantees from the US Government. Led by GM vice-chairman Robert Lutz bemoans there is no other possible way they could retool their plants to manufacture the low mileage cars consumers are craving. What a load of bs. These same guys that show up in Washington every time there is an attempt to increase mileage standards, in order to beat down any upward change. This is such a joke and I hope US taxpayers will not fall for it. In the same breath these GM guys are trumpeting the improvement in large SUV/pickup sales in the last month. Who do they think they are conning? Even the efficient Toyota misread the consumer market in the US and it dove head first into the large pickup truck market. Now Toyota’s sales are painfully anemic based on their disastrous decision. US automakers need to reap what they have sown. No bailouts!
Biomass- Seems the expansion of Biomass plants that are powered by straw, woodchips and wood remnants is taking hold. Supposedly, there is a plant being designed in Austin, Texas that is large enough to power 75,000 homes. It is believed there is a total of 100 biomass plants already feeding into the nations power grid. Not ultimately the cleanest technology, but much better than dirty coal.
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