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Only a Few Thousand Cell Phones… 30 Apr 2013 | 01:02 am
In this old Motorola commercial they mention that, “…today there are only a few thousand cellular phones…”. Watch it and then quit whining about *any* limitations you think you have with today’s smart...
What Car to Buy? 20 Apr 2013 | 10:24 pm
Global warming. Peak oil. America is dependent upon foreign oil, but demand is weakening here and prices might fall. So what is the right choice I should make when buying a new car? Today I drive a 20...
My Podcast Archives 16 Apr 2013 | 05:39 am
In the CTD Podcast Archive I just cleaned up and posted you’ll find 47 podcast ‘shows’ that I recorded from May of 2005 until March of 2007. Yes, I still podcast but do it now over at Minnov8.com and,...
The iDoctor Is In 16 Apr 2013 | 01:00 am
Don’t know how I missed this in January but my aunt Marlys just sent a bunch of us an email with a link to it inside. It’s an NBC Rock Center segment called iDoctor and it’s about the healthcare revol...
The Minneapolis Star’s Demise 15 Apr 2013 | 07:12 pm
My dad died less than a month ago (here is our tribute site to dad) and my sisters and I have been going through the house and his belongings. Besides removing anything of value and cleaning the place...
Today Show Doesn’t ‘Get’ the Internet! 3 Mar 2013 | 11:45 pm
My 18 year old son, a guy born in 1994, just showed his Mom and I this video from 1994. If you don’t think we’ve come a looooong way in technology, just watch this: Today Show Doesn’t ‘Get’ the Intern...
What is Light? 26 Feb 2013 | 08:13 pm
As someone with a high degree of interest in quantum physics—as a lay person and certainly not as a scientist—I’ve always been fascinated by the double slit experiment (video) and how matter and energ...
Google Chrome: Why I Said, “No thanks” 20 Feb 2013 | 08:06 pm
Though I use Google Chrome all-day, every-day…I radically minimize the use of plugins and extensions. Why? Because it’s like going to the hardware store to get a new housekey made and having to agree ...
CISPA…It’s Back! 18 Feb 2013 | 09:45 pm
Would it be OK for the government to collect all of your private data in one place, share it between agencies, enable companies to send anything “suspicious” to our intelligence agencies, all in the n...
Comic-Con’s EPIC Registration Fail 16 Feb 2013 | 11:29 pm
Comic-Con, the San Diego event that happens each summer, was a delight to take my 18 year old son Alex to last year. Buying the tickets in advance was a huge disappointment (we didn’t get the preview ...
