http://terryg.org Genius is overrated. Wed, 03 Oct 2007 16:49:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://terryg.org/art/yes-it-is-monday-and-not-this-isnt-moving/ For the grizzled internet veterans out there, details on the seedy underworld of cyber-crime is nothing new. For the rest of us, let me present some of the sordid details. Have you wondered why you get so much spam and who is responsible for it? Surely it ... http://terryg.org/computers/the-dark-side-of-the-internet/ Imagine that you were in an accident and left paralyzed. Your first thought is likely similar to mine, that is, the impact of not being able to walk on your life style and being able to get around and interact as easily with friends and family. I would ... http://terryg.org/art/the-essence-of-perseverance/ So how often do you buy a new car? Every 3 years? 4 years? 5 years? So how much does it cost you to buy that car new car in the long run and are you really saving money by having a car in warranty and not having ... http://terryg.org/money/warning-dont-buy-that-new-car-just-yet/ I have been in more than a few meetings where I seriously questioned the wisdom of the decisions being made. However, nothing compares to this humorous list of pictures found from the outer recesses of the internet by OneMansBlog. http://terryg.org/humor/some-light-hearted-fun-for-the-weekend/ What if I told you there was a town that caught fire in 1962 and has been burning ever since. The town of Centralia, Pennsylvania in 1962 was a small but growing coal mining town. At its height it had over 2500 people in the town ... http://terryg.org/history/the-town-that-has-been-burning-for-45-years/ I saw this and thought the idea was really cool. The concept behind "Steam Punk" or Steam Works is what if technology had developed differently. For example, what would machines have been like if computers and the industrial revolution occurred at roughly the same time. Leave ... http://terryg.org/robotics/steam-powered-robots/ With the cost of movie tickets reaching close to $10 per person and the concessions costing close to the GDP of many small countries it can be daunting to budget fun time with the family if you budget is tight. Too many times we equate fun with $$$ and ... http://terryg.org/money/have-fun-with-the-kids-with-out-breaking-the-bank/ John reminded me of a video I saw a long time ago of Bill Gates and Steve Jobs on stage together doing a funny sketch back in 1983. The clip was recently played during D5 when they were once again on stage for a more serious discussion. In ... http://terryg.org/computers/a-blast-from-the-past/ Ever wonder what one has do to be called great? Consider Alexander the Great. There have been several people that have ruled great portions of land through out history. What is it he did that causes us to identify him by this one key characteristic? Here is a ... http://terryg.org/history/are-you-great/