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StarLink is Disruptive Innovation. What does that mean?

February 16, 2021December 18, 2025
Commentary Politics Technology

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

January 28, 2021December 18, 2025
Reviews Technology

Looking for an inexpensive, easy to use computer?

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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”

    September 9, 2019September 9, 2019
  • “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?

February 16, 2021December 18, 2025
  • Buy local–for the right reasons!

    January 20, 2016January 20, 2016
  • “Bank” your gas savings–literally!

    January 2, 2015January 2, 2015
  • Part 3 of the “Internet of Things”

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    May 31, 2014July 15, 2014

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

February 21, 2011
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  • Seriously, Petroleum may not be “Fossil Fuel” (and may not be running out!)

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

    October 2, 2009October 2, 2009
  • Quote for Today from Paul Feyerabend

    Quote for Today from Paul Feyerabend

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

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Life Technology

Streaming Water Polo Matches — How To!

October 24, 2009December 15, 20093 min read

For the past few weeks I have been streaming live video from my son’s high school water polo matches and tournaments.  When I first proposed

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software Technology

Win 7 (64 Bit) Day One. Video work.

October 20, 2009December 14, 20093 min read

After my trials and tribulations with installing Win 7 today I want to give the first “user” update. Let me start by noting that while

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software Technology

Update 2: Win 7 Install–2nd Time’s the Charm

October 19, 2009December 14, 20092 min read

After further review it appears my initial install troubles would have been avoided had I installed the device drivers for the SATA drives that I

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Update 1: Win 7 Install (no mouse drivers?)

October 19, 2009December 14, 20091 min read

After disconnecting all the other drives, the install went off without a hitch.  The computer booted into Win 7, took me through the first time

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Win7 Install Travails

October 19, 2009October 19, 20095 min read

UPDATE:  I have posted an update, with a re-install attempt that seems to be working. Okay, here we go!  I was excited to have been

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So, just who DOESN’T use the Internet?

October 17, 2009October 17, 20093 min read

The New York Times has the story,  Broadband Now! So Why Don’t Some Use It? where they ask the question “Why not?” So for those

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Connections, Content, and Context: Lessons from #INFORMS09 and #TLT09

October 12, 2009October 12, 20094 min read

This week I am attending  the 2009 INFORMS “Annual Meeting.”  This is more of a Symposium, or a Conference, than a “meeting” with nearly 70

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Is Texting while driving “not safe”? Should data matter?

October 5, 2009April 29, 20102 min read

In researching stories for our upcoming “Real Tech for Real People” podcast, I came across this story in the Washington post about efforts to outlaw

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Commentary energy Science

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

October 2, 2009October 2, 20093 min read

I have written a few times about the theory of petroleum/crude oil production.  Specifically, I have been interested in the argument that says essentially that

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Refurbished Kindle 1’s for only $150 (okay, $149.99)

September 16, 2009December 19, 20091 min read

UPDATE:   Apparently Amazon is no longer selling the original Kindle even as a refurb.   They are selling the Refurbished Kindle 2 and the

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