18 Feb 2013
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It’s fascinating when something one creates becomes so popular and saturated in the minds of, well everybody, that it becomes a verb. We all know what is meant by the verbs to xerox or to google or to photoshop. That last one is especially … Continue reading
13 Jan 2013
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Remember that petition on the White House website to build a Death Star? I thought this was a fun thing to think about since I first posted on the costs of a Death Star back in September. Well, needless to … Continue reading
16 Nov 2012
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Did you know the website for Bob Dole’s 1996 presidential campaign is still up? Pretty fascinating! I still remember, during my period youthful Republican indiscretion, standing on the street in my hometown of El Paso waving Dole/Kemp signs and getting booed … Continue reading
6 Sep 2012
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I was recently watching Kevin Smith’s Clerks for the something-th time. There is this scene where Randal and Dante engage in a chat about the fate of the contractors working on the Second Death Star in Return of the Jedi. Randal. Something … Continue reading
26 Aug 2012
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Neil Alden Armstrong August 5, 1930 – August 25, 2012
23 Aug 2012
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Hindsight is a funny thing. This week Apple became the most valuable company in human history with a market value of $623 billion. In 1997, however, Apple’s situation was a bit more precarious. After ousting founder Steve Jobs 12 years earlier, … Continue reading
21 Aug 2012
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Nintendo Power magazine is shutting down after 24 years. I remember as a kid receiving Nintendo Power’s predecessor, the free Nintendo Fun Club News, which was just a few pages long. Then one day I got a free copy of … Continue reading
31 Jul 2012
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I have no problem with electronic voting. In fact I embrace it. However, the way in which electronic voting has been implemented in this country suffers from many problems which raise the brow in suspicion of something perhaps nefarious. Among many … Continue reading
6 Jun 2012
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29 May 2012
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