Category Archives: technology

Dark Fiber

Our home’s fiber has gone dark, and we are back on coax. When our house was built in 1981, it was connected to Southwestern Bell Telephone with twisted pair cable and also had analog television service via coaxial cable. As … Continue reading

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Alone Time

The modern world is, in many ways, an introvert’s paradise. Technological progress allows me to enact part of the science fiction future I read about in childhood. While practical limits denied us flying cars and human travel beyond the moon, … Continue reading

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Social Media Status in 2025

Like most adults of my age in the USA, my use of social media is primarily YouTube and Facebook. I have accounts with some other services that I created just to access something specific at some point in time, but … Continue reading

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Vintage TV

Life is all about change, and television technology, programming, and my own viewing habits have evolved significantly over the past half-century. As broadcast and cable television diminish in favor of streaming, and the optical disc fades away, I’m taking a … Continue reading

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Switches Old and New

In 1972, my parents moved us to Bethany, Oklahoma after I graduated from kindergarten. I was excited to explore our new home, which consisted of a 1949 house with a large addition constructed sometime in the 1960s. My bedroom was … Continue reading

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