~ Archive for September 28, 2003 ~

Nerd Solace for the Aged

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philg - September 28, 2003 @ 7:56 pm · Filed under From the Old Server

This just in from my friend Arthur, one of the energetic crew that keeps Google amazing us all, a bit of nerd solace for turning 40:



“Happy birthday, and remember than next year, you’ll be in your prime again — 41!”

New York Times Magazine article about cheap Chinese cars

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philg - September 28, 2003 @ 4:45 pm · Filed under From the Old Server

Back on June 20, this blog entry about the impact of Chinese cars that might be imported to the U.S. 10 or 20 years from now stirred up 25 comments.  Today’s New York Times Magazine carries an article on the same topic.

Dogs and Pilots

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philg - September 28, 2003 @ 1:18 pm · Filed under From the Old Server

From The Wright Brothers Legacy, a 40th(!) birthday gift from my friend Gary, underneath a photo of Orville Wright and a big St. Bernard:



“Orville was extremely fond of Scipio, the puppy that he found in the baggage room of the Dayton railroad station in 1917.  Scipio died in 1928 but when Orville died in 1948, he still carried a picture of Scipio in his wallet.”

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