Wait, there’s a BlackBerry movie coming out?? Seriously?!?

Longtime readers of this blog know that for as long as I’ve had cell phones, I’ve been a BlackBerry loyalist. Trust me, I stuck with the ‘Berry through eight different iterations, until Verizon’s network would no longer support by ‘Berry and I was forced to change to a Google Pixel 6 Pro. I say “forced…

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The Nightowl Radio Show playlist for April 14, 2023

The following is a playlist for the broadcast of the Nightowl Radio Show, a one-hour college radio show on station WHCL-FM.  The show can be streamed tonight at 7:00 p.m. Eastern at whcl.org. Tonight’s episode contains a mix of various dance tracks, an early rock and roll classic, and a blending between a 1960’s guitar…

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A year of Lightning’s Girl

I took my 2017 Chevrolet Volt Premier (“Lightning’s Girl”) for its New York State inspection. Naturally, everything passed with perfection. Because of course it did. Wow. I still can’t believe it’s been a year of hybrid electric vehicle ownership. A year of changing my driving patterns and expectations for a car like this. Understanding the…

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You can’t spell basketball without BSL.

I’ve worked with several independent and minor basketball leagues over the years. I started when the Albany Patroons were in the Continental Basketball Association, then I moved to the Premier Basketball League, then joined up with the National Basketball League of Canada, continued to work with the Patroons while they existed in the North American…

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The Honest Government Ads – as profane as they are informative

Of late, I’ve enjoyed this series of “Honest Government Ads” made by an Australian group known as TheJuice Media. Essentially they use a spokesperson who describes some government function or a touristy destination – and then the episode turns all dark and informative. And hilarious. And vulgar. All at the same time. Trust me on…

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3 or 4

Last week, I blogged about my brand new Nixie clock with its glowing red-orange numbers and waycool aesthetics. With that in mind … I started thinking about the intricate details that make every Nixie tube in that clock. How numbers that need more visual display are oriented into the front of the Nixie tube rather…

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