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They are planning to do another repair/expansion on the 80 year-old facility. San Marin County wants them to re-locate it instead of repairing it. Right now it sits on 432 acres of waterfront property across from San Francisco. City officials claim the property is desperately needed to build “affordable housing” or possibly a ferry port [...]

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I read today that there is a group in Indiana that is offended by Interstate-69 and they are trying to get it changed to a “more moral sounding number”. Some other people are upset in Troy, Michigan because I-75 Exit #69 is “Big Beaver Rd.” I guess I could understand their objection if I-69 ran [...]

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I stumbled across a graveyard for older computer systems. I just went back and looked at the original Apple stats. 8Kb in only 16 chips! Read or write 4Kb in only 20 seconds! Processor speed of 1550 bits per second! I remember having fun on the older systems, typing endless lines of code just to [...]

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Today I was given the weekly safety lecture at work. My lead tech was at home so he actually did “phone this one in”. Earthquake Safety Remain inside the building. Seek immediate shelter under a heavy desk or table – or brace yourself inside a door frame or against an inside wall. Stay put. If [...]

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