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What else can you do with a B-58?

How about a spy plane? Convair always had unusual ideas, and it seemed like among them was a fascination with drones.  The CIA and the Air Force were worried about the U2 even before it entered service.  Despite its performance characteristics, Russians could track the ugly thing on radar with no difficulty.  So remember that [...]

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Awesome Planes – B-58 Hustler

I thought it might be fun to do a series on interesting aircraft from around the world.  I’ve got a particular fascination for Cold War planes; the mission requirements made for very interesting designs and capabilities.  The B-58 Hustler is a great place to start. In the late 1940s, the boys at Wright-Patterson were already [...]

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LDS Scriptures on Kindle and BlackBerry

My wife gave me a Kindle as my Christmas present (I know it’s not Christmas yet, but I have very little self control).  After trying out a variety of free content, I wanted to try to find the LDS Scriptures (Book of Mormon, Bible, Doctrine & Covenants, and Pearl of Great Price) in a format [...]

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Google Latitude Fun

Well, it’s a neat app, I guess, except for one question. Why am I in New York instead of Utah? I remember waking up in Utah. . .

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Debunking the Gnaw Fold Diablo 3 Myth

As with all these fun things, there are kernels of truth.  Diablo does tend to drop Dol runes.  "Trout" does have a root in Greek meaning "nibble" or "gnaw". First, the hit points.  Diablo in Normal Mode of Diablo 2 has 13818 hit points (according to the useful Diablo Wiki).  So we can rule out [...]

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The Irony of the Open X Package Opener

I was shopping on ThinkGeek the other day, and had some points to have this thrown in with my order.  Either that, or it was cheap enough that I thought I’d throw it in the cart.  Me no remember so good none.  Anyhoo, everyone hates those crazy impossible packages, right?  Here’s where the IRONY attacks. [...]

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I See You…

It’s not a great picture, but I got a phone snap of a Google Street View car on the freeway the other day.  Nothing special, just thought I’d share.

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Grammar for Bloggers: "Line Up" vs. "Lineup"

Welcome to a snarky new series.  A beautiful thing about the advent of blogging is the availability of so many sources for getting news and information.  The trouble is, many of our friends in the blogosphere have some difficulty with the written language.  This can be a barrier to adoption for the snobbier sections of [...]

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Those Silly Japanese…

I admire the Japanese for many things… their technological prowess, their ability to produce most of the worlds electronics and of course, their ninjas. But sometimes they do things that we Americans just have to shake our heads at. Heaven knows I wouldn’t ever want to be trapped in a room with a single tv [...]

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I’m A Sucker For Steampunk…

So I was just hangin’ out at work today preparing for the annual Omniture Halloween bash when this slick bit of Steampunk goodness unexpectedly arrived in my inbox courtesy of my good buddy Andy. “What is it?” you may ask. Well, let me tell you. It’s the most essential piece of equipment for any 19th [...]

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