Tag archive: Dialers
Busted
I’m a bit of a nerd. I love watching educational TV programming such as the popular Discovery channel show MythBusters. If you haven’t seen this show before, the team of MythBusters scientifically tests common myths, such as “The color red makes bulls go ballistic,” to discover if the scenario is: Confirmed: The MythBusters can create…
Telephones and Dialers—they’ve come a long way.
Do you remember when a telephone did basically one thing—allow you to talk to someone? It’s almost hard to believe that is all they did. Now telephones can dial pre-stored phone numbers, record messages, show caller ID information, send and receive text messages, play music, browse the internet, access e-mails, remind us of appointments, video…
“I can’t let you do that, Dave.”
A couple of years ago, I finally watched “2001: A Space Odyssey,” a 1968 science fiction film. It has a rather famous, and often misquoted, line: “I’m sorry, Dave. I’m afraid I can’t do that.” Shortly thereafter, HAL (the computer) ends the conversation and Dave (the astronaut) has to find a different way to get…
Tailored Solutions
In the modern USA it is difficult, if not impossible, to find a bespoke tailor (at least in the area where I live). The vast majority of men’s suits or clothing is purchased off the rack, with minimal, if any adjustments or personalized fitting. There’s nothing quite like a well tailored suit or any other…
Gozer Reigns Supreme When Inexperience is King
In 1984, the first Ghostbusters movie was in the theaters and grossed over $291 million. In 1989, the second Ghostbusters movie netted over $215 million during its run. If you recall (as most people older than 20 probably will), the two stories revolve around three parapsychologists that are out to save the world from ghosts,…