Tag: technology
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The 2002 Experiment: The Doorbell
ding dong Hmm. That’s weird. I thought, as I left the Baby splashing happily in the bathtub. I was waiting on his physical therapist but, after years of working together, she usually just barges in. knock knock knock We have a video doorbell, but I sure didn’t in 2002. The house I grew up in…
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The 2002 Experiment: My Personal History of the Internet
Join me for a romp through the history of my internet usage
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2002 Experiment: The Library
Well, I’ve read ten books over the last three weeks. It’s amazing what I can accomplish if I really remove all other distractions. At all times, I have an upstairs book and a downstairs book that I’m working on simultaneously. The genres have spanned from suspense (Yesteryear) to a comedy fantasy novel about a group…
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Getting Published: The Book Proposal
A nervous new author has a moment of weakness and turns to a fucking robot for help, until she realizes that she trusts her voice.
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The 2002 Experiment: Cheater, Cheater
Forgive me, readers, for I have sinned.
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The 2002 Experiment: One Week In
A week of 2002 technology has shaken me, but in a good way.
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The 2002 Experiment: Adios, Kindle
Before this project, I took my Kindle for granted. Never again.
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The 2002 Experiment: Day One
On Day One of my 2002 Experiment, I cried. I napped. I puzzled.
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The 2002 Experiment
The Scientific Method Step 1: Observation We got rid of our Alexas a few months ago. We bought our first little puck-shaped speaker in 2017 and slowly added to their number. Eventually, there was one in each bedroom and one in the living room. We were not very efficient or exciting Alexa users, mostly using…