Author Archives: TangoOversway

With All the Possible Universes…

If you’re a science fiction and fantasy film fan and don’t want to read all this, in short, it’s about Star Trek fan films and you can skip to the 2nd paragraph after the “2).” What I have before that … Continue reading

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Facing Facebook

It’s taken me time to put my thoughts together, but I felt I needed to reply to the recent changes in Facebook and the reactions of people about it. In short, Facebook changed their interface again, everyone complained and said … Continue reading

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Online Dating Offlined (or Don’t Waste Money Paying for Online Dating)

This is something I’ve been thinking about writing about for a few years, but just never took the time to put together the numbers and write it down. Unfortunately, while I’ve reconstructed some of the numbers, I’ve lost some of … Continue reading

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Is It Art?

I know I’m a bit slow on posting this, since it’s about my trip to Arts in the Park at the start of May, but I took time to think about whether it was worth posting or not. (Plus life … Continue reading

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At the End of the Day

(Note: This was originally written in August, 2008.) The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.  They always have.  They always will.  Two examples spring to my mind, one real, one not.  The first is the fictional one: Remember … Continue reading

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When TV Becomes Art

I FINALLY got to see the series finale for Battlestar Galactica.  Now before I tell you how hard it’s been to see it, a little lead up, some of which you know.  I read about the first Battlestar Galactica series … Continue reading

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Stepping Out or Stepping Up?

I don’t know whether I was just stepping out or stepping up. I participated in my first dance competition a day or so ago. I went down to Raleigh for a small comp to do seven dances. Apparently that’s a … Continue reading

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I Won’t Dance, Don’t Ask Me, I Won’t Dance, Madam, With You

  I haven’t been writing much in my blog for several reasons. First is that I’m still adapting to how everything has changed since my Father died and this blog is not a personal diary. It’s not here so I … Continue reading

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Music: Free as a Bird

What do you mean when you say the word, “Free?” In software, we have two meanings, one is expressed as “free as in beer” and the other is “free as in speech.” This applies to music as well. There is … Continue reading

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Do You Want My Money: A Tale of Two Stores

I make my living from the results of software I’ve written. I have two LCD monitors in front of me and, when I’m working, am often logged into 3-4 computers that could be in different locations in the city or … Continue reading

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