Archive for Casual Interest

My alternative to Net Neutrality–the municipal switched network

There’s a lot of debate about Net Neutrality and many reasons for and against it. For that information, look elsewhere.  There’s a reason there’s a debate, of course. I would like to offer an outside the box alternative. This doesn’t have to be an either / or choice.  Let’s change the rules, not the rule […]

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Nest and Google

The one thing that stuck out to me about Nest was how much the design embodied Apple’s, or should I say Steve Jobs’, philosophy. Simplicity, elegance, purposeful. I know Nest was started by former Apple employees Matt Rogers and Tony Fadell. These two designers were heavily involved with the iPod. Frankly, I think these two […]

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Conquer the infamous Velveeta Shells-n-Cheese packet

I can’t help myself. I love to mix various things into macaroni and cheese. My current favorite “macaroni and cheese” product is Velveeta’s Shells-n-Cheese. I’ll mix almost anything into it. Such as a can of strained tuna, or hot sauce, or chili, or stewed tomatoes, or bacon, or almost anything else. Wrangling the cheese packet, […]

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