For a Trip Down Memory Lane
… try this post at Uneasy Silence.
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I was fascinated to find a discussion of the difference between a ditto machine and a mimeograph. For what it’s worth, my memory of the difference between the two is the same as Michael Sheehan indicated in his post. The Ditto machine used masters that had a carbon based (I believe) substance on them, and…
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Sometimes You Just Can’t Win
I’ve often watched John Webb (my stepson) pitch a very good game only to lose either because the other team’s pitcher was also pitching a good game or because the bats on his team just didn’t come to life. Well, it happens to the best of them. The Angels lost yesterday, 1-0, despite pitching 8…
The Internet Will Never Work
So declared Clifford Stoll in a 1995 Newsweek article, now reproduced by The Daily Beast. There was actually a time when I thought the internet was for specialists, but I soon realized the error of my ways. (HT: The Agitator)
I Thought it was History
. . . but Packard-Bell is still around.
Random Lyrics Produces Song
This resulted from random lyrics sent to the Dilbert blog. It’s more comprehensible than some real songs. But not very . . .