Sales Taxes will increase

States are in trouble because there is no recovery. Sadly, many are begging the federal gov for money. However, it too faces falling revenues. For example in Nevada, taxable sales dropped 8.1% in Jan compared with the same period a year ago, marking for us 15th straight month of decline. There is a loss in taxable income. OK so the state must raise taxes to generate more revenue. Expect things to get worse.

College is crap

OK in the 50's the idea was that you studied hard and went to work for a big company. The high tech push of the 80's was that you needed mad skills just to pay your bills, but college go real expensive. What is the situation right now? Well, in 2010, there are no jobs, and people can get talent from india and china for pennies. It reminds me of nuclear scientists starving in russia. They have great skills, but cannot pay the bills, because there is no money.

Unemployment insurance

OK sorry senators, but about the unemployed you do not care. Senator Coburn compares children and unemployed americans. He feels that they are not out there looking for jobs, but taking hand outs from the gov. I ask, what jobs, as if he ever looks at the paper. Trust me on this as the jobs section is the thinnest in the newspaper.

Great Fire Wall of China Spreads to US

People, things are getting so scary. The great fire wall of china is spreading to the US. Folks, I am not making this up. People now cannot access face book, you tube, etc, and many other programs. OK so much for freedom of the press.

Change is coming

Losing a job is like stressful enough, but now things are worse. Unemployment extensions for jobless workers are gone. What we hear is that people need to get jobs and no more handouts from our gov. Well, it seems that big changes are coming.

Vatican in crisis

There are those who say the Catholic Church will not recover from this one. It could be, but they seem to have a way to recovery. The Vatican is in crisis. There are many allegations of priests doing wrong. Hard to tell what will be the future of rome. All eyes are now on the pope. Did he know priest were abusing minors. It this a sin or a crime?

Hot Tub Time Machine movie

This is one great movie. OK you should make time to see. Hot Tub Time Machine is a story of four loser that go back in time to 1986 and relive their live a second wave. It is funny, and yet a bit sad, but you should enjoy.

mouse obsolete soon

They say the mouse will be obsolete soon. It will be replace by a new user interface that employ gestures on a screen. Similar to the iphone, but larger in size. This is better than using voice. Actually, voice input makes your office noisy.

Walmart Effect

If you visit your local WalMart then you can notice over 90% of their items say MADE IN CHINA. How much longer can this go on? What we are seeing, the Walmart Effect in the deindustrialization of america. All those high paying unions jobs are going away. Labor loses its power when factories are shutdown here and move overseas.

US and China in a trade war

China warns US that in a trade war they would suffer more. This is coming soon. It does not take a time machine for us to see. Trade deficit with china is growing. The only reason for the temporary dip is the economic recession. Please understand things will get hot in a trade war.

China in dry season

China drought has Bejing in a cloud of orange dust in this dry season. This is because of sand storm the in the desert rage. The cloud of chocking dust is a hazard one more. Hope that soon it will rain.

National day of unpluging

What about a tech sabbath of unplugging all devices to rest up. We are far too connected in this age. Time to relax and unwind from all the pressure. Daily life is so hectic and then some. Unplug it in.

What I see

Terrible times are ahead with the shelves in grocery stores becoming empty and people starving to death on the streets of america. They will not be able to buy anything with their worthless paper currency. Merchants that survive, will demand gold or real money. It will be another dark age.

12 core mac pro

Step right up folks, here is a mac pro with twelve cores. As for who needs that much power - not sure. That said, it is one killa machine that is kick app. Love this new power on super size mac pro.

Future price of eggs

I see that many people are now planting gardens and have seeds growing. Banks are now reluctant to loan money. It is that they fear people will not pay. The effect of this economic malady is a recession. Many people are now raising chickens to get eggs. This is because you can feed them on table scraps. That said, the future price of eggs is going up. Inflation will hit basic resources. You will soon pay more for gas. People do well to plant vegetables and grow corn. Get ready for what is coming.

nix my pix

I have found that when I donate pix. Well, to that free site sxc. They will nix my pix. It is like they do not like them for some reason.

Twitter growing

Twitter is the new giant and is growing. It has become a part of our daily lives. This allows people to send tweets in real time over the network as part of an app. Twitter is making available a new javascript api.

Could USA lose AAA rating?

Moody's triple A safe nations include US and UK, but that may not be the case in the days to come. There is much worry now. For example, there is a risk of a double dip recession. Actually, we never left the recession and we are going deeper even. The government uses numbers to play a game. Well, it will soon be game over.

double dip recession

China's premier wen warns of a double dip recession. Folks, this is not a drill because we are going deeper into depression with our economic crisis. There is no recovery. It is a false mirage. Sadly, our gov continues to run our printing press. Worthless little green pieces of paper. Time is running out for us.

Buzz

More Google Buzz tweaks are coming. The company want to cut down on noise. Also, privacy is a concern. There are those who complaint that there is not enough privacy. Still, buzz gives you that all important exposure.

I plan to post some HDR secrets on Google Buzz so stay on. It is going to be an interesting year.

nancy sorry

It seems the votes are not in. Well, you do not have the votes nancy. People are against osamacare. They are calling in. Right now there is a crisis in congress. This bill will bankrupt america.

Toyota hid information

Increasingly, new evidence is coming to light that Toyota his information about its prius. This and other information makes us wonder, that perhaps the company is not green. It seems the only green they care about is money.

Pentax has 40 MP camera

Pentax now has a 40 megapixel camera for you. This monsta cost close to $10,000 in price. I find it a bit expensive, but the quality is super pro.

15 hour netbook

There is now a netbook (MSI WIND U160) that boasts a 15 hour battery life and that is not easy. However, my 5 hour laptop lasts only five minutes, so many this baby will last 15 mins. What ever happen to that high tech fuel cell laptop that was suppose to be able to go two weeks without a refill from sony?

We are becoming a netbook nation, but the tiny keyboard is a cramp. Please, this is too small so it is time to supersize me. I want a real laptop that can run real programs.

men on mars

They say men are from mars. Also, that women come from venus. Well, going to mars is on the back burner for now. I use to dream of terraforming the cold dry red planet into a second earth that was wet and warm. Hey, sorry, but we ran out of money. It does cost a lot to explore space. "No bucks = no Buck Rogers" goes the saying. With our current economic crisis, it will be a long time before we exit our recession. That means no future on mars.

power of maps

View Larger Map

This is a picture from google street view. It is of the corporate headquarters of a vitamin company. This is possible thanks to a map. You can also see from above the whole area.

It is almost like being there when using a map. Actually, I am very surprise. There is much quality to the images.

economic crisis over - no

There are those who claim that everything is fine and prosperity is just around the corner. Well, that refrain is max common, not just now but in 1930's known for the great depression and now we are in the great recession. Folks, our economy is losing steam and there is no recovery. This was a trick from politicians that want tobe re-elected and not lose their jobs live we are losing ours.

automatic captions in youtube

Google announces automatic captions in youtube for all movies. Folks, this is wonderful news. I have already use this automatic captions service. It is to the max. Glad that google is making all its videos available to the deaf person. This has many applications in the education arena.

John Titor's Timeline

In the alternate timeline of John Titor there was in 2004 a civil war. I just read on the web about John Titor's mom. That she was Italian and that he was not american. OK c'mon guys. I do not believe that was his real name. Perhaps it was Titorini or some other name. Who can say? On an alternate timeline things could be quite odd and different to the max.

Pound will get pounded

UK is getting worse. The trouble much deeper than the euro. Great Britain will soon face its very own sovereign debt crisis. England must deal with debt that is greek size. This problem is not going away.

illegal immigration

Undocumented workers are a major problem for us. There are now over 30 million "undocumented" workers in america. These people compete for jobs which are scarce. It adds to our stress on infrastructure and rare resources. They are not happy because they make less than americans. However, that is only the beginning of woe. Salaries go down as illegals move in. For example, common laborers at a meatpacking plant in Texas earn 35% less money than they did just thirty years ago. This is because illegal immigrants cause lower wages.
Also, costs go up. That is due to greater demand which will boost for example energy prices. Also, since many illegals are paid in cash that means our government gets less tax revenue. The difference is made up by legals being forced to pay more.

americans graze news

Pew report says americans graze news. I wonder, is we browsing the same as grazing? Well, one thing for sure. I now see that fewer people are getting news from newspapers. OK some blame the high cost of paper. Other say we are becoming a nation of TV viewers. However, the truth is that the internet is taking over.