GorT is an eight-foot-tall robot from the 51ˢᵗ Century who routinely time-travels to steal expensive technology from the future and return it to the past for retroinvention. The profits from this pay all the Gormogons’ bills, including subsidizing this website. Some of the products he has introduced from the future include oven mitts, the Guinness widget, Oxy-Clean, and Dr. Pepper. Due to his immense cybernetic brain, GorT is able to produce a post in 0.023 seconds and research it in even less time. Only ’Puter spends less time on research. GorT speaks entirely in zeros and ones, but occasionally throws in a ڭ to annoy the Volgi. He is a massive proponent of science, technology, and energy development, and enjoys nothing more than taking the Czar’s more interesting scientific theories, going into the past, publishing them as his own, and then returning to take credit for them. He is the only Gormogon who is capable of doing math. Possessed of incredible strength, he understands the awesome responsibility that follows and only uses it to hurt people.
After we quelled the ninja zombies* and other madness that the “east coast earthquake” (as the media outlets are labeling it in fancy graphics), I had some time to reflect on what happened and what I observed. 1. People in … Continue reading →
Yes, the Gormogons felt the 5.9 Earthquake that was centered outside Richmond, VA. No, it’s not distracting us from our regular Gormogon business. GorTGorT is an eight-foot-tall robot from the 51ˢᵗ Century who routinely time-travels to steal expensive technology from … Continue reading →
On the way into work today one of the local news stations had a brief spot that highlighted the generational differences between those entering college this year and their professors. It was intended to show that some culutral references will … Continue reading →
The Czar stated the following in an earlier post: Last week, Mitt Romney famously declared “Corporations are people, too, my friend.” The media high-fived each other and ran with it. Ha! What a bonehead that Mitt Rom—wait, what is that? … Continue reading →
I saw this on a friend’s Facebook site and it made me laugh. For the most part I find this farirly accurate in a nerdy kind of way. Click image to embiggen. GorTGorT is an eight-foot-tall robot from the 51ˢᵗ … Continue reading →
It’s promising to hear a company take the approach that SpaceX is with regards to the future of manned spaceflight. Specifically, they’re addressing costs in a very upfront and transparent way without divulging too much for competitors. Hopefully, they can … Continue reading →
These guys are about as good as Wile E. Coyote catching the Road Runner: utter failure while believing the whole time that they are super-geniuses. The early word from the People’s Republic of California is that the so-called “Amazon tax” … Continue reading →
Paul Krugman is off his rocker…or meds…or smoking something. He was on a Sunday talk show where he actually said essentially that we need space aliens threatening to attack in order to save our economy. First, the conversation began with the … Continue reading →
The picture on the left is called a QR Code – short for a Quick Response code. You’ve probably started to see more and more of these around town. Largely as part of some advertising campaign – maybe in the … Continue reading →
GorT fired up the geospatial tools and plotted this vacation. Why did we start in Tulsa, OK – because the Czar just had to see the Murder Mystery Dinner Theater at the local Dave & Buster’s. What-evs. Note: step #27 … Continue reading →
I’ve argued long and hard that the debate over the debt ceiling specifically is meaningless. The real issue that faces us as a country is our spending. Government spending is at the root of this issue. For generations, the nation … Continue reading →
The Czar, Mandarin, ‘Puter and GorT and huddled around the 43.2’ dual-fusion plasma screen to watch Phineas & Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension. Hopefully, the Volgi will get back from the Hinterlands in time to join in. If we’re not … Continue reading →
From Slashdot earlier this week: “Massachusetts wants to establish a database with the information gathered by license plate scanners installed in police cars. The scanners will scan license plates of every car the police vehicle passes and transmit that information (along … Continue reading →
There is a graph making its way around the intrawebs from a NY Times article penned by a Ms. Teresa Tritch on July 23, 2011 entitled, “How the Deficit Got This Big” (go Google it yourself, I’m not citing it … Continue reading →
With a hat tip to our friends at Small Dead Animals this chart is amazing: Click thru and read the article. GorTGorT is an eight-foot-tall robot from the 51ˢᵗ Century who routinely time-travels to steal expensive technology from the future … Continue reading →
No, not that deal – the NFL Lockout has ended and your Gormogons have been remiss in discussing it. Here is GorT’s take: Simply put this lockout was about two things: greed and health. The NFL is a $9B+ industry. … Continue reading →
MetalStorm has made a shotgun capable of firing a “taser round” that can incapacitate a target within 30 yards. Also pictured is the attachment that can be mounted under an assault rifle to give the shooter options of a lethal/non-lethal … Continue reading →
Recently, I’ve been impressed with the summer television options – more so than even the new fall offerings as of late. Here’s a quick rundown on the shows that get viewed on one of the 4,328 screens in GorT’s visual … Continue reading →
GorT, Sr: Liberals believe that taxing carbon will cause less carbon to be generated, but fail to believe that taxing income, capital gains, and corporate profits will not cause less. Genius. GorTGorT is an eight-foot-tall robot from the 51ˢᵗ Century … Continue reading →
For those who are focused on the near-term debt limit talks and the swirl that accompanies it, let me throw out a word of caution: the Democrats are salivating over the potential for 70%+ marginal tax rates. Let me explain … Continue reading →
GorT and family saw the final Harry Potter movie, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2, on Sunday morning. We decided to see it at a 3D IMAX screen. In full disclosure, GorT enjoys the Potter series. I think the … Continue reading →
Jay Cost in the Weekly Standard echos GorT’s belief and presents the details in a more comprehensive way than GorT could do. So take a look at his graph here and click through to really understand the debt ceiling battle. … Continue reading →
First, regarding Mr. Immelt’s proposal that companies should stop whining about government and just start hiring – keep in mind that GE has shed about 10% of its workforce in the last two years (roughly 37,000 out from a base … Continue reading →
The Gormogons are plugged in and we like sharing what we hear and hopefully provide a little education with it. Item the first: former President Bill Clinton came out earlier this week and stated: “Why aren’t we talking more about … Continue reading →
I’m going to borrow a topic from an email by GorT, Sr., lifting some of his points and expanding upon them.Around 1910, the United States recognized that people were moving from rural to urban areas and they wanted a literate … Continue reading →
In just over 1 day, the last STS flight is scheduled to launch. STS is NASA’s Space Transportation System – more commonly referred to as the Space Shuttle program. It is the United States only manned launch vehicle and, after … Continue reading →
So people are starting to look at the economy and wonder if the Stimulus (American Recovery & Reinvestment Act) actually helped. Keep in mind that President Obama and VP Biden and others still, to varying degrees, champion the successes of … Continue reading →
Richard Stengel has authored a piece in Time recently (“One Document, Under Siege”, June 23, 2011) that, at its core, asks whether the Constitution of the United States still matters. This is shocking to me as the Constitution is the … Continue reading →
GorT has a pet peeve…well, a number of them, but I’ll pick on one today. GorT has been running to the store a bunch recently to get supplies for the fireworks celebration tonight at the castle. Don’t ask me where … Continue reading →
Brian Palmer in the NYT OpEd section pens an editorial today titled, “Fire Up the Grill, Not the Atmosphere“. His lead off: FOOD is responsible for 10 to 30 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. By many estimates, cooking represents … Continue reading →
Today, June 28th, is Tau Day. Someone restrain ‘Puter because we’re going to get into some math here and I’d like to keep my arms attached. Pi (π) is a concept that everyone reading this (for the most part) should … Continue reading →
Glad we’re all still here. Now we have to get this cleaned up. GorTGorT is an eight-foot-tall robot from the 51ˢᵗ Century who routinely time-travels to steal expensive technology from the future and return it to the past for retroinvention. … Continue reading →
At 1:14pm EDT a small asteroid the size of a bus will make an extremely close pass by the Earth but it poses no threat to the planet. 2011MD (the asteroid) will make its closest approach at 1714 GMT on … Continue reading →
State and local governments have a big shortfall when it comes to fully funding their pension systems. A study authored by two finance professors, Joshua Rauh of Northwestern University and Robert Novy-Marx of the University of Rochester, estimate that these … Continue reading →
GorT’s been involved in a number of “discussions” lately with those more supportive of Obama and liberal policies and while this probably isn’t shocking to many of our readers, I thought I’d codify the liberal’s reaction game plan: 1. Conservative … Continue reading →
Apologies to those who don’t get the Dinsey Channel movie reference… Admittedly, I am on the fence with this issue that ‘Puter raises below – I’m all for enforcing the rule of law – even as ridiculous as some are. … Continue reading →
With regards to programming is hard: tough. Look, some people are creative geniuses in art and music but there’s no great cry for paint-by-numbers so we can all be amateur Rembrandts. Others have a gift of learning languages but as … Continue reading →
I’d be remiss if I didn’t mock this a bit: President Obama’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness met today in Durham, NC at Cree Inc., a company that manufactures energy-efficient LED lighting. One of the Council’s recommendations to President Obama … Continue reading →
Unfortunately I can’t find the reference now but the tweet o’ the week has to go to one that went: “Palin’s 24K emails created more jobs than the $787B Obama Stimulus”. How true. And now multiple “news” outlets are asking … Continue reading →
I’m sure The Czar and The Mandarin have thoughts about this, but I thought (h/t GorT, Sr.) I’d put this tidbit on the table for consideration. From the Dow Jones news service: Illinois gained nationwide notoriety in January when Governor … Continue reading →
So if this is the transparency of the Obama Administration, I’m scared for our country. Otherwise, I think I’d chalk it up to incompetency or immaturity: GorTGorT is an eight-foot-tall robot from the 51ˢᵗ Century who routinely time-travels to steal … Continue reading →
Keep in mind that this discussion will only get more complicated. Back in 2006, scientists were able to grow a bladder replacement with limited ability (nerve control and other details were still being worked). The bladder is a simple organ as far … Continue reading →
Your Gormogons are all about calling things for what they are. So in that vein, I humbly submit that we should publicly ridicule all politicians, celebrities and other public figures who try to avoid saying the word, “lie”, “fib”, “falsify”, … Continue reading →
The Royal Surgeon writes in hypodermically (trust me, it didn’t work on me and Dat Ho ran screaming from the castle) to comment on this post: GorT, Lovely email on the discrepancies of the Obama Administration’s Middle East Foreign Policy. … Continue reading →
What about Syria? That’s the cry you’ll start hearing in the news soon. Likely on Fox News and a few others quietly, but it’ll come soon. For those not in the know, in the last two months there have been over … Continue reading →
Sixty seven years ago at 0630 British Double Summer Time (GMT+2), the largest amphibious assualt began when over 155,000 Allied troops began to storm a 50-mile stretch of the beaches of Normandy, France (Utah and Omaha began at 0630 and Sword … Continue reading →
Speaker Boehner out maneuvered Rep. Kucinich (D-OH) this week in Congress. The topic: Libya and the U.S. involvement in the NATO action. Kucinich put forward H.Con.Res. 51 which invokes the withdrawal provision in the War Powers Resolution and pushes for … Continue reading →
Recently, I’ve been doing a lot of reading, researching and some debating over the future for the United States. There are a few key areas that I’ve been meaning to write about that all orbit around this central theme, so … Continue reading →
The Czar is spot on with his grilling advice. I’d like to chime in with a few other notes: First, for those with gas grills (or those saying that gas grills can’t get that smokey flavor), try a “smoke packet”. … Continue reading →
What migth get lost in ‘Puter’s excellent post here is the following: The elephant in the room that liberals steadfastly ignore is that the housing market under the best of conditions is destined to deflate or at best hold level … Continue reading →
Guys, I found this when I came in last night after a few pops at the Leapin’ Peacock. Which one of you two does it belong to? GorTGorT is an eight-foot-tall robot from the 51ˢᵗ Century who routinely time-travels to … Continue reading →
I realize it’s been a while since I’ve chimed in on tech news, so I thought I’d drop a few nuggets here: Apple is going to be facing some serious challenges soon. iTunes is the defacto standard for music collections. … Continue reading →
Remember the Summer of 2010? It was the Obama Administration’s self-proclaimed “Summer of Recovery” that, well, wasn’t. In recent months the economy has ticked up a bit but I wouldn’t be holding your Summer 20102011 of Recovery party just yet. … Continue reading →
I had planned to write about this particular subject tonight but I was distracted by coaching my daughter’s team. Upon returning home, I received an email from the Volgi pointing to a particularly excellent take down of the instigators of … Continue reading →
The Royal Surgeon writes in to comment on this post from earlier today (or was that tomorrow….being a time travelling robot makes it hard to orient you humans): GorT, Your observation that the Obama Administration has more versions of ‘Let’s … Continue reading →
Yvette Vickers, a 1950s cult movie actress and former Playboy Playmate was found dead in her Benedict Canyon home. She kept to herself in recent years and a neighbor discovered her almost mummified body after noticing yellowing mail piling up … Continue reading →
I don’t know if anyone else has noticed this and maybe it’s just me but the news reports are all over the place with regards to how the mission to get bin Laden was coordinated and executed. For example, we’ve … Continue reading →
Dr. J wrote in with the following and part of it struck a chord with me that I’ll expand on below: Your Timelessness: Dr. J. woke up this morning to the news that Usama bin Laden was killed in a … Continue reading →
So the Twitter world is all a buzz with the death of Osama bin Laden. Your Gormogons have been recognized as a solid contributor to this. However, I have to give props to the most entertaining one I’ve seen: On … Continue reading →
Dr. J is en fuego with his contributions today. It should be noted that this post arrived in my email box at 10am EDT today: Dear GorT, Not long after ObamaCare was signed into law, a cavalcade of corporations including … Continue reading →
Across America, there are debates raging about what to do about the debt and they are usually between two camps: (a) the Obama camp of cut defense and raise taxes, particularly on the high income earners and (b) for lack … Continue reading →
Just a word of caution when you listen to poll results. As I stated earlier, I am somehow on the email list for a democrat lobbying group. I got another email tonight asking me to fill out their survey so … Continue reading →
Yes, GorT is well aware that China is banning time travel….at least in Radio, TV and Film. Of course, the paradox this implies makes me laugh. The Gormogons are on it, and I’ve asked the 孔夫子 (the Œcumenical Volgi) and … Continue reading →
I did notice that the “M” (Math) was missing in the PSA. I did find it interesting because Math is at the core of sciences, technology and engineering. Personally, I’ve seen an improvement in the math curriculum at my own … Continue reading →
Yes, it’s a pet interest to me so I’ll take a second and put this up: GorTGorT is an eight-foot-tall robot from the 51ˢᵗ Century who routinely time-travels to steal expensive technology from the future and return it to the … Continue reading →
Today marks the 50th anniversary of the first human in space – Yuri Gagarin (call sign: Кедр) made is 108 minute flight early April 12th, 1961 aboard the Vostok spacecraft. AS part of the space race, the Americans would follow … Continue reading →
Dr. J and I have traded a few emails regarding the outcome from the federal budget “showdown” also known as “Shootout at the Loser Corral”. First, Dr. J’s take: Dread and Awful Czar [and Your Timeliness GorT], As we all … Continue reading →
President Obama is pushing Congress to raise the national debt ceiling…soon. If they don’t vote to raise it by May 16th, America will default and cause the cost of borrowing money to go up. Not a good thing. However, let … Continue reading →
From the WSJ’s “Best of the Web” section on April 8th: “New Warning on Arctic Sea Ice Melt” reads a headline on the BBC website. Ho hum, another global-warming alarm, right? But it turns out it’s even less alarming than … Continue reading →
First, let’s make it real clear about Planned Parenthood: Enough said. As far as the shutdown, I think it’s likely we’re facing a multiple day shutdown next week. As a federal contractor, I’ve been informed to not show up for … Continue reading →
Seriously…..circuits…on…overload…too…many….jokes Naked Man Shoots SWAT Robot With AK-47 GorTGorT is an eight-foot-tall robot from the 51ˢᵗ Century who routinely time-travels to steal expensive technology from the future and return it to the past for retroinvention. The profits from this pay … Continue reading →
Pretty funny…at least (or probably) in a geeky way. GorTGorT is an eight-foot-tall robot from the 51ˢᵗ Century who routinely time-travels to steal expensive technology from the future and return it to the past for retroinvention. The profits from this … Continue reading →
Operative GD writes in with the quick spot on Ezra Klein’s propganda business blog section piece on Paul Ryan’s (D-WI) budget proposal. It’s got some real gems in it. Try some of these on for size: Remember how the Affordable … Continue reading →
To follow up on Dr. J’s previous post, you can count GorT Out as well. However, I’ll fully support the DNC and President Obama to pursue this meme. I can picture the bumperstickers and tag lines now: INcapable INcompetent INoverHisHead … Continue reading →
Paul Ryan delivers a great intro to the battle about to wage in Congress and across the country. Read more here. Now. GorTGorT is an eight-foot-tall robot from the 51ˢᵗ Century who routinely time-travels to steal expensive technology from the … Continue reading →
From our friends over at SDA: Is There Nothing That Obama Can’t Do? CBS News; Attorney General Eric Holder today will announce that self-proclaimed Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammad will be tried in a military commission, CBS News has … Continue reading →
I’ve mentioned this before and pointed out that while Apple is a very innovative company and does user interfaces really well, the closed nature of their business model is damaging to their success. Henry Blodget over at the Business Insider … Continue reading →
Many may have seen this chart (click to embiggen) already but it is (1) a great graphical depiction and provides a lot of context to radiation levels (2) a nice reference when you hear of the issues in Japan and … Continue reading →
When we cover a story, we continue to cover it. We’ve dispatched our naval swarm to investigate the crash site and debris field from the flight to see if we can reach a more conclusive reason for the unfortunate crash … Continue reading →
In recent conversations, I’ve found that there’s a misconception between invention and innovation. Your Gormogons are big on both but what is needed is some of the first and a lot of the second. First some clarifications: invention is the … Continue reading →
I’m cleaning out teh Intrawebs and lo’ and behold I got a piece o’ mail from operative junior-grade crash test scientist, BG: Dear GorTechie: Regarding Rep. Edward Markey’s claim that we’re in Libya for the oil, perhaps he should follow … Continue reading →
Given the situation in Libya and the President’s decision to authorize missile strikes as part of the U.N. backed effort there, I find the reaction from those of the liberal ilk boggling. There’s a set of them that think this … Continue reading →
…and entraps people with her pals smiling, Cartman, and Joe Cool Apparently. In La Crosse.. GorTGorT is an eight-foot-tall robot from the 51ˢᵗ Century who routinely time-travels to steal expensive technology from the future and return it to the past … Continue reading →
Go over and read this excellent post. Really. We’ve pitched this idea with some of the American equivalent technology before (2 years ago people – yikes!). This isn’t and won’t be a Chernobyl and we’ll see Japan adopt more nuclear … Continue reading →
I mean tweets, here’s some data on the 5th anniversary of Twitter’s launch: 3 years, 2 months and 1 day. The time it took from the first Tweet to the billionth Tweet. 1 week. The time it now takes for … Continue reading →
…you spend recklessly, outspending the amount of income you have? Generally, you have a big problem. Well, consider this. The first line shows that the closing balance today for the Federal Reserve is $14.159B and in the lower right you’ll … Continue reading →
The other Gormogons have covered the ground mightily with regards to the Wisconsin protests but I thought I’d throw out a few benefits that maybe people aren’t aware of that will likely fall (if they weren’t eliminated by today’s bill … Continue reading →
I thought I’d pass along a little tax education from GorT, Sr. from a recent dialog with some more liberal folks: Here’s another example of how liberalism distorts the ability to think correctly. Corporations do not pay tax. They collect … Continue reading →
While we spin a good tale of the idiocy going on in Wisconsin, keep in mind that we still have the looming Federal Budget battle going on here in DC. Let’s hit a few high points: 1. The GOP charges … Continue reading →
GorTGorT is an eight-foot-tall robot from the 51ˢᵗ Century who routinely time-travels to steal expensive technology from the future and return it to the past for retroinvention. The profits from this pay all the Gormogons’ bills, including subsidizing this website. … Continue reading →
I’ve been time traveling recently and thought I’d drop a few nuggest of what the future looks like: 1. Transportation – Heads Up Displays (HUDs) are common place, providing enhanced information (nightvision, traffic updates, etc.) to a generation that are … Continue reading →
GorT has been a bit busy with the whole time traveling thing (summary notes on the most recent trip to the future are forthcoming) but here are a few random thoughts while I’ve locked onto our internet connection – this … Continue reading →
A few distant friends on Facebook were referencing the Catholic teachings regarding “social justice” with regards to unions. It started with a pointer to this piece by the Archbishop of Milwaukee: Most Reverend Jerome E. Listecki, archbishop of Milwaukee and … Continue reading →
Operative GD writes in from somewhere that favors a lot of IT service processes regarding this post: Sadly, you have managed to touch on one of the few subjects I actually know a bit about. Root cause analysis. See, to … Continue reading →
And now the root cause leader speaks. Failed to do her job. Period. GorTGorT is an eight-foot-tall robot from the 51ˢᵗ Century who routinely time-travels to steal expensive technology from the future and return it to the past for retroinvention. … Continue reading →
Recent conversations with some liberals I know included the popular lament that the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer. While there is a debate over what is really “poor” in the United States, they point at … Continue reading →
So here’s the new meme in the news that you’ll start seeing in a few hours at the 10 or 11 o’clock news and going forward for a few days at a minimum: the Evil Republicans are going to shut … Continue reading →
Yes, the party at the Castle was pretty good…at least until the Volgi started chugging the queso by the tankard-full. We all have our opinions about last night so let me share a few: First, during my college years, I … Continue reading →
Remember the State of the Union address last week? President Obama called for greater emphasis in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) education. In a NYT article today (courtesy of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette), teachers voice their concerns with that effort … Continue reading →
