Category Archives: Internet

The Genesis of No Twelve-Step Program

Posted on Sat, 15 March 2014 by Chris Penningroth

Just in case anyone happens to click over here from the Ace of Spades blog comments section: I was just kidding, I don’t actually have a Twelve-step program that helps transition lurkers into commenters.

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Jobs, Jobs, Jobs

Posted on Sun, 27 January 2013 by Chris Penningroth

This post has been gathering dust as a draft for seven months now.  It looks like now is a good time to dust it off and finish it, it may go some small way to explain some of the back-story … Continue reading →

Posted in Arts, Internet, Literature, Programming & Technical Computing | 4 Comments

Computer Karma Restored

Posted on Fri, 18 January 2013 by Chris Penningroth

As you may recall from a previous entry, I’ve been promising myself I’d get my old Pentium 4 up and running again with a Linux operating system. I had loaded Kubuntu 8.10 (I think) onto a new hard drive that … Continue reading →

Posted in Hobbies, Internet, Programming & Technical Computing | 4 Comments

Today I Crossed My Silicon Rubicon

Posted on Sat, 24 November 2012 by Chris Penningroth

I’ve lived almost all of my life in the age of the personal computer (PC).  None of the devices I’ve ever purchased were Apple products.  I cut my teeth on my friends’ Atari 800XLs and Commodore 64s when I wasn’t using … Continue reading →

Posted in General Aviation, Hobbies, Internet | 1 Comment

Trying to Test Twitter

Posted on Sat, 11 August 2012 by Chris Penningroth

I’d like to announce that I’ve signed up for yet another Internet service I’m likely to neglect more often than not.  If you’d like to follow my distilled musings I’m now on Twitter as @CPenningroth.

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What do I Read After the News?

Posted on Mon, 16 January 2012 by Chris Penningroth

News browsing evolves over the years, at least for me. Since I moved back to the States a few years ago, FoxNews is pretty much standard fare at work and I can watch it at home. It beats that conglomeration … Continue reading →

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Just One Time

Posted on Sun, 10 May 2009 by Chris Penningroth

     I’d like to see just one article in the weekly Motley Fool e-mailings not mention Warren Buffett.       Could you imagine ESPN never going without mentioning the New York Yankees once per hour? That’s kind of what it’s gotten … Continue reading →

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History Will Be the Judge

Posted on Sun, 18 January 2009 by Chris Penningroth

     I don’t know that we’ll ever hearken back to this period in history as "The Good ol’ Days."  But maybe even more than after the Roosevelt administration in the 1930s, we’ll look back and realize that it might have … Continue reading →

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Another Favorite E-mail

Posted on Sun, 04 January 2009 by Chris Penningroth

     I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas (or appropriately enjoyable holiday if not Christmas) and a happy New Year!      I’ve received the e-mail below on a couple occassions.  I figured it was worth posting here.  I’ve received a Navy … Continue reading →

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The National Anthem

Posted on Sat, 26 July 2008 by Chris Penningroth

     This was a fascinating way to get the day started at the Gathering of Mustangs and Legends.      Personally, I think the ground crew needed to catch it before it hit the ground.  Otherwise, very cool!

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