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Only (right wing) Lunatics Don’t Trust Digital Voting. RIiiiggghhhht

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“Bank” your gas savings–literally!

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Politics

Real Conservative?

Was I wrong?

December 18, 2025December 18, 2025
  • A glowing digital touch screen with a "Submit" button being hovered over by a skeptical-looking finger or an old-fashioned paper ballot box.

    Only (right wing) Lunatics Don’t Trust Digital Voting. RIiiiggghhhht

    January 28, 2021December 18, 2025
  • Has Post-Modernism Led to our Collapse?

    Has Post-Modernism Led to our Collapse?

    November 14, 2020November 27, 2023
  • Revisiting “The Cult of the Amateur”

    Revisiting “The Cult of the Amateur”

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  • “Fair Share?”

    March 17, 2015December 18, 2025

Business

A long-exposure shot of satellite streaks in the night sky or a modern router glowing in a dark, rural setting.

StarLink is Disruptive Innovation. What does that mean?

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Solar Kill Shot possible? Crackpots and Scientists Agree. Sort of.

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    Seriously, Petroleum may not be “Fossil Fuel” (and may not be running out!)

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    Quote for Today from Paul Feyerabend

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    A letter to @jasoncalacanis about how I see/use Twitter

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Technology

Hardware Agnostic Smartphones?

October 18, 20102 min read

NOTE:  This blog post is based on a conversation we had about the future of smartphones on Real Tech for Real People, in episode 56

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Android, apple, AT&T, cell phones, cellphones, cellular, iPhone, telephones, Verzion, Windows Phone 7
Commentary Life Technology

Students BANNED from Twitter?

October 16, 2010October 16, 20102 min read

My podcast co-host, Tony Pittman (@tonypittman), shared a link with me.[1. Listen to our podcast when we record live next week, to hear Tony and

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Butch Davis, football, social media, twitter, UNC
Podcast Technology

Real Tech for Real People Ep 54 — Recharged!

October 12, 2010October 12, 20103 min read

Much of this episode is about charging. No not for the podcast, but charging batteries! Those things we use every day! Imagine a battery on

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Android, Batteries, Podcast, Real Tech for Real People, Reviews, RTFRP, Technology
photography

Rose Valley in the Fall

October 2, 20101 min read

Things are beginning to turn here at the lake, and I am enjoying taking the panorama photos with the Samsung Captivate Android-based phone. From Drop

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photo, photography, Rose Valley
review Technology

Kindle for Android Updated! Kindle again FTW!

September 24, 2010September 24, 20103 min read

It should be no surprise to my readers that I am a big fan of the Kindle writ large–that is, the Kindle as an ebook

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Amazon, Amazon Kindle, Android, Kindle, Nook
Podcast Technology

Real Tech for Real People Ep 53 — Obeying Moore’s Law

September 23, 20102 min read

This week Tony and I tackle the big issue:  Should broadband pricing obey the law?  Yes, some have argued that broadband pricing is in violation

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Amazon, Android, apple, AT&T, captivate, Cellphone, femtocell, HP, iPhone, Real Tech for Real People, Samsung Captivate, Tony Pittman
Education Research Methods Technology

Amazon Lied? No–more likely, people can’t do math…

September 22, 2010September 24, 20103 min read

My brother shared with me an interesting posting, where the question is asked “Is Amazon Lying about eBooks outselling printed books?” I found the post

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Amazon, digital books, eBooks, eReaders, failures, fallacy, Kindle, statistics
Podcast Technology

Real Tech for Real People, Episode 52: LIVE!

September 21, 2010September 24, 20103 min read

For Episode 52 we had a special event–Tony was in PA, so we recorded our first episode together.  I drove up to University Park, dragging

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Android, Google, Google Voice, Monitors, Picks of the week, Real Tech for Real People, Tony Pittman
Technology

Android Tip: How to swap apps from the “Dock” (And K-9 email app!)

September 21, 2010September 21, 20102 min read

I have now had my Android phone (The Samsung Captivate) for about 2 weeks and really have enjoyed the transition to the Android OS, and

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Android, captivate, cell phones, K-9 Email, Samsung Captivate, Technology
Business Education Technology

Wikipedia lets you print a book! (of wiki information)

September 21, 2010September 21, 20103 min read

Let’s say you are searching around wiki trying to learn about a general topic area, and you find several pages, or even a category that

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books, digital books, publishing, wikipedia

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