The @Ring application really stinks.

I was just told, but haven't independently verified, that Carlisha Hood is in the hiring process for the Chicago Police Department. If true, that seems to raise serious issues for the hiring process & the prospects of her exercising police powers. news.wttw.com/2023/06/22/chi…

Almost 10 seconds. Almost a Dozen Warnings. Think about that. I want everyone to pause and count to 10. Ten seconds may not seem like a long time—until it’s the last 10 seconds of your life. To those advocating to defund the police, I ask: How long is too long? How long is

It is a somber day today here with the loss of a police officer shot and killed while serving our society.

I am on my way to the wake for Officer Martinez who was murdered while serving our city and our society on a traffic stop here. I would encourage everyone who is able to come and show support for the family which has sacrificed so much for the survival of our city. Details:

I suspect Dosyoyevsky would have made a mockery out of the current regime in Moscow if he was writing literature now. Does the ends justify the means if one is mass murdering hundreds of thousands of innocents to steal their land and resources? Much more grand crimes.

That note adds important context. Another point is that he has received resources from Russia. Presumably for what he says on their behalf.

It is being reported that Pope Francis has passed away.

Surprisingly Grok seems to think my 2.8 Megajoule capacitor bank is the largest within the city of Chicago in terms of energy storage. I wonder if it is. It is mostly Maxwell Boostcap EDLC capcitors in series/parallel configuration.

On this 7th of December I am thinking about the attack on Pearl Harbor. As I watch the clouds of war gather across the Asia/Pacific and in Europe, I note we are woefully unprepared for a prolonged conflict because we outsourced manufacturing needed to replace attrition.