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Ping. Ping. Ping. Ping. A tiny electronic sound coming from a 22 inch diameter silver ball with four antenna hanging off it’s butt end. A tiny electronic sound that changed…
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An acquaintance of mine accepted a job in Thailand years ago. He was amazed to discover that in what he assumed was a third world country, there were no cell…
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Having just watched the 2012 remake of Robin Cook’s Coma, this product announcement out of Cambridge, Massachusetts just made my skin crawl… literally! For those of you who haven’t…
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The Kraay family farm outside of Lacombe, Alberta, Canada, has grown a corn maze for the past 13 years. The Kraay mazes are famous in Canada, and have…
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September 5, 1977 NASA launched the Voyager 1 probe, on a mission to orbit Jupiter and Saturn and send back photos and scientific data. Because the probe is built…
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Now that we’re past the first “How dare they!?” gut reactions, it’s time to take a long look at what, exactly, eBay is discontinuing. In its 2012 Fall Seller Update,…
August 18, 2012 / Comments Off / Read More
For the past 25 years The Discovery Channel has presented a week-long worth of shark-related programs to bring attention to the endangered sharks. In more recent years it has become…
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Standing in my tent at our local farmers’ market Saturday I decided that question was about the stupidest thing anyone could use as a conversational opener. At noon, we…
August 6, 2012 / Comments Off / Read More
Happy Anniversary Sputnik
Ping. Ping. Ping. Ping. A tiny electronic sound coming from a 22 inch diameter silver ball with four antenna hanging off it’s butt end. A tiny electronic sound that changed…
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