Musing

Technobabble

I like the real meaning of words. Many people use words they don’t fully understand. In speaking one can get away with using similar sounding words inappropriately. However, when writing there (their) is no such luxury. The freedom of easily producing and displaying the printed word is now provided by the advent of cheap computers and electronic publication on the internet. This is a mixed blessing. I have witnessed several Internet exhibitions of a fledgling...

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Hey!… Can I get a WORD in Here?

Rob, a business associate of mine (my boss) sent me an email showing me that Microsoft just released MS Office 2010. I told him I had been running the Beta (at home) for at least 6 to 8 months. His reply to that was… Well? Yes it is well. At our place of occupation (job) the “standard” version is Office 2003 and of course we are still running XP pro as the OS. You know...

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The Primitive Mind

Suppose there never was a weak primitive mind that is a direct link to present humans. There are so many unqualified people who practice (preach) bad science or create it, there is no real truth, only assumptive thinking. I’m included in that group, so let me preach. What if some humans, 5,000 years ago had the same minds we have today? What if a few had minds that were actually stronger and “better” than today? I...

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