Not A Mystery
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Virtually Collyer, As We Speak
I never heard of the Collyer Brothers until recently. A regrettable gap in my knowledge-base. Turns out that Disposophobia or ‘Collyer brothers syndrome’, is a fear of throwing anything away. Imagine, being nutty enough to have something named after you. And these brothers certainly achieved nutty enough. They over-achieved actually. They were found dead in … Continue reading
Separated At Birth, And Now Reunited!
Turns out I’m glad I didn’t buy an iPhone. Because if I had, Nuvi and Tilt would never have been reunited. Those are funny names for a Sister and Brother combo, but in the world of electronics it’s not at all that freakish. You see, Nuvi (on the left) is the GPS device I purchased … Continue reading
ODD Is The New ADD
I’m coining a new phrase, and remember YHIHF. It’s the digital equivalent of Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), and I’m calling it Our Digital Daze or ODD for short. The “O” for Our in ODD is meant to signal that this is a societal condition. ODD has a kind negative connotation because it is (largely) out … Continue reading
Not A Mystery 