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Why the ChiComs are Winning
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This article is about the experiences of a tiny company (Fluxeon) in dealing with Chinese suppliers. It illustrates why and how the Chinese are winning the world economic battle of the 21st century. Unless we (the USA) change out ways, China will be the world economic superpower in a few years. Now I’m going to [...]
Posted by neonjohn on September 27th, 2010 under Current Events, Induction heating | 1 Comment »
Tele-Slime Beware
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The attached letter was in my mailbox last week. (click on the image to view full size) It warms my cockles. Tennessee has one of the strongest anti-telemarketing laws in the nation, far stronger than the national one. TN actually takes police action against teleslime, fining them $500 for each violation. As can be seen [...]
Posted by neonjohn on January 4th, 2009 under Current Events | 1 Comment »
Ignorance in America
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This little ditty http://www.americancivicliteracy.org/resources/quiz.aspx is making the rounds right now, typically forwarded by a knuckle-dragging right wing whacko (as opposed to the left-wing knuckle-dragging whackos) to demonstrate how ignorant people are today of their “heritage”. I took this quiz and was horrified at the number of flat-out wrong answers. (absent the questions with no right [...]
Posted by neonjohn on November 24th, 2008 under Current Events, Government, Philosophy | 2 Comments »
That Worthless UL Label
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If you’re a “Boomer” like me, you were probably raised up to respect that UL or “Underwriter’s Laboratory” label on electrical stuff. I still remember the ads on TV. The label really meant something too. UL started out as an independent testing laboratory funded by the insurance companies to test boiler safety valves and related [...]
Posted by neonjohn on November 24th, 2008 under Current Events, Philosophy, Product Reviews, Science | 4 Comments »
