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John McAfee, founder of McAfee, Inc, the first company to distribute anti-virus software via the “shareware” model, is an interesting and, by his own somewhat jaded definition, very “human” individual.
High Master’s Lament
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April 2, 2014
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April 2, 2014
On April 1st, Jim Henderson wrote on Facebook:
"... That didn't go as planned.
New App In Town
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March 21, 2014
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March 21, 2014
Here’s some text before and then after making changes suggested by a writing aid, Hemingway App.
Pink Brass and Lemi Shine
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March 20, 2014
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March 20, 2014
Lemi Shine has been questioned as a cleaning agent for brass because, in some circumstances, it seems to turn the brass pink.
Fast is Fine, but Accuracy is Final
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March 19, 2014
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March 19, 2014
This quotation, spoken by Kevin Costner in the 1994 semi-biographical film, Wyatt Earp, may not have been voiced by the real Wyatt Earp, but it certainly captures a philosophy many believe he would avow.
Dutch
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March 13, 2014
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March 13, 2014
For a short, four-year period in the 1960s, the man sitting to my right was a High School teacher.
Cock It Up
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March 3, 2014
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March 3, 2014
Can’t remember how to re-assemble your Ruger 22 target pistol?
Ten-X?
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March 2, 2014
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March 2, 2014
If it touches the inner ring, you get that score.