Category Archives: Snip and Save Department

There’s a really interesting case going on in Nelson, New Zealand, caught by our Canadian editor Tim, where a skateboarder has been fine NZ$750 for skateboarding in the street.  One the one side, you’ve got a policeman and on the … Continue reading →

Since UrbanSurvival has been around a while (has it been 14-years already?) we have continued to gather an interesting assortment of contacts around various here and there places.  One of them sent out a summary document (English lang., .pdf file) … Continue reading →

A email from a friend of mine last week (or so) began “Say ya’ll…” and then launched into an explanation of proper Southern grammar saying what he really intended was to say “Say, all ya’ll…” but that’s the first thing … Continue reading →

We’ve spent a fair amount of energy this week exploring the idea that local reality may – occasionally, but often enough to be noticed now and then – be subject to distortion for reasons we don’t yet fully understand. Whether … Continue reading →

A fair amount of thoughtful mail has popped in after yesterday’s discussion of people finding trouble measuring things. “Hey George – There are a few of us here in Austin that read your column regularly and enjoy it. (Thanks, btw.)  … Continue reading →

Part and parcel of the arrival of 2012, and it’s accompanying woo-woo, I started periodic postings a year, or so, back where we open up the mats down at the intellectual Dojo (martial arts center) so that common sense & … Continue reading →

The other morning I reported on the pressure one of the bigger for-profit schools was under and opined that for-profit schools are held to a different standard than the not-for-profit and state-funded schools.  As a result, I received a very … Continue reading →

Remember Chris Malcheski?  He’s the guy who did the really neat software that lefts us flip graphics (like crop circles…rining a bell there?) around to look for embedded information.  Well, he’s got a new one coming out this week – … Continue reading →

In Thursday’s column I mentioned that in a press conference this week, the who’s-he-was-its of the Centers for Disease Control talked about six things people can do about obesity and then listed five which got me to wonder about #6… … Continue reading →

No testimony as to the efficacy of treatment, but Jeff Rense had an interview on last night that several readers thought would be worth mentioning.  The site involved is www.fireburndoctor.com – seems there’s a lot that can be done to … Continue reading →