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  • Computing Definitions

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    AlphaSoftware undergoes alpha testing as a first step in getting user feedback.  Alpha is Latin for "doesn't work."BetaSoftware undergoes beta testing shortly before it's released. Beta is Latin for "still doesn't work."ComputerInstrument of torture.  The first computer was invented by Roger "Duffy" Billingsly, a British scientist.  In a plot to overthrow Adolf Hitler, Duffy disguised…

  • Computer Jargon!

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    When I went to college in the 1980's, I heard a lot of words like "data input" and "beta version." They confused me.  I wanted desperately to know what people were talking about, what Big Secret resided in the computer industry.Now that I've worked in a computer company for the last few years, I've gained…

  • Miracle of the birds

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    October 25th, 1999Thanks, Martha, for sharing the story of one of life's simple miracles.I'll share a miracle from my life. I was working in the basement late at night, on the night before last. I decided to look into the "cleanout" opening at the bottom of a three-story high chimney flue, because there were some…

  • Maxims for the Internet Age

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    Home is where you hang your @The E-mail of the species is more deadly than the mail.A journey of a thousand sites begins with a single click.You can't teach a new mouse old clicks.Great groups from little icons grow.Speak softly and carry a cellular phone.C: is the root of all directories.Don't put all your hypes…

  • More Actual Headlines

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    Killer Sentenced To Die For Second Time In 10 YearsNever Withhold Herpes Infection From Loved OneWar Dims Hope For PeaceIf Strike Isn't Settled Quickly, It May Last A WhileCold Wave Linked To TemperaturesDeer Kill 17,000Red Tape Holds Up New BridgeTyphoon Rips Through Cemetery; Hundreds DeadMan Struck By Lightening Faces Battery ChargeNew Study Of Obesity Looks…

  • More Pork, the other white meat

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    Dear Sir:My friend in Ute, Iowa received a check for $1000 from the government for not raising 50 hogs. So, I want to go into the "not raising hogs" business next year. What I want to know is, in your opinion, what is the best kind of farm not to raise hogs on, and what…

  • Somebody left a glass of milk next to the keyboard. Reaction?

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    Optimist: The glass is half full.Pessimist: The glass is half empty.Pascal programmers: Well, what type of milk is it?C Programmers: No thanks; I drink straight from the jug. Assembly programmers: No thanks; I drink straight from the cow. Basic programmers: No thanks; I'm still breast feeding.SAP programmers: It'll cost you $100 for me to drink…