Welcome to E D Skinner's Website
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Recent Additions
Bridge … Oh my!
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October 6, 2015
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October 6, 2015
Oh my, have they changed!
Forty years ago, I worked for American Express and the first generation front-end network we designed and programmed was finally on-line.
Purpose of Laws
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October 5, 2015
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October 5, 2015
Outlaws are, by definition, outside the law. Laws don’t stop them.
Rainy Sunday at the Bagel Shop
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October 4, 2015
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October 4, 2015
It’s fall in Phoenix.
Just a week ago it was 107.
A New World
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September 14, 2015
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September 14, 2015
Every generation remakes their immediate world. Dress, slang, music and social norms all change.
TDTESS
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September 8, 2015
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September 8, 2015
Back when I was a working stiff – nine and a half months ago – I would watch movies on “pad” devices, iPad at first then Android later, during long airplane flights.
Profit From Your “Read It Free” Web Postings
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August 25, 2015
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August 25, 2015
The Martian by Andy Weir, his first novel and soon to be a movie (click for trailer), was originally published on the author’s personal website without charge.
Interesting Places in Translation
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August 1, 2015
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August 1, 2015
When you travel to a place that uses a language you don’t know, things can be challenging.
Banjo Aimed and Plucked at Police in Vancouver
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July 29, 2015
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July 29, 2015
In Vancouver, a naked man displayed a sitar before switching to, aiming, and plucking his banjo at Police officers.