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Vintage CompuServe advertisements of the '80s and '90s

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Vintage CompuServe Ad Gallery (1980s – 1990s)

Chris Holmes
posted on June 18, 2013November 18, 2013
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A gallery of vintage '80s and '90s print advertisements for CompuServe, the grandfather of ISPs and online

Syfy channel Alien Tornado GetGlue sticker

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Notre Dame Fans Need Help Getting Drunk

Chris Holmes
posted on October 19, 2012June 18, 2013
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Here's a sampling of my favorite search terms people have entered to reach my

Homicide of P. Barton Key by Daniel E. Sickles

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Five Reasons I Stopped Following Your Twitter Feed

Chris Holmes
posted on February 6, 2012
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If you're wondering why I stopped following your super special Twitter feed, these five reasons might offer a clue. More likely

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Facebook and the social contract

Chris Holmes
posted on September 22, 2011
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Has Facebook violated its Social Contract with its newest layout change? And are we as users of a free service entitled to complain about

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Happy 65th birthday Freddie Mercury

Chris Holmes
posted on September 5, 2011September 5, 2011
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Google's latest logo doodle pays tribute to Queen frontman and music legend Freddie Mercury, on the occasion of what would have been his 65th

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Is Wikipedia dying? Thoughts from an admin and former contributor

Chris Holmes
posted on August 5, 2011June 18, 2013
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Jimbo Wales says that the number of contributors on Wikipedia is way down. I was one of those contributors, and here are the reasons why I

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Here’s some stuff I enjoyed this week

Chris Holmes
posted on August 5, 2011August 5, 2011
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We present the latest in a seemingly endless series of excellent internet links that you must see. It is a moral

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I love you, internet: iPhone 4 captures oscillation of guitar strings

Chris Holmes
posted on July 15, 2011June 11, 2013
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Some guy plopped an iPhone inside his guitar -- I know, crazy right? -- and he was able to capture the oscillation* of the guitar

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They shoot elephants, don’t they?

Chris Holmes
posted on April 6, 2011June 18, 2013
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The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit can't stand by while ignorant, rich CEOs kill for sport, so we say goodbye to GoDaddy and howdy to

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Vintage CompuServe Ad Gallery (1980s – 1990s)

Notre Dame Fans Need Help Getting Drunk

Five Reasons I Stopped Following Your Twitter Feed

Facebook and the social contract

Happy 65th birthday Freddie Mercury

Is Wikipedia dying? Thoughts from an admin and former contributor

Here’s some stuff I enjoyed this week

I love you, internet: iPhone 4 captures oscillation of guitar strings

They shoot elephants, don’t they?

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