Back in the 1980s, I worked for Ma Bell, better known as AT&T or Western Electric. It was the only game in town and a total monopoly. In 1984, it was broken up with AT&T owning the long-distance game and the Baby Bells owning local service. Those nine new companies lacked the resources to upgrade…
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“Time Warp” is one of the most recognizable songs from “The Rocky Horror Picture Show.” It was created as a time filler for the stage play but has exploded in popularity and become a central part of audience participation during film screenings and live performances. It has the instructions to dance the lyrics: “It’s just…
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Have you seen the price of eggs? I have not, but I hear it's high. It is a battle cry for those who go to the grocery store and see that their cart has less, yet they are paying more. I buy 1/2 carton of eggs every few weeks and rarely finish them all. My…
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Being a geek, I am a big Star Wars Fan. Star Wars movies are basically stories about the battles between good and evil. Just like religion may say, “May the Lord be with you”, Star Wars says, “May the Force be with you.” Star Wars even has its own national day, May 4th (as in…
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If you watch broadcast TV, I am sure you are happy the election is over and all we have to watch now are pharmaceutical and Christmas commercials. One of the interesting things I heard in post-election analysis was that a billion dollars was spent on TV ads. At the same time, the most decisive information…
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AI has been part of our culture for a long time. Think about the movies that have predicted where we are now. 2001 A Space Odyssey: (1968) The film features HAL 9000, a sentient artificial intelligence computer that controls the systems of the Discovery One spacecraft. HAL is depicted as having advanced capabilities, including speech…
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