http://www.allappropriatetech.com/tags/social_commentary.htmlTechnology news and commentary.en-ca15 Jul 2010BOTTLE 0.8 alphaGlenn C. Lasher, Jr.Glenn C. Lasher, Jr.http://www.allappropriatetech.com/content/2009/06/10/numbers.htmlJust a couple of observations about numbers used to identify things. 10 Jun 2009http://www.allappropriatetech.com/content/2009/06/10/numbers.htmlhttp://www.allappropriatetech.com/content/2008/10/02/be_careful_of_rumours.htmlA college professor of mine used to poke fun at ignorance by saying (sarcastically, of course), “my mind is made up; don’t confuse me with facts.” 2 Oct 2008http://www.allappropriatetech.com/content/2008/10/02/be_careful_of_rumours.htmlhttp://www.allappropriatetech.com/content/2008/07/28/why_do_all_of_the_crackpots_cling_to_tesla.htmlThere have been a number of Great Engineers between the 19th century and now. To name a few, James Watt, Thomas Edison, Guglielmo Marconi, R. Buckminster Fuller, and, of course, the topic of this post, Nikola Tesla. 28 Jul 2008http://www.allappropriatetech.com/content/2008/07/28/why_do_all_of_the_crackpots_cling_to_tesla.htmlhttp://www.allappropriatetech.com/content/2008/06/17/naming_legal_beverages_after_narcotics.htmlRecently, there have been a handful of legal beverages that have hit the market, which beverages have been named after narcotics. Right off the top of my head, there is one called Cocaine, and another called Drank. 17 Jun 2008http://www.allappropriatetech.com/content/2008/06/17/naming_legal_beverages_after_narcotics.htmlhttp://www.allappropriatetech.com/content/2008/06/10/no_commentary_needed.html 10 Jun 2008http://www.allappropriatetech.com/content/2008/06/10/no_commentary_needed.htmlhttp://www.allappropriatetech.com/content/2008/06/03/security_is_getting_bloody_ridiculous.htmlOh, this is good. A camera crew for the Washington DC Fox TV station was at Union Station to cover a story about Union Station security harassing photographers. While they were there, interviewing an Amtrak spokesperson, who was telling the news crew that there are no restrictions on photography in Union Station, along comes a security guard, who promptly shuts down the interview because photography is not allowed in Union Station. 3 Jun 2008http://www.allappropriatetech.com/content/2008/06/03/security_is_getting_bloody_ridiculous.html