It's been 25 years since Diana, Princess of Wales was killed in a car crash. It's also been 25 years of constant coverage in magazines and news stories about her. She died, but the stories about her didn't. Always at the checkout and newsstand racks you can find a publication with her on the cover.
I didn't follow her celebrity so I don't understand the importance this woman had on the world or what influence she possessed for mankind that would keep her the main topic far exceeding the fan base that Elvis fans are keeping an eternal flame for.
I'm sure there's a YouTube video explaining this.
I thought I'd take a break from political topics and post something I find hilariously funny. It isn't often someone who is so creative that despite being impeached twice, lost a reelection, takes top level classified documents home and ignores NARA's request to get them, now facing criminal charges for his actions, possibly being implicated as the instigator in the January 6th insurrection... comes up with a TOTALLY original plan:
In the news today, he's asking for a new election immediately or make him the rightful president now.
I wrote a blog in March about a concern for purchasing a 3-liter can of pure olive oil.
The concern was 'how many years would it take to consume 3-liters' and would it go rancid before I could use it up.
Gulp... it's gone. Four months later I had to buy another can.
Roughly converting from metric, my calculations say it's about one 8-ounce cup per week. That includes cooking/frying and salads.
Previous blog on the subject:
According to Wiki, John Gotti (John Joseph Gotti Jr.) was an American gangster and boss of the Gambino crime family.
"At his peak, Gotti was one of the most powerful and dangerous crime bosses in the United States. During his era, he became widely known for his outspoken personality and flamboyant style, which gained him favor with some of the general public. While his peers generally avoided attracting attention, especially from the media, Gotti became known as "The Dapper Don", for his expensive clothes and personality in front of news cameras. He was later given the nickname "The Teflon Don" after three high-profile trials in the 1980s resulted in his acquittal, though it was later revealed that the trials had been tainted by jury tampering, juror misconduct and witness intimidation. Law enforcement authorities continued gathering evidence against Gotti, who reportedly earned between $5 million-20 million per year as Gambino boss."
In 1992, Gotti was charged with: Racketeering; racketeering conspiracy; murder; Illegal gambling; obstruction of justice; and conspiracies to murder, bribe a detective, obstruct justice, commit loan sharking, and commit tax fraud. The verdict was guilty. His sentence was, life imprisonment without parole and $250,000 fine.
I've heard before if you want to make a conviction stick, follow the money.
If I could have some CS wishes, my list wouldn't be too long. Well, maybe it would. The first request would be to be able to view profiles without them knowing and not giving up the ability of knowing who view me. Kinda like having your cake and eating it too. Going stealth has it's drawbacks. Unfortunately as simple of a request could have everyone using it and soon no one would 'see' any profiles here.
Another request would be to log on and appear offline. All the hits I get are within the first 20 minutes of being online as members float to the top of the list of who's online by the order of when they log on.
Allow foreign (Asian) languages so we read what they say in their language when they don't know English.
Chinese, Japanese, Thai, also Russian.
I came across a story about people who are doing wood crafting called fractal wood burning. The process involves soaking boards in a chemical solution and running high-voltage electric across the wet board. The end result is a unique burn into the wood that has a tree-like shape with branches extending outward from the electrodes. The design has an almost fractal appearance. Hence the name fractal wood burning.
That's the good part. The bad part is the process is dangerous, especially in the hands of a novice.
To achieve this technique you need a transformer. Where can you find such a transformer? They can be found in the guts of a microwave oven. The alternate name for that type of transformer can be referred to as "lichtenburg" generator.
I found this type of art in a story about a couple who were electrocuted by the high-voltage it created. Another linked story was a house fire cause by the misuse of the device. Thousands of volts passing through 2 electrodes like a failed Tesla experiment.
While it's pretty, people aren't aware of the dangers in rigging something so powerful in a home-made device.
Holding the electrodes like the photo above is EXTREMELY dangerous.
The YouTube video shows a guy in a workshop using a variac, voltage controlled transformer and for safety, the electrodes aren't within reach.
It's no secret that a good percentage of the Asian women on CS are Philippine working in other countries. It could be cities like Hong Kong, Singapore or Dubai where they are contracted to be domestic help and in many cases, English teachers for young children.
The ones who have a medical background usually hire out as nurses or health care workers.
One profile stated she is an OFW. That acronym was new to me and it means Overseas Filipino Worker and describes people who leave their country in search of opportunity that is not available in Philippines.
My father was in the Navy during WWII and traveled the Pacific. While docked in the Philippines, one of his buddies met a hospital worker and they started a relationship. After the war, she came to America where they married and lived happily ever after!
There is a large Philippine community in Miami and some women I've met were in the medical field having received their nurse training in the Philippines.
A lot of credit goes out to the women who accept the challenge of working in a foreign land to aid their families back home!
I originally blogged about Kobe Bryant's helicopter crash in January 2020, where all nine aboard had perished.
Kobe's multi-million dollar Sikorsky didn't have any obstacle avoidance equipment, something found on hobby drones costing $500. I'm sure the avoidance system on a corporate helicopter would be thousands and very sophisticated. Maybe the FAA should rethink the minimum safety equipment required for commercial aircraft leasing companies.
It wasn't long after the crash, I began to hear about leaked photos of the dead bodies taken by the first responders. I figured it would all fade away. It didn't.
News today from Associated Press:
"Kobe Bryant’s widow was awarded $16 million as part of a $31 million jury verdict Wednesday against Low Angeles County for deputies and firefighters sharing grisly photos of the NBA star, his 13-year-old daughter and other victims killed in a 2020 helicopter crash."News link:
Reader reviews were mixed.
Some were slanted that basically Vanessa Bryant is so rich she didn't need the money.
My previous blog on the subject:
My work computer is rebooting... It stays online 24/7 and I only reboot when necessary.
The video refresh hasn't been right for a few weeks now and I went to the manufacturer of the video board to install new drivers.
Almost done. We shall see.
I will say the reboot process has improved since I switched to Google Chrome, as all my resources come back online after the reboot. Email, Calendar and business apps via Streak and Asana.
He's been sentenced to 5 days in jail and 3 years of probation in DUI charges.
Happy now?
Right, not enough punishment.
Different than my previous blog about a flying car, a quad copter is a large-scale drone with sufficient lift to carry a person and not be flown remotely.
Toyota has a SkyDrive prototype and claim to be the first. That's not accurate as other companies have been testing prototypes for several years.
Only good for 5 to 10 minute flights, it's far from being practical.
The top story is/was the FBI Raiding Donald Trump’s Mar-A-Lago Resort.
News at 11.
I can hardly wait to hear why the FBI would want to visit Mar-a-Lago.
EDIT:
Although the headlines read raid, the FBI conducted a SEARCH with warrant.
I'm amending the title of my blog to correctly reflect this.
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