Who would have thought such a hip person as Steve Jobs would have such a dim view of human media consumption? Well, okay, who would have thought he’d admit to such a thing.
From Wikiquote:
When you’re young, you look at television and think, There’s a conspiracy. The networks have conspired to dumb us down. […]
Courtesy Vanderleun I came across this youtube clip…..
The guy is a nut. I don’t think he is using the proper safety gear most of the time and he is going way to fast.
Do a flicker search to get a better idea of what the place is like. This shot gives you an idea of what the entrance is like.
This is the Wikipedia article about EL Caminito del Rey
As cities are going to have a harder and harder time raising revenue, I think you will see more of this…
Six U.S. cities have been found guilty of shortening the amber cycles below what is allowed by law on intersections equipped with cameras meant to catch red-light runners. The local governments in question have ignored the safety benefit of increasing the yellow light time and decided to install red-light cameras, shorten the yellow light duration, and collect the profits instead.
You remember this rant from Sippican Cottage on how it was hard to get a doctor now that every one had health insurance? Now even the New York Times has noticed. Now those people who only believe those things that appear in the New York Times can no longer call Sippican Cottage a liar.
About a year ago P.B. instituted a policy that the truck drivers were not to load their own trucks; only Acme personnel could use the forklifts and load the trucks. I no longer remember the nominal reasons, much less whether they made sense. I think it had to do with legal liability for the truck Click Here to continue reading.
This reminds me; I have got to read the books some day. (h/t best blog around)