Book Of Norm

How useful is an old cellphone? How about one which is solar powered? The reality is that solar powered cellphones are pretty darn useless. I have a bunch of different types of solar panels, and the best of the portable ones would still need your phone plugged in for hours a day, in direct sunlight, outside (no UV proof glass in the way) in order to get a full charge.  A solar panel on the back of your cellphone? Well, how much time does your cellphone spend outside, on it's face, on sunny days? My guess would be none, until it drops out your pocket on the way to the beach (quick tip - get rid of those hipster short shorts).  That is unless it's not your cellphone. Just "a" cell phone. Specifically the Samsung Replenish - the only cellphone which comes with an optional solar-charger back. Namely one I bought for $4.55 (including shipping!) on eBay and then added a new in box Samsung battery cover. And an old used 8gb microSD card I had lying around.  ...

Should cops make money by arresting you? While you might think you stumbled into some kind of anarcho-capitalist nightmare, you'd be wrong. This is currently standard practice in the US and severely impacts how police make arrests - namely that they will for example arrest drug runners coming out of the city with cash, rather than going into the city with drugs... great. Confiscating 'Criminals’' Property Is a Cop Racket BY  DANIEL BIER   4/17/15 AT 1:12 PM Cops are more likely to pull over drug suspects on their way out of cities than on their way in. DEA/HANDOUT/REUTERS Until  last week , police in all 50 states had the power to take your property—cash, cars, houses, or anything else—based purely on their assertion that the property  was “guilty” of a crime. This means that police and prosecutors can confiscate your stuff, sell it and pocket the money without even charging you with a crime, as long as they say that the property was connected in some...