Bullshit poems and adages

I hold it true, whate'er befall;
I feel it, when I sorrow most;
'Tis better to have loved and lost
Than never to have loved at all.

Vancouver Riot Aftermath

Seems like the residents of Vancouver did not like the riot carried out by some young wannabe's. The rioters smashed the windows of several shops and looted the place, in addition to setting cars alight. Here are some photos I took a couple of days ago showing the other side of the riot:

Bad Robot raising its head...
Bad Robot raising its head...
People raising their dismay at what happened in downtown Vancouver.
People raising their dismay at what happened in downtown Vancouver.
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Slow modern air travel

Ever wondered why modern air travel is slower than in the 90's? When a Concorde could quickly get you from one continent to another? I was pondering this question when I recently piled up 90000 air miles due to internal stresses in my brain.

Seems like the biggest reason is fuel consumption. Air drag is exponential to speed. Based on the cost of air travel, there just does not seem to be a market for flying faster.

What is this?

What is this?
What is this?

What's the point?

...of getting away from civilisation (i.e. the purpose of an RV in my mind) only to piggy back all your modern age luxuries such as Satellite TV?

What is the point?
What is the point?