Bradenton Beach Sunset

Keepin it warm.  62 degrees.
Manatee County just hit with a tornado yesterday.  Sarasota hit also.  4 tornadoes confirmed.  Damn.
All is well.
https://goo.gl/photos/HZFz3kUgMNFpaXJB9

Best Speech Ever

President Obama is a great speaker, but if I had to choose one fire in the gut speech it would be Mario Cuomo's 1984 Key Note speech:

http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mariocuomo1984dnc.htm

Here Comes Windows 10

Well here it is.  The latest Windows operating system Windows 10 or just W10 for short.

I always wait to see what everyone else says about Windows updates to their operating system before jumping on board.  It always seems prudent to let the masses shake out all the bugs before committing to an upgrade.

This time is no different and even more important.  I have heard some real pushy, invasive, heavy handed characteristics of W10 so we will just leave automatic updates off on our Windows 8.1 operating system PCs for now.

For those who just got caught up in the hype or just like jumping in the pool head first, there is some protection hacks already developed by the PC community.  That is what I love about PCs.  We got help.

For those who wish to go ahead and upgrade to W10 be cautious and follow this users careful instruction:

...........  Windows 10 asks if you want to share all of your private information by doing an express setup or control your privacy by doing an advanced setup. I chose advanced setup and configured all of these settings before Windows 10 even loaded the first time. This article leads you to believe that you have no choice but to go hunting for these settings after Microsoft has already raped you for your private information....... 

Where there's help there's choices.  The biggest turn off to me is a lack of choice from MS to opt out of the upgrade.  The bigger issue is spying on the user.  Many first users complain of multiple pathways of serious data mining.  Not just your browser history. 

Here is a link to disarm some of the most dangerous data mining paths to Microsoft:

https://hideu.wordpress.com/2015/08/13/how-to-kill-windows-10-privacy-spying-forever/

We will no doubt explore other operating system alternatives now and in the future.

Putin: "Oh, look at the beautiful birds flying north."

http://news.yahoo.com/georgia-accuses-russia-land-grab-near-breakaway-region-145344899.html

"Elizath Warren is absolutely wrong on this" ?

President Barrack Obama says Elizabeth Warren is absolutely wrong on TPP Fast Track?  Really?

http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/09/politics/barack-obama-elizabeth-warren-trade/index.html

Isn't it her duty to raise questions and debate?  Let us debate.  Give everyone the details.  Show us the documents.  Let our representatives debate all trade agreements in our interests.

New Jersey Transit Rewards Program announced.

Let us hear it for the employees and riders of New Jersey Transit in 2015.   Under funded, equipped and represented they do the best with the worst.

http://www.repmanblog.com/repman/2015/04/nj-transit-announces-new-incident-based-rewards-program.html

NJ to remove windows from all public schools.

Like a fat kid caught breaking windows at school.  NJ Governor Christie told NH out of towners that the latest Moodys bond rating downgrade just means that he is right again.  The pension system in NJ is the root of all NJ deficit.  

Before it was Obama.  Now it is the pension shortfall.  Meanwhile the state is hiding the fact that the Governor took credit for funding, fixing reforming the system.  Then took the funding back and blamed the pension shortfall on the state workers that bargained for it over decades and rely on it.

He and Walker are trying to out do each other with their track record interpretations, but our guy is the best.
Wahhh!
http://www.northjersey.com/news/moody-s-downgrades-n-j-credit-rating-citing-weak-financial-position-and-pension-shortfalls-1.1311053?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_term=Wake%20Up%20Call%20NJ&utm_campaign=Wake%20Up%20Call