This may get a little “techie,” but I’ll try to simplify it as best I can.
Sometimes people post an Internet Protocol (IP) address of what they think is someone’s computer and then fraudulently add that person’s name to it. Anyone who posts an IP address that supposedly identifies a person by name is a liar.
Actually, that was too simple. I should give a little more detail. Continue reading
Controversial former Gilberton, PA Police Chief Mark Kessler cut a deal with his former employers, as it was reported in the mainstream news.
For those of you with a memory as short as my own, “Chief” Mark Kessler made a Youtube video that went viral and caught the attention of not only the elected officials of Gilberton, but national news outlets, as well. In his videos he is best remembered for firing fully automatic weapons, referring to those who disagree with his ideology as, “Libtards,” and using the “F-word” loudly and extensively. Continue reading
NOTE 2/25/14: Only days after writing this article, bitcoin value went into freefall. The reason is that the Mt. Gox bitcoin exchange (mentioned in this article) has ceased operating and has filed for bankruptcy protection. One news report stated that $165 million in bitcoins that were supposed to be securely kept within the exchange’s cyber vault is unaccounted for.
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If you haven’t heard of Bitcoin, I expect you will be hearing about it in the mainstream media shortly.
Bitcoin is a currency that doesn’t exist. It is a virtual world currency, but is being used to buy items as a form of real world cash. It’s currently accepted in about 1000 brick and mortar businesses throughout the world and about 35,000 online businesses.
Even more recently, it was just announced that two Bitcoin ATM’s are being made available to Bitcoin believers in the U.S. Continue reading
Six weeks into the flu season, the H1N1 virus is still killing young adults and middle-aged Americans at epidemic levels in other areas of the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Pennsylvania, though, seems to have gotten through the worst of the viral storm, if not the snow storms.
Although the death toll isn’t nearly as bad as the 2009 influenza epidemic that swept across the United States, that same H1N1 virus has seen a resurgence this year, infecting more than 6,600 Americans since October and resulting in deaths beyond epidemic levels for the rest of the country since mid-January. Continue reading
With one person missing and presumed dead in an explosion at a natural gas well in a small Pennsylvania town, the company responsible is now under fire after apparently apologizing to the local community by handing out vouchers for free pizza. Continue reading
Newspapers and blogs are reporting on newly elected NorCo Executive John Brown intending to hire a “consultant” for a mind boggling cost of $715,000 over the next 4 years. The hiring would be made without a bidding process.
In light of this I have taken the liberty of rewriting an old Civil War song.
(Thanks to those who gave suggestions for improvement)
