Java Zen:Thinking Out Loud Wednesday, 2026.01.28 
Indeed, the new source of wealth is not material, it is information,knowledge
applied to work to create value…A person with the skills to write a
complex software program that can produce a billion dollars of revenue can walk
past any customs officer in the world with nothing of ‘value’ to
declare.

		Walter Wriston

2008.03.17

Life B.T. (Before Television)

When the younger generation asks us elders, “What did you do before there was television to keep entertained?”, it’s a difficult question to answer. Not hard difficult, but embarrassingly difficult:

We had the The Swing Wing:

“It’s a what?” It’s a Swing Wing! Because “Self-induced Whiplasher” just wouldn’t sell as well, you know.

But that’s not all! We also had Clackers! What fun! What hilarity when those things busted into pieces and flew in all directions. More thrilling than lawn darts! And they say only video games cause brain damage.

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2008.03.17

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