Crushing cans

In general, people don't bother to crush cans.  Meh. I understand it.  They're (generally) either too lazy, don't care, or aren't sure how or why to crush a can.

As to the "why", a crushed can takes up less space than a non-crushed can.  This means that more crushed cans can be stored in a space than non-crushed cans.

As to "how", there are several methods.  One of the easiest and least thought-required is to equip oneself with a boot or very sturdy shoe and squash the can.  In an apartment building, this can be problematic.  It can annoy neighbors, especially if done at "odd hours".

There is a work-around for this.  If a can is taken in hand and pinched, not hard, but just enough in the center, and then rotated 90 degrees and pinched again halfway between the first pinch and the top and bottom, those creases make it easy to take the can in-hand and press the top and bottom so that the can folds in on itself.  This type of crushing is not hard, in the least bit.  It also tends to not be noticed by neighbors, which is a positive thing in an apartment block.

Freedom!

Let me go right out on the limb and remain there by saying I love freedom.

There are a very small number of things that I would put forth as valid reasons to limit freedom.

• You may not murder.  (self defense or defense of others is justifiable).

• You may not rape.  (Being seduced by a child that does arguably know what they're doing does not count.  It may be stupid on the adult's part, but it should not be criminal.)

• You may not use coercion on other people.  (Employees should not be exploited, but employees should be free to leave at any point, with or without reason.  Conversely, employers should be free to dismiss employees at their discretion.)

That's pretty much it.   Any law that is above or beyond the above list is probably misguided at best and evil/liberal more likely.

So, I like freedom.  I love freedom.  I'm out on that limb, and I'll remain there, using claws to attack those that think freedom is an old or useless fad.
Yes!  Some stupid people will do some very stupid things with the freedom they've been granted.




If you're a democrat, I probably hate you, not because of who you are, but because of what you represent.  You're a very small dictator, and probably not a loved one.
If you're a "progressive", see "democrat" above.  I don't have time to elaborate.  If any of the above seems "less controlled" than you like, you're likely a dictator that just didn't realize it.  Fix your head, and you may be salvageable.  Elsewise, expect me to hate your anti-freedom-ness.
Republicans [hangs head] start to weary me.  Freedom used to be the rule.  Some still follow this, but too many have turned dictatorial.

There I am.  There I'll stay.  I love freedom.  If you think otherwise, I probably want to smack you until you finally get it.  (but that would probably constitute assault under current laws, so I restrain myself)

IMEI Check Code

This is mostly a reminder to myself:

(for most phones) To check a phone for its IMEI number(s), from the phone's dialer, type *#06#.

Twilight Zone (1985 series) 01x29

I of Newton:
Not often you see a major chunk of a TV show with just two characters.  But, it plays very well.  
Ron Glass (Shepherd Book from Firefly and Serenity) as some lesser servant of the devil with Sherman Hemsley (George Jefferson from The Jeffersons and All in the Family) have a verbal joust.
Fun quotes from the servant's t-shirts:
HELL IS A SUMMER FESTIVAL
HELL IS A CITY MUCH LIKE NEWARK
OVER 2,000,000,000 SERVED
GEHENNA MORE THAN A PLACE A WAY OF LIFE
LET'S DO DAMNATION


The whole thing is expert in so many ways.  Wow.

Shelved cat

Little Techno thinks she's a book and shelved herself.