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  • Blame the Tool, or the Tool User?

    Blame the Tool, or the Tool User?

    A long time ago and far away, a Captain in the British Army retired from service and moved to an estate near Ballinrobe in Ireland. His name was Charles and he moved into Lough Mask House, a property owned by a wealthy landowner by the name of Lord Erne who was, by the way, the

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  • Who Stole The Pockets?!

    Who Stole The Pockets?!

    Sherman, set the Wayback machine to 1983, to a time when MTV ruled television. You’re captured by the endless stream of music videos, falling into each one like that woman at the diner falling into the comic in the “Take On Me” video. In this case, though, it’s Michael Jackson that takes you away. Imagine

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  • Goodbye, Privacy!

    Goodbye, Privacy!

    “You have no privacy. Get over it!” If you’ve been around tech long enough, you’ve probably run across former SUN Microsystems CEO, Scott McNealy’s famous (or infamous) quote. That goes back to 1999 and it raised a boatload of hackles back in the day. Here’s a more recent one for you. “Privacy can’t be tolerated,

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