ABP - Always Be Performing

I've heard people suggest C-SPAN, cable news, and the internet have lead to too much transparency. Compromises don't happen because politicians are always performing for their base. If they don't maintain their extreme positions, the mob attacks. That's how you get this...

via Gfycat

Tariffs

Via the CS7000 Yahoo Group:

"Today the US government starts charging a 25% import duty for radios from China. Almost all the DMR radios are made in China. We will honor the pre tariff price as long as we have stock of radios we bought before we have to pay extra for the radios. That applies to the CS580, CS800D, CS750, CS800, and CS801. The AnyTone price is set by AnyTone and they have not indicated how the tariff is going to affect the price. I would expert the AnyTone MAP to go beyond the $169 so now would be a good time to get one from us before we are forced to raise our price.

Jerry Wanger KK6LFS
Connect Systems Inc."

Recount Results

Chick-fil-a is the new President with 320 electoral votes. https://t.co/1NrKT9BRHm

— CaptainTouchback (@CaptTouchback) December 6, 2016

The Amateur Radio Parity Act: Call to Action

Urge the Senate to Support the Amateur Radio Parity Act:

Amateur radio operators provide communications support for, and participate in public service events on behalf of our communities. During and in the aftermath of disasters and emergencies, when other forms of communications are unavailable, we provide communications for first responders and Federal, state and local governmental agencies and non-governmental agencies, and to our neighbors when communications systems are overloaded or fail. Radio Amateurs contribute to the future of telecommunications as we participate in the development of innovative technology in this digital age. Amateur Radio is non-commercial, and we provide our services at no charge to anyone.

We cannot do any of these things, however, unless we can erect an effective outdoor antenna at our residences. 

On September 12, The US House of Representatives passed the "Amateur Radio Parity Act" to protect the rights of Radio Amateurs. Now is the time to contact your U.S. Senators and urge them to support this important legislation.

Giant Meteor 2016

Finally an election bumper sticker I can support pic.twitter.com/S1Jszfr28b

— RayDavidson (@RayDavidson) May 29, 2016

Deputy Associate Chancellor of Academic Technology of the Committee on Strategic Dining Affairs

A follow-up to my post yesterday about spending... university title generator. I think I should apply for Deputy Dean of the Committee on Athletic Technology.

@iowahawkblog Don't know if you saw this https://t.co/6CyJRGkxlE Suggests a salary, too!

— HAL 10000 (@Hal_RTFLC) May 21, 2016

Where the Money Goes

I met a friend in DC a few years back. He worked for the Bureau of Land Management and was apologetically telling me his title as it was something like this:

Why is #CollegeTuitionSoHigh? Ask the Office of the Assistant Deputy Associate Vice Provost for Providing Information About Tuition Hikes

— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) May 21, 2016

Rock the Vote

Trump: if you don't vote me, you're voting her
Hillary: if you don't vote me, you're voting him
Me: then I guess I'm voting for both of you

— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) May 4, 2016

Executive Orders on Guns

The long, point by point analysis.

And the short version:

Obama proposes gun control => gun sales skyrocket => murders go down #seeitworks

— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) January 5, 2016

Ouch

Painfully funny.

China now doing the biggest SQL join in history. #AshleyMadison #OPMhack

— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) July 20, 2015

Clancy to Lead Secret Service

Clancy to lead Secret Service. Sounds like a good fit. He and Jack Ryan always seem to get the bad guy.

Tactical Drone

You too can own a tactical drone for penetrating the White House perimeter.

It is apparently very popular. (#10 on the list at the time of this post.)

Iowahawk 2016

The campaign promises are starting already...

I would be horrible at managing the US economy. So I won't. #Iowahawk2016
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) January 4, 2015

Instead of worrying about what other countries think about us, I will make them worry about what we think of them. #Iowahawk2016
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) January 4, 2015

Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms: the theme of my inauguration party. #Iowahawk2016
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) January 4, 2015

I promise to create an economic depression and confine it to a 40 mile radius of the US capitol. #Iowahawk2016
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) January 4, 2015

New One?

.@FedSoc @Salon @donnabrazile Why would we need a new Constitution? We're barely using the old one.
— Instapundit.com (@instapundit) September 29, 2014

Border Check

Your papers, please.


Via Say Uncle

Software substitution

Bill Gates talks about the future of jobs and how technology may reduce the number of jobs for people with only a basic skill set. He calls it "software substitution."

"When people say we should raise the minimum wage. I worry about what that does to job creation ... potentially damping demand in the part of the labor spectrum that I’m most worried about."

Raising the minimum wage will simply accelerate the payback period for buying that robot or automated software tool. Image trying to lower the minimum wage in the future to make hiring people more attractive coupled with any amount of inflation - good luck unringing that bell.

Bad Dog, Bad Dog

Whatcha gonna do when the SWAT comes for you? They need to add the Benny Hill music to this video. (Like the bike video.)



Video via Ace

TN Governor's Race

He's thrown his hat in the ring. And something will be just like the purity of that apple.



Via The Blaze

Keystone Cops

Too funny...



Via Bayou Renaissance Man

TN .GOV @ Work

This is just another example of how the government fails to meet the standards of the private sector. I don't seem to recall Amazon.com shutting down during parts of the day and preventing me from just checking the status of an order.