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Category Archives: Critical Thinking
RA and turning 65? You may have some suprises coming.
As the world turns, people hardly notice the changes unless they are under the wheels of progress. At Fifty some, I contracted RA. I never heard of a family member having such a thing, so maybe it’s not inherited? Over my life, I’ve exposed … Continue reading
Posted in Buyer Beware, Critical Thinking, DIYer Skills, In The News, Your Wasted Tax Dollars
Tagged Medicare, RA, Rheumatoid Arthritis
11 Comments
Question of the day 5/20/2013, Aeromotor Fan
A question from Jeff H. Subject: windmill retrofit Message Body: I was curious about retrofitting old Aeromotor windmills with a belt reduction to a commonly available truck alternator. With the advent of serpentine belts, it sounds that much more possible. My … Continue reading
Who could have understood the impact?
I was thinking about my friends the Fishers, our Governor just added so many to their numbers.. gone is the term Fishermen from the State’s dictionary of terms. You out there with the fishing poles or nets are … Continue reading
Posted in Critical Thinking
Tagged Insanity, Law makers, New and better laws, word processors
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Some rare news about Amonix this Month.
George comments in blue.. I’ve placed my bets on Amonix, and my bet is that the folks that own the 7700 power plants will wish they had something else. Read this article, it’s pretty good… copied below and comment added. New … Continue reading
Posted in Critical Thinking, Earth & Energy, In The News, The New Green Movement, Your Wasted Tax Dollars
Tagged Amonix, CPV Solar
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Call of the Day..and a you tube clip you’ll enjoy.
No doubt, we are all tired of politics, so I thought I’d tell you about the Call I got today.. A guy wanted a serpentine pulley to put on an electric motor so he can drive one of my PMGs he bought some years … Continue reading
I wanted that Car! Fiskers Joins others in failure or bankruptcy?
Another note on Marketing. As I read the papers and other publications, I note opinions about why the EVs are not as profitable as predicted. I think of the many people who want to own a Tesla but can’t afford it. Some … Continue reading
Posted in Critical Thinking
Tagged Critical Thinking, Fiskers joins the Ranks of failure?
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A Cloud Edge Effect?
In a world so full of BS, skepticism pays a rather huge dividend, but this is real…. Was it yesterday, good friend and excellent PE Bill Rogers sent me a picture of his Outback Display, and a higher KW reading than … Continue reading
Utterpower Honors Mick at Metabunk.org
Today I honor Mick at Metabunk.org for writing a great article about small companies that make big claims. I haven’t asked permission to repost here what Mick wrote there, but I do so in hopes you WILL make the time … Continue reading
Hydro Power, another lesson in critical thinking?
As we’ve discussed many times, a person should never think he’s the very first to have an idea. That old expression that there’s little new under the sun is so true. But there are others who will instantly say… … Continue reading
Email of the day, Question about Generator Stator Windings
From: Thomas Subject: generator windings in parallel Question: I read the post and still confused. You rewire the head or the receptacles on a generator. proquest thesis search My wiring is just like the Coleman schematic. Why can’t I rewire … Continue reading