Yesterday, I had an error message on a Dell Latitude laptop computer reading, “Document Manager service could not be started. Please verify Vault Filter is loaded and running.” Solution: Delete registry key HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\WavXMgr
Month: July 2010
Time Warp – Water Balloon
Cool “Time-Warp” video of a water balloon smashing into a subject’s face…
Laser Shoot-Down
London’s Daily Telegraph reports on successful tests by the US to shoot down drone aircraft using lasers. I believe they are using the same sorts of infrared lasers that were used in the Space Elevator Games to power climbers up 1000 meters of cable last year. There is not much reason that these could not…
In Congress, July 4, 1776
The Unanimous Declaration of the Thirteen United States of America We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among…
Mr. Deity and the Void
Last week, Mr. Deity released the first episode of Season Four (a Prequel) on YouTube. See it here, watch it on YouTube, or subscribe to the podcast. If you like his work, go to his “Donate” page and let him know with a few bucks.
Government Does Nothing Well?
Last night at dinner, a friend of mine repeated to me an often-heard challenge to name something … anything … that the government does well. This line came during a discussion of health care reform in the US. I let the challenge pass at the time, but since then I have thought more about it,…