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A guide to World Cup soccer

A guide to World Cup soccer

| June 12, 2010 | 1 Reply

from the Onion.  ..bruce w..

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This could almost be a “SunDog” music video

This could almost be a “SunDog” music video

| June 11, 2010 | Reply

SunDog was the Apple II computer game (later ported to the Atari ST) that Wayne Holder and I (with others) did at FTL Games some 25+ years ago.  This video looks as though it came right out of the game. ..bruce w..

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From the mouths of e-mail junk filters

From the mouths of e-mail junk filters

| June 8, 2010 | Reply

The e-mail above came in earlier today; clearly, my e-mail client (Thunderbird) didn’t think much of it.  ..bruce w..

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A note of optimism

A note of optimism

| June 3, 2010 | Reply

Something to keep in mind as the economy struggles and the government bungles.  ..bruce w..

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I just canceled my iPad order

I just canceled my iPad order

| June 2, 2010 | 3 Replies

Back on May 22nd, I ordered an Apple iPad (3GS, 64GB) in the full expectation of being able to use AT&T $30/month unlimited data access plan. It was scheduled to ship on June 9th and arrive here in Colorado around the 15th. However, today AT&T announced that this plan would go away on June 7th, […]

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As a new month starts…

As a new month starts…

| June 1, 2010 | Reply

…ponder the state we’re in, and what’s likely to hit the fan over the remaining seven months of 2010. Then start working on your emergency preparedness.  ..bruce w..

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Yep, we’re still alive

Yep, we’re still alive

| May 26, 2010 | Reply

Henderson has been busy (see above, taken in England a week or so ago), as have I. But let the posting start anew. Now we just have to figure out what to post about.  ..bruce w..

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There’s always something to brighten up your day

There’s always something to brighten up your day

| April 17, 2010 | Reply

Just saw this over at Rasmussen Reports. Gee, and it’s been years since I’ve been to Jersey; nice to know they still remember me fondly. Oh. As it turns out, they’re talking about Bruce Springsteen instead of either of us here at ASIP. I have no clue why they ran this poll, unless it happens […]

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This staggers the mind

This staggers the mind

| April 17, 2010 | Reply

Click on the image (or this link) to get SiliconValley.com’s full story on how Apple has prospered since 2000. In those ten years, Apple’s market capitalization (the share price multiplied by the number of shares issued) has grown from $5.2 billion to $224.3 billion. Of US corporations, only Exxon Mobil and Microsoft have a higher […]

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Denver Tea Party — video of lefty plant

Denver Tea Party — video of lefty plant

| April 16, 2010 | 1 Reply

Finally got this uploaded to YouTube. This is a video my wife shot yesterday of the ‘lefty plant‘ walking away from the Denver Tea Party, surrounded by folks mocking him — and almost all of whom have cameras of some kind trained on him. ..bruce w..

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