The Bargaineer

On This Day - May 12

2010-05-12T13:42:00.001-07:00

On this day in 1941 Konrad Zuse presented the Z3, the world's first working programmable, fully automatic computer, in Berlin. In a sense one could trace this post's genesis to that red-letter day.

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Subtly Bright

2010-05-10T10:33:00.001-07:00

Overcast and cooler today. However, Russ the Weatherman at News 1130 has all but removed any chance of showers from the forecast, so at least we're likely going to stay dry. It's not so cool as to be a problem, that's for sure. Short sleeves are fine unless you're standing around in the shade.

There is enough sunshine to make the trees gleam, but it is all being filtered by the clouds overhead. No glare, but quite bright.

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Sunshine, Blue Sky

2010-05-07T14:00:00.001-07:00

Sunshine, blue sky today. Everything seems spontaneously better on a day like this!

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50 Mission Cap

2010-05-06T13:36:00.001-07:00

"50 Mission Cap" by the Tragically Hip: unforgettable song. Unforgettable Canadiana.

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Lost & Frowned

2010-05-06T08:44:00.000-07:00

The other day I bought a 32 gigabyte thumb drive. I had to transfer a huge number of Audi / Volkswagen and Chrysler / Jeep / Dodge photos (15 gigs at least) from a client's computer to one of ours, and no other method besides actually schlepping the thumb drive from A to B was practical. I picked up a nice inexpensive ($69) one at Best Buy. It was a good deal.

Unfortunately, that was about three days ago, and I've already lost the drive.

My question is, how long does an item have to remain usable before whatever bargain it was becomes a non-bargain, due to inability to use it? This three-ish days feels like the bargain was obliterated. No matter how good the transaction, no matter if it is a low, low price, if it's lost or broken too soon, you spent too much.

Led Zeppelin

2010-05-05T10:03:00.001-07:00

Apropos of nothing, Led Zeppelin's song "The Ocean" continues to rock the house. That is all.

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Happy May 5th Everyone!

2010-05-04T21:58:00.001-07:00

From wikipedia:

Cinco de Mayo (Spanish for "fifth of May") is a holiday that commemorates the Mexican army's unlikely victory over French forces at theBattle of Puebla on May 5, 1862, under the leadership of Mexican General Ignacio Zaragoza Seguín.^[1][2] While not an "obligatory federal holiday" in Mexico, it is celebrated primarily in the state of Puebla, and in the United States.^[3][4]

Cinco de Mayo is not "an obligatory federal holiday" in Mexico, but rather a holiday that can be observed voluntarily.^[5][6] While Cinco de Mayo has limited significance nationwide in Mexico, the date is observed in the United States (also voluntarily) and other locations around the world as a celebration of Mexican heritage and pride.^[7] Cinco de Mayo is not Mexico's Independence Day,^[8] which actually is September 16,^[9] the most important national patriotic holiday in Mexico.^[10]

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The Art of Finding The Deal

2010-05-03T14:48:00.001-07:00

We all shop-- some more than others, and some more skillfully than others. Finding a great deal is it's own reward. Saving ca$h makes it even sweeter.

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