The new age war of words underway.. In one corner, Mr. Universe Deepak Chopra.. in the other corner, the Atheist Krauss with facts and figures.

There’s no meeting in the middle in this battle of wits.

The thrilla in Bodhisattva

Mrs. T's Recalling Product

Some awful news for people in the coal region of PA (and some other states that import the product from Shenandoah PA) who enjoy this amazing combination of flavors.. A recall because along with the cheese and tomato and basil, little chunks of plastic may also be within the product.. A new flavor indeed.

Mrs. T's Recalling Product

Two men arrested in separate White House breaches... hours after new Secret Service director vowed to improve 'failing' security

It’s all in the timing, isn’t it? Life so often works like that..

The UK DAILY MAIL has the full wrap: 

A man was arrested at 11.30pm Sunday after jumping over bike rack near southwest corner of White House.

Another person was confronted and apprehended by Secret Service agent at around 7am for trying to enter gate as construction workers were leaving

Google wants to rank websites based on facts not links - 28 February 2015 - New Scientist

Being trustworthy and accurate could help a web page rise up Google rankings if the search engine giant starts to measure quality by facts, not just links

Lots of people are quite worked up over this.. As a matter of fact, the grand implication here is that GOOGLE is simply the Orweillian ‘Ministry of Truth” ..

Right now, Google uses a complex algorithm of determining the number of links going TO a site as the way to measure how far up in the search a certain website will be.  Of course, people would argue that sites containing lots of misinformation will be too high in results and bad information will be spread.. you know, like the bad information that typically disseminates from MAINSTREAM news outlets during breaking news events..

But now the ‘ministry of truth’ idea comes into play, where Google will tap into a fact vault to compare with search terms. Of course, one man’s facts is another man’s figuring.. facts change. Historical accounts converge to paint very different pictures from those presented in the G-rated history books we have become grown to reading in our formative years..

The ‘fact optimization’ idea will most likely create a brand new multi-billion dollar industry.. I can see it now, people who specialize in advertising ‘facts’ .. 

But a long time ago, if Google would have been around, a ‘fact’ would have been a flat earth theory..

And if someone googles “Best sex of 2015” … will there be a fact algorithm to present it? Because let’s not kid ourselves on what people Google—anyone with a website can tell you some of the bizarre terms that land them on their pages..

So for all of those upset by this, I get it. I am uncomfortable, too.

But there’s always STARTPAGE. And for those more old fashioned folk, you can always still ask Jeeves, even though he has been vanquished from the askeeves search page.

Have it it. Go out, Interneters.. and find ‘facts.’

Google wants to rank websites based on facts not links - 28 February 2015 - New Scientist

Banging heads

My son did not really want to wake up for daycare today, and on the way there he expressed his disinterest in a Monday morning. I told him things were even worse for adults, and attempted to explain to him what happens during work meetings, the fake talking and the pretentious attitudes. I tried to explain how everyone gathers around the table and sits down, pretends to like each other for the first 35 seconds, and then attempts to outdo each other in ideas or long winded platitudes . This may have been a bit heavy for a 4 year old, but he seemed to grasp the concept.

He said to me, “daddy why don’t you get under the table in bang your head on it.”

When I said that sounds like a good idea, I saw him thinking. Then he said, “actually don’t, that will hurt”

Maybe. . Or maybe less.

Spiritual leader allegedly manipulated 400 men into removing testicles to be 'closer to God'

That’s (potentially) 800 testicles for those keeping track..

Spiritual leader allegedly manipulated 400 men into removing testicles to be 'closer to God'

Questions but no answers..

I got some questions this weekend with my 'open lines' but nothing worthy of a mention..Feel free to try to impress me with just another factoid or question that may rock my world.

In the mean time, I have a somewhat selfish question for a reason.. I have this website, COAL SPEAKER, but I also have another one named the HORROR REPORT—something for the more surreal and unreal headlines, it’s coded with Wordpress, and it’s been around for a long time. I made a mirror site and, quite suddenly, the traffic on the secondary location surged higher than the original.. 

Mind you, either site you choose is probably one you’ve never heard of, of course that is unless you caught the brief millisecond of time the HORROR REPORT appeared on BROAD CITY..

Anyway, to make a not-needed-to-be-wordy post less wordy, I would ask a favor of anyone who has time.. send me a message or email and tell me which is your choice: www.horrorreport.com or www.nightterrornews.com  .. at this time, they will be identical in all ways except design..

Thanks for the time, if you have it.

A big congrats to ANNA SILK on her victory at the Canadian Screen Awards as the fan choice winner.

The world’s favorite succubus. Made official in Canada by fans..

The night owl survives..

New research says sleeping MORE than 8 hours a day increases a stroke risk..  I should be fine. I’m lucky if I get four hours a night..

Floating strip club's latest trouble: Human waste disposal

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Almost from the moment a converted crabbing boat became a floating strip club off the shore of an Alaska island, it’s been beset by legal tangles over safety rules and liquor laws. Now there are allegations that it’s been dumping human waste into a harbor.

Yes indeed.. that does sound like a problem..

Floating strip club's latest trouble: Human waste disposal

The Bethlehem-based news agency Ma’an has cited a Kuwaiti newspaper report Saturday, that US President Barack Obama thwarted an Israeli military attack against Iran's nuclear facilities in 2014 by threatening to shoot down Israeli jets before they could reach their targets in Iran. Following Obama's threat, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu was reportedly forced to abort the planned Iran attack.

The Bethlehem-based news agency Ma’an has cited a Kuwaiti newspaper report Saturday, that US President Barack Obama thwarted an Israeli military attack against Iran's nuclear facilities in 2014 by threatening to shoot down Israeli jets before they could reach their targets in Iran. Following Obama's threat, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu was reportedly forced to abort the planned Iran attack.

Just when your body thought it was safe, this comes along: Cap’n Crunch and Taco Bell are teaming up for a gooey new dessert.  My stomach nearly turned to rot when I read the headline alone..

It's time to start growing up

Vertical farming: The quicker we build these types of locations the better off we will be.. Such as this location in Jackson Wyoming: A vacant lot the size of one tenth an acre is going to be turned into a vertical farm that will produce the food five acres could! Back in December, FAST COMPANY profiled the trend in agriculture with an article about how vertical farming could feed millions. And make millions.. 

Quite frankly, I don’t care if millions are made, that is what America is all about. What I think is revolutionary is a farm in a controlled environment where pesticides and other big agri killers aren’t needed.. 

In April 2014, Motley Fool asked if vertical farming could kill Monsanto’s tight grip hold on the industry.. The farms of the future are being built today. Rightfully so.. We need more. I would love to see a vertical farm on every empty lot in the world. Let’s feed this planet healthy food. Real food. Vertically farmed food..  

I will get off the soap box now, or else I’ll go off in another wild tangent about the need for a high speed railway across America..

Hyundai recalls more than 200,000 Elantras over steering problem

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hyundai Corp is recalling 204,768 Elantras because of a power steering defect that might cause the cars to suddenly revert to manual steering, the company said Saturday in a report

Hyundai recalls more than 200,000 Elantras over steering problem

How a jab plunged my life into madness

The vaccination debate just got even more wild..

The UK Telegraph reports that this man got a vaccination for yellow fever and immediately began to believe he was the devil

How a jab plunged my life into madness

My son was pretty proud of this doodle, he took his own photo from his car seat ith my phone and colored my wife’s hair blue…

Justin Bieber: Pop Star Turns 21 -- Happy Birthday

Happy birthday beebs.

And now you can finally, after a long life of sobriety and purity, have a drink.

Justin Bieber: Pop Star Turns 21 -- Happy Birthday

Tamaqua PA .. a Sunday morning sidewalk in the snow

Cheap dung.

The Pope is take a voyage into the deep . he’s being critical of the very thing that keeps society going–the reason some, perhaps, even live! MONEY. And he calls it the ‘devil’s dung’.. Francis condemned the  “throwaway culture created by the powers that control the economic and financial policies of the globalized world”.. MORE: “When money becomes an idol, it controls man’s choices,” he added. “It makes him a slave.”..

Kit offers all the necessities to survive a zombie outbreak

Should the day ever come when the dead do rise from their graves a new disaster preparedness kit could give you an edge in that chaotic first day for the reasonable cost of $1,499.

So get ready for that..

Kit offers all the necessities to survive a zombie outbreak