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Category Archives: Modern Marvels
Because Leaving People Alone Exceeds The Scope Of Their Thinking
Incandescent lightbulbs are a canary in the coal mine. I’d given them up for dead. But from Small Dead Animals comes this: “The Conservative government wants to postpone pulling the plug on incandescent light bulbs, saying it needs more time … Continue reading
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I Pine For A “New” Osborne
Mostly Cajun had a post about the 30th anniversary of the Osborne. The Osborne was a clunky dog made with technology that just wasn’t ready. Sadly, it’s unique design has was relegated to the scrapheap of rejected ideas. I never … Continue reading
Manly Logging Stuff!
Behold the mighty device which I have acquired! That’s a 48″ Timberjack. Or as I like to call it; “Thor’s Pincers Of Amageddon”. I have a desire to carry it around on Halloween or weld it to my truck’s hood. … Continue reading
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A Belated Acknowledgement Of An Elegant Device
My old truck has a superb user interface. The headlight switch is big, obvious, and not surprisingly labeled “headlight”. When I flip it “on”, the lights go on. When I flip it “off”, the lights go off. If you leave … Continue reading
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Old Cars Rock!
As a counterpoint to my “shafted” articles about Toyota I’ve decided to add a shining example of good old fashioned moxie. (Am I allowed to use the word moxie? Does it still have meaning? Hell yes I can…because it’s my … Continue reading
Warning…Man With No Clue Running Adaptive.Curmudgeon’s IT Department
I’ve been using wordpress.com because I’m a cheap, unmotivated, lazy bastard. Unfortunately my posts are living somewhere in cyberspace (possibly somewhere near Jimmi Hoffa’s storage site) and I have the kind of slow connection that makes geeks all over the … Continue reading
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One More Grumble About Light Bulbs
On September 29th I wrote: I remember a few years ago when “corkscrew bulbs” finally met my price point. …I thought to myself; “This is great. I wonder how they’ll screw it up? Probably some tofu eating jackoff will outlaw … Continue reading
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This Is A good Idea…I Wonder How They’ll Screw It Up.
Lets get something straight, I’m an Adaptive Curmudgeon. Unlike generic Curmudgeons I don’t sit around pining for the “good old days”. When something new is truly better; I’ll buy it. In their times I liked Kodachrome, Black and White TV, … Continue reading
I Kicked Bill Gates Off The Property!
My new laptop, hereafter referred to as the “bug out difference engine”, is now running Ubuntu. My computer is just so damned much better that words can’t describe it. I still have dual boot and Win7 but I can’t see … Continue reading
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Nine Years Later; Why We’re Still Here
Nine years ago nineteen evil murders killed three thousand innocent Americans on our home soil. On the anniversary of that event, politicians and talking heads will orate and make “profound” statements. None of them will be relevant. All of us … Continue reading
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