Happy Anniversary Old Friend

Happy Anniversary to the Sinclair ZX81, my first computer. I still have fond memories of building it from the kit, connecting it to a black and white TV for a monitor, and recording programs on cassette tape for use later. The Sinclair ZX81 was a wonder in its time. The ZX81 was a home computer [...]

Forget the past and you’re doomed to repeat it

Image via Wikipedia These bastards stole their power from the victims of the Us v. Them years, Wrecking all things virtuous and true The undermining social democratic downhill slide into abysmal Lost lamb off the precipice into the trickle down runoff pool They hypnotised the summer, 1979 Marched into the capital brooding duplicitous, wicked and [...]

Happy Cinco de Mayo, but also…

more importantly – Happy Birthday Ann B. Davis! From the renowned source of all official knowledge, Wikipedia: Davis’s first success was as Charmaine “Schultzy” Schultz in the sitcom The Bob Cummings Show on NBC. She auditioned for the role because her friend’s boyfriend was a casting director and recommended her for the part. She won [...]

The revolution will not be digitized

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Image via Wikipedia I like the premise of Joe Trippi’s book, “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised: Democracy, the Internet, and the Overthrow of Everything“; but I like the lyrics of the original song even more: You will not be able to stay home, brother. You will not be able to plug in, turn on [...]

Sorry folks….

The Internet’s closed. The moose out front should have told you. Related articles by Zemanta Internet Marketing Basics You Must Know (linkthe.com) Richard Fontaine: America Needs an Internet Agenda (online.wsj.com) Global Youth: Canadians’ Internet Use Exceeds TV Time (debaird.net) How to Secure Your Internet Connection via SSH (maketecheasier.com)

Mister Hand Was Right

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Cover via Amazon Every day I become more convinced that Mr. Hand, played by My Favorite Martian Ray Walston in the seminal movie Fast Times at Ridgemont High, was correct in believing that everyone is on dope. No? You beg to differ? Not so fast – I’m talking to you Little Miss Patchouli Legalize-It. But [...]

Beat a hooker or die after using cocaine….

Image via Wikipedia That’s how to succeed in “Internet Marketing”. You want to make money online? Easy. Just watch what people are doing offline. Right now, infomercials are being shown on TV starring the ShamWow guy and Billy Mays. For those nerds among us, you know the ones who live in their parents’ basement and [...]

Lies, lies, and damned statistics

Analytics is a fancy word for stats, really – probably invented by the same guy who coined that catchy “Web 2.0” term. And analytics can really alter your world view; more than LSD or drinking rubbing alcohol. It’s kind of like that time you walked in on your parents doing it. For some, it’s best [...]