Category Archives: Personal
R.I.P. My PalmOne LifeDrive: 2007-2012
Update: It’s not dead yet. See Update at end of original post. Ah, it was May 24, 2007 when the dead LifeDrive I bought off eBay for cheeeeep was finally brought back to life via a CompactFlash transplant. For the … Continue reading
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Rat’s Nest
Saw a tweet pass by yesterday, someone railing about the rat’s nest of wires they have. This is mine:
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Almost How It Was Online
You wouldn’t have heard the modem noises at all after establishing a connection. Plus, I wouldn’t have seen the color graphics because my Commodore-64 was connected to an amber(!) monitor (I think from Zenith?). Lastly, some BBSes would use CLRSCRN … Continue reading
The Chinese Do A Better Segway
From time to time, I dredge YouTube to see what’s new in one-person transportation. I keep hoping for the breakthrough product that will combine Not Looking Like A Dick while using it with an actual affordable price. I don’t know … Continue reading
Flying Feet Or spnKIX?
For well over a decade, I have had this recurring dream. I’m able to leap great distances or float with my feet. And it’s all really effortless in the dream. In fact, it’s exhilarating. I just had the latest dream … Continue reading
Hardly A Thick Bubble
How Thick Is Your Bubble? Guest Score ยป 8 out of 20 (40% ) Result On a scale from 0 to 20 points, where 20 signifies full engagement with mainstream American culture and 0 signifies deep cultural isolation within the … Continue reading
An Evil Snow Falls On New York City
All photos taken today, Saturday January 12, 2012 during the 8AM hour. Resized and resampled to VGA. Click any to enlarge.
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Quote From Success: A Novel
Approaching the halfway mark in page count. But Part Two is much longer than Part One was and I might not finish that section today. Success: A Novel at Google Books Success: A Novel at my Google Docs (for people … Continue reading
Filed under Books: General, Books: Internet, Google, Personal, Quoted, Writer, Writing
Now Reading: Success: A Novel
Net connection broke this morning and I was prepared for a long haul. Bored, not wanting to watch video, I found myself starting to read Success: A Novel, the PDF I always use as a test file from Google Books. … Continue reading
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I Want To Be Wrong
QUAKE!— Mike Cane (@mikecane) August 23, 2011 The timing is freaking me out. Two night ago I envisioned a quake hitting here. At night. Wiping out just about everything. I feel like Frank Black again …
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