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Distraction

November 2, 2006 by Dan Zappone Leave a Comment

I'm supposed to either be doing some coding or creating and applying certificates to a couple of servers but frankly I don't have the motivation right now. My mind is elsewhere for one thing. In other words I think I've been here long enough today and done enough today to call it quits. At least I have a decent selection of music here. Headphones. Can't hear my co-workers … [Read more...]

Origin of the name Jagwire

March 28, 2006 by Dan Zappone Leave a Comment

Really. I should post more items on this thing. There’s tons of interesting stuff out there but how much time do I really want to spend doing this. Let’s travel back in time… It’s 1988 (or so) and I’m trying to think of a good name to use on the BBSs. BBS stands for Bulletin Board System. For those of you who weren’t there BBSs were the World Wide Web of their day. I want … [Read more...]

Collectibles and Antiques

March 13, 2006 by Dan Zappone Leave a Comment

Some close, personal and long time friends of mine have started a website - Collectible Antiques Etc. They "started it out of a love of history and a desire to understand more about antiques and collectibles." There's some good material there about antiques and collectible items. I think they may be starting a business. In any event if you have even the slightest interest in … [Read more...]

Looking to the Future – An interview with Hawkeye, creator of the FutureCulture File

October 12, 1992 by Dan Zappone Leave a Comment

This interview I conducted with Andy Hawks under the nom de net Jagwire X appeared in the first issue of Scream Baby, a collective online zine published by David Smith (Blade X).  This version has been formatted to fit this blog and links have been added because they were not generally available at the time of publication - the world wide web was brand spanking … [Read more...]

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