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06/23/201906/23/2019

LCD of Food Packaging

Side Panel Sometimes companies do things that make no sense. When I looked at this breakfast sausage package for the cooking instructions I was confronted with a basic math problem. The sausage comes in a box of 20 links vacuum packed in four neat rows in groups of 5 links.… Read the rest

06/22/201906/23/2019

Harry Potter Wizards Unite

The folks that brought us Pokemon Go have partnered with the Harry Potter and Warner Brother media empire to bring us Harry Potter Wizards Unite. The media says its like Pokemon Go but better with more character depth. I downloaded the free app to try it out but got stuck when I was presented with only two options to share my personal information.… Read the rest

06/09/201906/23/2019

Resist iOS 13

Every year about this time, I’m tempted by the allure of a suite of new operating systems for my computer and mobile devices. This year is no different except for the addition of iPadOS which has the promise of letting my backward corporate web applications be functional on my primary daily device.… Read the rest

05/24/201906/23/2019

New Favorite Author: Dennis E. Taylor

While browsing through Amazon’s new books I stumbled upon the latest book by Dennis E. Taylor, Outland. I did not hesitate and bought it immediately. Within three days I have finished it. Of course it is part of a series so I will have to wait for the next one to come out.… Read the rest

05/07/201906/23/2019

Batman 1989

One of my most most memorable film-going experiences was seeing Batman (1989) in a theater with actual bats flying around during the movie. Back in college, the choices for movie theaters were rather limited. On campus we had Rudder theater where you could see cult films like Rocky Horror and sneak previews of movies like Action Jackson.… Read the rest

05/06/201910/27/2023

AT&T: Is There an Activation Charge or Not?

I’m trying to get a SIM added to my AT&T data plan for 60 days. I’ve looked at pay as you go options like Tracphone. It looks like I can add a line to my existing plan for $15. Mind you that this is AT&T so $15 actually means $20.… Read the rest

05/04/201905/04/2019

Trouble with Canon GP-E2

Five years ago I bought a piece of kit to add to my camera. Since then it has been a near permanent fixture on whatever digital EOS camera I had at the time. The Canon GP-E2 is a simple GPS transceiver that attaches to your Canon camera on the hot shoe.… Read the rest

04/08/201904/09/2019

Math vs eBay

I used to be a big fan of eBay. It used to be a safe and nearly guaranteed way to convert old electronics into cash. Lately I’ve be come increasingly disenchanted with the experience. I’ve been a victim if hucksters in Russia and Mexico so I refuse to make my items for sale there anymore.… Read the rest

03/03/201903/03/2019

Camera Reflections, Part I

My first camera was a Kodak Instamatic 100. By the time I got the camera in 1978, it had been on the market for 15 years. It used Kodak 126 film and peanut flash bulbs. By this time flash cubes had already come on the market.… Read the rest

02/28/201901/24/2024

Apollo 11 Documentary

Marking the 50th anniversary of the Moon landing, CNN Films put together a 92 minute documentary from video shot on those days in July 1969. Some of the footage has of course been seen before but here was an opportunity to see a full clip in context.… Read the rest

01/27/201905/24/2019

Welcome to the Bobiverse

I wish I could remember who recommended this book to me. This is actually the second Dennis Taylor book that I added to my Goodreads queue by recommendation. I have not yet read The Singularity Trap. I have a new favorite author to follow.… Read the rest

01/22/201901/22/2019

Glass

M. Knight Shyamalan’s new movie is out and I waited until $5 Tuesday to catch a showing. As the trailers started the theater was still mostly empty. By the time the Universal logo appeared on the screen more than half the seats were taken.… Read the rest

10/27/201810/27/2018

Tres Trestles

Just north of downtown Fort Worth is a place where five bridges cross the Trinity River together. Four of those bridges are for trains. Three of them are old iron train trestles. I thought it would make for an interesting subject.… Read the rest