By Loren Jersey Throughout the greater part of the last century, and all of the current one, the name Motorola has inspired awe in all who heard it. From their humble beginnings in 1928 as the manufacturer of the first commercially successful car radio, to the invention of the cellular telephone in 1984, Motorola has…
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2,733,690 Un-Funny Blogs, and Growing
by Loren Jersey As of today, there are 2,733,690 terribly un-funny blogs on WordPress.com, and all data point to that number increasing in the future. In the past 18 hours bloggers have added 114,364 new un-funny posts to their drab, humorless blogs. These posts, sadly, centered too often on various hygiene issues, and boys we like. Well, I personally read…
March Madness® ‘Fan’ Not Mad at All!
by Loren Jersey 3/20/2008 March Madness® begins today, and all across the nation, basketball fans are going crazy. All except for Harlan Dunkel that is, who according to his family, has not begun to show the slightest indication of madness. “We’re very worried by Harlan’s lack of craziness over the championship games” said his wife LaBrenda….
Beverly Hills 90210 Still Canceled
by Loren Jersey The world has changed much in the 8 years since Beverly Hills 90210 was canceled. Many TV viewers have forgotten about it; many don’t even know it existed. But that does not deter Cincinnati BH9 Chapter President Vince Anderson from collecting signatures again for the group’s 30th quarterly letter. “Perseverance is the…
Sex Still in the Top 10
by Loren Jersey March 10, 2008 Sex used to be the only thing on the minds of teenagers, and as far as males are concerned, sex occupied at least 99% of their imaginations from the ages of 12 on. Sure there have been fads, and crazes (Abstinence, “Say ‘NO!’ to ho’s”, AIDS), but until this century, there…
Microsoft Wins Big
5-13-98 WASHINGTON (Rooters) – An M.S. Court of Appeals sided with Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday overruling a decision made last year by a lower court. The appellate court order will put an end to any further State or Justice Department suits that may be in the works. The three-judge appellate panel went on to say…
Scientists and Engineers Quit
5-13-98 Massachusetts — Over 160,000 Engineers and Scientists have left the research and development industry to become stock brokers and private investors since last Tuesday, and this is just the beginning says economic analyst Jay Schutter. “There is a major shift in the technology sector that isn’t going to end any time soon” said Jay…
Thai Astronomer Predicts Doom
BANGKOK, Thailand, Nov. 13 (UPI) A Thai astronomer has calculated that the Tempel-Tuttle comet, which is the cause of an expected spectacular meteor shower next week, will collide with Earth, causing planet-wide devastation. The Nation newspaper (Friday) quotes Khao Muanwong (“KAO MUAN-w wong”), who holds a doctorate in astronomy and is the former dean of…
Microsoft Expands Windows 98 Package
May 1, 1998 A smiling Bill Gates addressed reporters over 6 huge HDTV screens today after Microsoft lawyers won their appeal of Judge Johnson’s ruling of last year. Judge Johnson ruled that it was unlawful for Microsoft to tie other products into the purchase of the operating system. With that ruling out of the way,…
Intel Closes Its Doors
March 30, 1998 Intel Corporation announced today that it is closing down its operations for good, including its production and research facilities. Market researchers said, “This is in response to the Power Mac G3 from Apple. The entire Intel business is shutting down.”Intel’s chairman confirmed the news. “The Power Mac G3 is so much faster…