Geography Div (Internet access subsection)

If you're reading this, the map doesn't apply to you, eh ? One would think in the country that always applauds itself as #1 it would be better ……. ah well, there's always the healthcare industry.

A Little Saturday Nite Bluegrass Div (Computer Frustration subsection)

A fun song on a contemporary subject by Tim O'Brien.
From the album Cornbread Nation: Running Out of Memory for You.
Sorry, no info on the various accompanying artists.

Computer Div ... (frustration and ignorance subsection)

This computer stuff can really be exasperating. When I expect something to happen and it doesn't, you don't know if the machine is screwing up or if it's me. (As it sez in my mini-profile below, I'm a computer neophyte.
Lately, Safari (yeah, I'm a Mac person) has been freezing any yielding the whirling pinwheel of whatever. Sometimes it simply shuts down ........ sometimes not. Usually, shutting down the machine and re-booting fixes it (for a while anyway).
Been to the "Genius Bar" four times in the past two weeks. Replaced both sticks of RAM and reloaded the OS.
Been acting up again !!! Tomorrow will probably erase the thing and reload from scratch !!!
Guess I'll preposition some stuff for Idle Hands.

Wonder Why ??? ... div

Ah, this cyber stuff  - -
Looked at the stats today  - - seems the whole thing has reset on page views. Yesterday it was 3250 or so, today it's 3 ......... go figure.
More hits than I ever figured when I started this thing on 1 Jan.
Guess it's a "Blogger" thing  - - thanks Google.
Edit: 15 Oct  - - now it's back to the way it was  - -  go figure.....???????

This is the Future div

Last week the old bear took the plunge and purchased an iPhone 4S (after owning a cellular phone that was, well, a phone).. It's smarter than I am and it's truly amazing in just how much "computer" is packed into such a small device.
It's SIRI feature immediately brought to mind the old BBC series Star Cops that started (and unfortunately, after nine episodes, ended) in 1987.
David Calder (the star) has a hand-held "assistant" - -  aptly named "Box." You can find the first mention of Box at the 8:15 point in this video.
The series was set in 2027 .......  maybe we are getting closer.

Is our children lernin' div

Ya gotta wonder. With all the innovation and the speed of technological change today why any government official could be so stupid as to eat the "seed corn" is beyond me.

Of course, the priorities are  clearly defined. (Note: I do understand the difference in funding sources).

Here we have one of the (politically) important states in the Union being run into the ground by a convicted fraud and felon  - - well, his company was, but remember what Etch said, "Corporations are people, my friend"  (and Floridians still elected this idiot).

Maybe in lieu of real science and technology education we can substitute prayer.