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Category: Rants and Musings

What I Learned About Humanity from the Survival Video Game, “Rust”.

Posted on January 14, 2014 by Tom Chapin

On un-moderated, free-for-all servers: People steal and kill each other without regard. It is very hard to get ahead initially, but once you reach a […]

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Facebook Authentication and a Potential Security Risk

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Tom Chapin

The idea of a “universal login” is not new by any means. Since the early days of the internet, many people have longed for the […]

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The Vendor Client relationship – in real world situations

Posted on March 31, 2009 by Tom Chapin

I ran across this video the other day and thought it was funny enough to be worth sharing. Every now and then you actually run […]

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Kevin Kelly: Predicting the next 5,000 days of the web

Posted on September 8, 2008 by Tom Chapin

Here’s a video clip that I ran across earlier today. Kevin Kelly gives a TED talk where he basically shows how the entire internet has […]

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Litmus Test for Door to Door Sales

Posted on October 22, 2007 by Tom Chapin

If I ever get down on my luck, I’m totally going to start a business selling “No Soliciting” signs from door to door. The way […]

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Backwards Alphabet

Posted on August 15, 2006 by Tom Chapin

As I was laying in bed last night, looking up at the ceiling and trying to fall asleep, a revelation came to me: I don’t […]

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Satellite Imagery/Video of the USA from space

Posted on January 12, 2006 by Tom Chapin

What would you think if the government was recording live satellite video imagery of the entire USA, up close? What if a crime was committed […]

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Random thought of the day

Posted on December 30, 2005 by Tom Chapin

“Just because you have the right to free speech, does not mean you have the right to yodel”

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