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Category Archives: Technology of Indignity
My Favorite Machine Betrayed Me
What a week! Equipment has been messing with my head. Was there a global declaration that mechanical devices should revolt? I didn’t get the memo. Was it on FOX? It all started when I set out to cut firewood. You … Continue reading
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My Safe Went Skynet
Long ago I bought a cheap pistol safe. I used it to store my cheap pistol. It was a handy little safe; pleasing black metallic finish, foam coated interior. I “multitasked” with it. My computer monitor was too low. What … Continue reading
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Failure Of The ‘Don’t Be Evil’ Concept: Part II
When lighting hosed my phone I discovered that in just six months Sonofabitches engineered two models to be mutually compatible. They cleverly made it so a dead base “kills” two fully functional handsets. Two questions: why and what to do … Continue reading
Failure Of The ‘Don’t Be Evil’ Concept: Part I
Lightning struck very close to Castle Curmudgeon. We didn’t take a direct hit but it rated a Sphincter Level Seven on my patented scale of terror. Nothing was damaged but the cordless phone base was dead. Both the DSL filter … Continue reading
Off Grid II
I’ve talked about going “off grid” before. I’ve added a personal aspect to the phrase: “Off grid” originally meant you were disconnected from the power system. When the term was coined it implied remoteness or self-reliance. Virtually every dwelling in … Continue reading
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Off Grid I
I was gone for a while. Did ya’ miss me? I was “off grid” a week or so. It’s not the big deal that you’d think. (I wasn’t cloistered!) I spent some time on a motorcycle, a couple days in … Continue reading
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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
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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