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Rebar and Speaker Wire: The Problem with ‘Star Trek’
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(Humor)
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... prowess. Yet the innards of the Enterprise, with its metal gangways, ladders and wires (so many wires), seems to take its design inspiration from a submarine--a World War II submarine.
There are numerous ...
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Created on 26 July 2016
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Shuttering Gitmo
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(Humor)
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Conservative critics of Obama's long-overdue effort to shutter Gitmo have a point. American supermax prisons aren't equipped to handle these inmates. For one thing, they lack the glass and plastic prison ...
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Created on 25 February 2024
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Flight Home
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(Humor)
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... crashes."
Woman: "What! Oh my god. Oh, oh. You're joking."
Me: "Sure, let's go with that. But are you okay?"
Woman: "I almost fainted just thinking about this flight earlier today."
Me: "Awful. Do you ...
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Created on 19 April 2021
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When It's Your Birthday on LinkedI
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(Humor)
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LinkedIn could speed up the community policing of inappropriate content, like people posting adorable pictures of their dogs wearing costumes, by offering a programmatic "Put your silliness on Facebook!" ...
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Created on 24 March 2021
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'No Meat!' ...
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(Humor)
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Stalled line at a McDonald's drive-through outside Atlanta. Patrons yell a warning to us from their car window before we get stuck with the others. "The grills all down! There's no meat!"
Wasn't The Walking ...
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Created on 07 March 2021
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In Praise of Vapes
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(Humor)
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... by an unapproved additive, have caused a panic. Along with dozens of lawsuits, there are growing calls for legislation to limit the sale and marketing of the pen-shaped vaporizers.
For starters, like ...
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Created on 01 December 2019
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Thinking Beyond Trump's Chaotic Presidenc
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(News)
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... body politic like a deadly virus. The GOP, with a few notable exceptions, has embraced the brand, and there we are. I now believe Trump will serve out his first term.
Me, I'm worried about the next guy. ...
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Created on 08 November 2017
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The Curious Case of Tom Petty's Deat
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(Humor)
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Marley was dead, to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that.
Tom Petty’s death on Monday was a confusing affair. Early reports of the singer’s demise were published, then corrected, then ...
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Created on 04 October 2017
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Mini review: “Alien: Covenant”
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(Humor)
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... in David’s search for meaning and personal definition than all the expected face-huggers, chest-busters, and bloody deaths in “Alien: Covenant.”
In fact, Scott has been toying with these themes for a ...
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Created on 23 May 2017
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Slot Machine Panhandlers: A Modest Proposal for Las Vegas
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(Humor)
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... for two hours along the Las Vegas Strip one night with my 20-something son, I got to experience Sin City through the eyes of a newcomer. George quickly registered the stark contrasts: the glittery wealth ...
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Created on 13 March 2017
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Interviews and Iguanas
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(Humor)
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... phone or video interviews when there is a stupid, semi-wild animal (iguana) in the room with you. This goes double if you like conducting early-morning phone interviews dressed only in a thin bathrobe. ...
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Created on 10 March 2017
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That Drone Deafened Me
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(Humor)
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In the near future, the airspace above your house, above your quiet residential street, will be dotted with whirling and buzzing mechanical dragonflies.
Here in Evanston, Illinois, it's cicada season ...
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Created on 12 August 2016
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Tech In Far-Flung Settings
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(News)
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Technology is finding its way into formerly inaccessible places, often with amazing or beautiful results. But are you ready for drone selfies?
(Originally published 9/29/2014, InformationWeek)
Forget ...
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Created on 01 October 2015
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Spiceworks Announces Free IT Help for Community Members
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(News)
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... But company executives pointed out that the agents will in many cases broker inquiries to existing solutions within the Spiceworks forums, or make introductions to the appropriate experts at local and ...
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Created on 27 September 2015
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The Name's Dad, Not Dav
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(Humor)
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It’s Saturday afternoon, and you’re in a Toys "R" Us with your eight-year-old son evaluating the new stock of Mutant Leader action toys. This has become a part of your weekend routine, especially on rainy ...
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Created on 17 September 2015
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What I Learned from "Fear of the Walking Dead," Episode #
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(Humor)
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Last night, along with millions of other “Walking Dead” fans, I watched the series spin-off, “Fear of the Walking Dead” on AMC.
Here’s what I learned:
The spin-off of a massively popular zombie franchise ...
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Created on 24 August 2015
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The Power of a Software-Defined Data Center (SDDC)
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(Search - Web Links / My Clips)
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My video interview with vXchnge's Tom Banta, Senior Vice President, Product Management and Development. ...
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Created on 13 December 2015
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Podcast: Sara Rauchwerger and I discuss TechLab's partnership with vXchng
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(Search - Web Links / My Clips)
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Created on 09 November 2015
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My ICCG "Close-Up" Video Interview with Dave Silberstein, Executive Director Analytics, Leidos Healt
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(Search - Web Links / My Clips)
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Created on 22 September 2015
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21st-Century BPM with Citibank Brazil: Shrinking Response Times From Weeks to Seconds with Contextual Process Management
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(Search - Web Links / My Clips)
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Created on 31 August 2015