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First Computer
My first computer was a Sinclair ZX-81, a masterpiece of low-cost design. The entire computer was smaller than a medium pizza box, but it did have some drawbacks. To keep down costs, it did not include a monitor, but to encourage wider adoption, it produced NTSC video, so it could be used with most television…
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Halloween
One of my earliest memories is of dressing up to go trick-or-treating. My mom draped a sheet over me and I wore a ghostly mask. My younger brother watched the whole process, but whenever I put the mask on he would cry in terror. If I took it back off, he would stop crying. I…
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Social Networking Victim
I originally wrote most of this about a year ago when the events described happened. I decided to re-work it as a humorous speech for my Toastmasters’ Club, so I decided also to re-post it. One Sunday morning about a year ago, I got up as I always do and headed for the bathroom. I…
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