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Rick
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“Happy Birthday” Freed! Next should be Mickey Mouse
Read more: “Happy Birthday” Freed! Next should be Mickey MouseYesterday, a federal judge summarily ruled that the infamous song, “Happy Birthday To You” is not copyrighted. Time-Warner bought the company that bought the company that bought the company that bought some rights to the…
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Vintage Selfie, 1970
Read more: Vintage Selfie, 1970I’m reposting this photo because someone asked to reuse it. It is also posted on Flickr. I provided it to someone for an article about selfies a while back. I’ve posted it to Facebook,…
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Major Honey Heist in Hastings (A Parody)
Read more: Major Honey Heist in Hastings (A Parody)POLICE REPORT: Despite active efforts by busy teams of workers, three hives were looted of honey yesterday afternoon. This is a sad closing to a busy summer of honey making. Large, ungainly creatures dressed in…
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Put Grace Hopper on the $20 Bill
Read more: Put Grace Hopper on the $20 BillJanet emailed me a link to the W2O campaign, which wants to discard Andrew Jackson from the $20 and replace him with a noteworthy woman. The campaign has its own list of candidates, mostly…
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A Jaded Look at Home Financial Software
Read more: A Jaded Look at Home Financial SoftwareI started doing personal finances (especially taxes) on a venerable Heath H89 I picked up back in 1980. I graduated to Macintax in ’85 using a borrowed Mac 512. I started online banking in about ’89 with CheckFree…
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Adieu, Spock and Leonard Nimoy
Read more: Adieu, Spock and Leonard NimoyOur family has always admired Leonard Nimoy, and his famous character, Spock. Biscuit likes to tell about playing Star Trek with school friends when she was about 12. A few years later, Nimoy played summer stock on…
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