Observations on the world and its inhabitants
Continuing on my ‘bandwagon’ of imitating stupidity – only to ensure that I define the concept – today I review a video and make some idiotic statements that will resound with a majority of stupid people. I assure you though that the stupid statements are based on errors of application of logic rather than any ...
This will of course be expected to strain the brains of many folk who will go, “Sorry I don’t know anything about it.” And that’s the humans for you; if they know nothing about it then they don’t want to learn about it.
The Cap has recently become disturbed by events in history – those related to Auschwitz. Mention of the word usually means that 80% of people switch off. After all who wants to read about atrocities committed on Jews etc. I know – people have better more pleasant things to do, than become depressed reading about ...
Errrh.. what line? Somebody is about to ask. Tough – it’s that mysterious line in the sand. Read on or get stuffed. I’ve been reflecting on a certain theme over the last few weeks. I’ve been thinking about individuals who I have distanced myself from. By that I mean A] either kept well away from, ...
‘The Edge’ – is a film screened in 1997. No – I’m not about to do a film review, so calm down. I had completely missed this film and only viewed last night on Lovefilm which is now ‘Amazon Prime’. Recently I’ve become rather saddened that most Sci-Fi films these days have lost the plot ...
I just got back from having my car’s MOT sorted. For those who don’t know what that means, Google is your friend (not me). Right , so I look at the MOT certificate and find Reminder? What sort? Who’s providing and collecting money for this reminder? I’ll help you out on this question click: www.direct.gov.uk/motreminders ...
Minor and strange encounters with the humans often fascinate me. I’m amused or even bewildered by their thinking and responses. Today another minor encounter, put me to think. I’m walking along on a pavement, on the side of a street (just to be clear), in my home town. A man has just got out of ...
Right – why the devil would I want to write on or refer to ‘paint thinners’, on a sunny Sunday morning in my patch of the UK?!! Have I not anything better to do? Of course not! I decide as usual what’s better or best for me to do with my time, as always. Well, ...
Over the years and especially more recently I’ve come to understand a sure way to get people to avoid you (i.e. me). Well – you might think that’s dead easy. After all, all you gotta do is be nasty, insult people, appear arrogant, develop offensive body odour (especially halitosis), or as a last resort greet ...
Stupidity is the name of a virus that will cause the human species to be exterminated. – Captain Walker (April 2014).
The sequence below is so basic. There was an error on their site which led to their offer of 50% discount not being applied properly. I begged them to take a careful look at it and had even provided them with screenshots. This is to their sales department. In essence they could not see the ...
Problem: Media of various types will play though laptop’s speakers but no on inserting headphones. Solution: 1. Control Panel > Sound > Select Headphones. 2. Make headphones default and click ‘ok’. Headphones then play well. Removing headphones allows speakers to play. Yes, why? I dunno why this happens and I don’t care. The only thing ...
Oh well – I know – nothing better to do, so I’ve been studying Javascript and Formcalc. Why the devil would I want to do that?!!! I think that forms which people fill out can be automated so that manual calculations do not need to be carried out routinely. So for last year or so ...
Having reflected on another of Kevin’s brilliant editorials I wish to add my own observations: Stupid statements are generated more often than not by stupid people. Seemingly intelligent people are also capable of generating stupid statements. Rocks, bricks, sticks, stones and lower forms of animal life cannot be expected to generate stupid statements. Stupid statements ...
This morning I’m moved by a very introspective and investigative-of-the-human-condition blog – or so I see it. See: Remembering Cobain. [And to be 200% clear I am not saying that the author wrote the blog with the angle that I see it, even if my perception is co-incidentally correct. This particular post comes with a ...
I’ve been receiving unsolicited promotional emails again. I mean I tick the relevant box when I deal with companies – checking carefully that by doing so I do not opt in for such emails. But it’s clear to me now that they take no notice. They insist on sending me their junk. Yes – I ...
The Cap has been seemingly laying low over the last few weeks. Of course the Cap never lays low in reality. I’ve been on assignment observing the natives in Liverpool. Need I say that stupidity has hounded me like a bleeding plague? Just last night (03/04/2014), the Cap is in some Tapas place. Then some ...
“Understanding how much one has learned is also about appreciating how much one has forgotten.“ – Captain Walker, March 2014.
I tell you, my interactions with the humans are so amusing. It’s part of the reason I stay among them. It’s like watching ants in or around their nests doing various things – interesting and amusing what they get up to – pulling and tugging at small pieces of food (for example) but then going ...
Recently purchased this Dell Inspiron 7737. I was aiming to purchase a 15-inch screen laptop but this 17-inch screen laptop deal turned out to be better than any 15-inch laptop I could find (at the time). [AND – this does NOT mean I like DELL or any particular brand. Read Disclaimer at the end.] Important ...
I’m of course expected to be accused of being better than thou and being arrogant in writing this post. As per usual, if one (i.e. me) makes critical observations of others, this is bound to be construed as implying I’m better than others, and therefore I’m arrogant – I know the spiel – seen it ...
Bitcoin is now causing massive panic attacks all around the globe. People are pointing fingers and blaming Bitcoin!! You can hear the cry now “Bitcoin is a scam! Stay away from Bitcoin!” etc. Yet another Bitcoin exchange – namely Mt Gox, implodes. Is that because of something especially devious about Bitcoin? Does Bitcoin have some ...
See photo below. Yes they are alive – well so I assumed – because some of them moved and there was no smell of rotting animal coming from them. This photo is taken in Bull Ring Indoor Market 2014-02-15 around 10:30 AM. Even if they are not alive I wish to assume that they are, ...
Google has many options in its maps. Most people never find these options because they’re scared of trying out new options or because they don’t have time to find ways of using features, or in common British parlance, they “..haven’t been told how to do it”. Some know of my longstanding gripe about “being told”. ...
I’m quite amused and have been for sometime about how people make important or even unimportant decisions based on appearances – it’s as if facts are irrelevant. Hmm…..WTF am I talking about? Some may be thinking. Here’s the thing: people like to feel that they are rational and intelligent, but in the end most people ...
Well, this morning I’m making myself a late breakfast in my kitchen at about 10:55 AM. It’s Saturday. As I glance through my window, from behind my curtains, I could see that there are two people at my front door. It’s two old ladies. Well they look old and they look female so there is ...
Yes – I always ask the difficult question. Or is this actually an easy one? I don’t know actually why my mind runs on this. On occasion people ask me “How is it?” or “How is everything?” and questions of that nature. In the back of my mind, I really have to wonder, “Do they ...
“Let’s not be afraid of each other’s mortality – and in so doing avoid each other – we share the same end.” – Captain Walker – 2014-01-20
Small, free and useful – best wishes. Download, print and keep it in sight. 2014 Calendar – From The Captain’s Watch by Captain Walker
Okay…okay.. OneNote is not new! It’s become new to me – well sort of. Actually, I’ve experimented with OneNote (by Microsoft) since 2007. I know that because recently I discovered some old OneNotes I created from back then. I didn’t get on with OneNote back then because it was more than a bit confusing and ...
