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In God We Trust… To See Our Enemy

runwolf13 | January 21, 2010

There is currently a growing controversy surrounding the acquisition of high quality military rifle sights for the Army and Marines.  It seems the manufacturer, Trijion, has since it’s earliest days, included a biblical verse in the serial number of their products.  The verse, inscribed in what “ABC News” refers to as “code” is a sort [...]

Why my boy is smarter than me.

runwolf13 | January 11, 2010

So we went to the Tennessee Aquarium this weekend. And once again, my six year old son proved he’s smarter than me.
On the way there, he saw a sign for the Aquarium that advertised their penguin exhibit.  Very cool, and he got excited.  He asked me if they had “Macaroni Penguins.”  I tried not to [...]

Why Windows Sucks

Russell | January 3, 2010

Yes, I’m going for a massive amount of hits for this one.
Full disclosure: I am a newbie to Macs. I bought my first iMac in 2007 right after they switched to Intel. I went in to get a Mac Mini thinking it would be fun to play with, but when I looked at the cost [...]