2026 | Noetic Mechanics

Washington Pols as Guppies in a Fishbowl

In just the last couple of days one of the fish in my downstairs aquarium of community fish has that condition where they lose equilibrium. He drifts around like a limp bit of orange flotsam […]

Democrat Road Warrior to be Treasury Secretary

The business cable news is abuzz with commentary of Timothy Geitner’s replacement as Treasury Secretary. Obama has nominated Jack Lew, currently White House Chief of Staff. Here we are in the middle of a tepid […]

The New Years Eve Fiscal Cliff Bill Only Reduced the Deficit by $4 Billion

You’ve read all the propaganda in the mainstream media about how the “fiscal cliff” resolution bill will solve all our budget problems. The rich are finally “paying their fair share.” Turns out the bill only […]

Tech

Technology Has Caught Up With the Boeing Dreamliner

The blood suckers on Wall Street are freaking out about a rash of problems with Boeing’s new Dreamliner aircraft. There was a fire in a Japan Airlines Dreamliner yesterday, attributed to wiring in a lithium […]

True Grit

As an ardent John Wayne fan, this film was agonizing to watch. I can see how Jeff Bridges got a lot of Hollywood praise for his interpretation of the title role because he did his […]

Immortal

Most dramas set in the future show everything is sleek, perfect, and technologically immortal. This film is much more realistic. The transportation is undependable, the authorities are as bungling as ever, and the people simmer […]

In The Valley of Elah

I’ve always heard that Hollywood hates the war in Iraq and the U.S. military. This film proves it beyond every reasonable doubt. It’s scary to think that Hollywood made a film like this while our […]

Barry is Still the Vote for Revenge Candidate

Obama’s closing argument was simply, “Vote for revenge.” He might as well have been a terrorist leader telling his hordes of blindly devoted followers to strap on a vest of explosives and die for the […]

Dark Pools Grow In Influence on Wall Street

It wasn’t bad enough that day traders could buy and sell stocks minutes apart to take advantage of miniscule fluctuations value. Now computer programs can do that in milliseconds. Almost half of all trades are […]

Bolivia Boots Ronald McDonald Out as an Imperialist Pig

You’ve got to like a man like Bolivian president Evo Morales. He stands up for the most important industry in Bolivia, illegal narcotics. He’s BFF with Hugo Chavez, and he has Obama-esque rhetorical skills that […]