A bill passed Congress that will require people to use fluorescent light bulbs instead of incandescent light bulbs. What's interesting about this is: they are only made in China, they contain mercury, and as such, become hazardous waste when disposed of, and if you break one, you're encouraged to call a Haz-Mat team to clean it up.
I just left General Electric.
They are spending months reinventing themselves. Can't they just stop that, and spend one weekend inventing a better light bulb? I'd think a middle school science project contestant could put something together with LEDs.
I often thought, that by simply replacing the breaker that controls the lights in a house with a rectifier and stepdown transformer, then replacing the bulbs in a house with led's, would be an incredibly simple solution. It would be cheap, the bulbs wouldn't burn out, and we could move on to the next energy issue.

I know that precooling the condensor on home air conditioners with water can save homes in Las Vegas 30% off their power bill. I know, because I built a prototype. It hooked up to the garden hose spigot and used 1 gallon a day, and it didn't waste any water.
And how about making round tires for cars ? Have you pushed a car lately? The tires themselves provide friction just by changing shape as they roll. Try this with your car....try coasting on a level road to see how fast you slow down. You are slowing down because of all the resistance from wind and road resistance. I'd think that could be easily be improved...again, by a middle school science fair contestant.
I'd think new cars would be shaped more like a wings than boxes.
Speaking of cars...how about powering them with water ? You could create you're own hydrogen and oxygen at home from tap water. And when the mixture burns, its only by product would be water. That could used for making of a truly unique hybrid engine that doesn't burn petroleum.
And speaking about hybrid engines Is anyone every going to come up with a battery that comes close to 100% efficiency. Most of the energy waisted by braking could be stored in it. Whenever you let off the 'gas' pedal, the battery could be charging.
These ideas are kind of brain dead solutions. Are they too simple ? Or is everybody going through life these days with a cell phone to their ear, and a gameboy in their hands?

I kind of like IUD as an abbreviation for Insert Update and Delete.
Thinking about it, it could apply to birth control too. Insert the device, update it (haha), and delete pregnancy.
~~~ Strange thoughts from Strange People are the best ~~~

MX Sql automatically aborts a batch of transactions after an IUD (Insert, Update, Delete).
IUD - I wonder who came up with that abbreviation...lol.
So, when loading a database, you might lose 50,000 inserts for 1 referential integrety error. This is unacceptable for a data base with terabytes of data. To get around this, set :
UPD_ABORT_ON_ERROR to off.
To check that setting:
display_explain options 'f' my_query;
The OPT column displays token upd_action_on_error: on_rollback. A value of "x" means that the transaction will be rolled back.
If this solution doesn't work for some reason, all I can see are two options:
1 - Turn Audit off on the target database. That would slow down the load though.
2 - Table up all the batched transactions, and write them to a restart file whenever an error occurs.

Life has been moving fast. We drove 1,200 miles in two days to get here. We've changed hotels often and our lifestyles have changed dramatically. It all has taken its toll on me.
I've been working 10 to 12 hours a day, and so far, I'm deeper in debt beyond my wildest dreams. Such is life in the contracting world I guess. I love every minute of it. I'm getting everything I've asked for.
Everyone at GE will be gone by the end of this July.
I would have been gone too. I had the feeling the contract with GE was a little hyped. It was never intended to be a one year contract. I did the right thing by changing jobs last month.
The highlights of Seattle were...
Renee, Jonathon, Don, and our stay up at Mt Rainier.
Don calls me every Friday and he probably will for a very long time.
It seems we left a very depressing place to be in one of the worlds most exciting cities.
Everything here is positive.
The people are friendly. Driving is nice. The weather is beautiful.
And the beaches are the best in the world !!!

The Days Inn internet is driving me bonkers. I may have to log on 5 times a day on it, and it prompts me for an ID only when I send something very important. Then, it takes me to an xml screen that looks like crap, and I lose everything I sent.

Free Yorkshire Terrier: 8-years old. Hateful little bastard. Bites!
Free Puppies: 1/2 Cocker Spaniel, 1/2 sneaky neighbor's dog.
Free Puppies: Mother, AKC German Shepherd. Father, Super Dog...able to leap tall fences in a single bound. 
Found Dirty White Dog: Looks like a rat. Been out a while. Better be a big reward.
Cows, Calves:  Never bred. Also 1 gay bull for sale.
Nordic Track: $300 Hardly used, call Chubby.
Georgia Peaches: California grown - 89 cents/lb.
Joining Nudist Colony: Must sell washer and dryer $300.
Wedding Dress For Sale: Worn once by mistake. Call Stephanie.
For Sale By Owner: Complete set of Encyclopedia Britannica, 45 volumes. Excellent condition. $1,000 or best offer. No longer needed, Got married last month. Wife knows everything..

Male or Female? You might not have known this, but a lot of non-living objects are actually either male or female. Here are some examples:

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FREEZER BAGS: They are male, because they hold everything in, but you can see right through them.

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PHOTOCOPIERS: These are female, because once turned off; it takes a while to warm them up again. They are an effective reproductive device if the right buttons are pushed, but can also wreak havoc if you push the wrong Buttons.

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TIRES: Tires are male, because they go bald easily and are often over inflated

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HOT AIR BALLOONS: Also a male object, because to get them to go anywhere, you have to light a fire under their butt.

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SPONGES: These are female, because they are soft, squeezable and retain water.

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WEB PAGES: Female, because they're constantly being looked at and frequently getting hit on.

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TRAINS: Definitely male, because they always use the same old lines for picking up people.

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EGG TIMERS: Egg timers are female because, over time, all the weight shifts to the bottom.

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HAMMERS: Male, because in the last 5000 years, they've hardly changed at all, and are occasionally handy to have around.

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THE REMOTE CONTROL: Female. Ha! You probably thought it would be male, but consider this: It easily gives a man pleasure, he'd be lost without it, and while he doesn't always know which buttons to push, he just keeps trying.

I wonder if Spanish people ever know who deems things male or female. hmmmm....diccionario de los llebster?

I've been putting in some long hours and things have been pretty hectic since we've moved.
I'll get back into the phlog groove once I've gotten Unix down pat, and things wind back down to their normal level of insanity.

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It feels so strange...to have lived in high rises for almost an entire year.
And now, we're living in a nice hotel for who knows how long.

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Love y'all n bgood.