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Tag Archives: technology

Adventure of a (past) lifetime

Posted on April 2, 2015 by Mike PontilloJanuary 24, 2025

Download Underground Adventure version 3.82, released 8/1/2024    Win32   Mac   Linux In the fall of 1983, flush with cash from my summer job, I was ready to go shopping for a computer. At this point, I had three years of … Continue reading →

Tagged nostalgia, technology

Party line

Posted on July 20, 2014 by Mike PontilloJanuary 24, 2025

The house I grew up in was a two-flat, three if you count the basement. I lived on the main floor with my parents and my younger sister Michele, and my grandmother lived on the upper floor. Technically, it was … Continue reading →

Tagged family, nostalgia, technology

Why iHate Apple

Posted on May 31, 2008 by Mike PontilloJuly 8, 2021

I hate Apple. Hate it, hate it, hate it. I hate the fact that “iPod” has become a generic term. The correct term for such a device is PMP — Portable Media Player. Many companies make them, you know. The … Continue reading →

Tagged Apple, rant, technology

Ogre exposed

Posted on May 17, 2007 by Mike PontilloFebruary 19, 2022

“Flat fee my foot! I get residuals, or ye can hawk yer own goddamn cereal!” Is it just me, or are you getting sick of Shrek as well? The guy is everywhere. This marketing blitz is unlike anything I have … Continue reading →

Tagged McDonald's, movies, rant, technology

Celling out

Posted on March 25, 2006 by Mike PontilloApril 16, 2011

One of the advantages of being an old fart is that it gives you perspective on how things change over time. One of the disadvantages is that nobody wants you to share that perspective with them. I can remember when … Continue reading →

Tagged aging, technology
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