{"id":53,"date":"2003-10-25T01:31:00","date_gmt":"2003-10-25T01:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bobtherieau.com\/blog\/index.php\/2003\/10\/25\/96aca2af-72bc-4002-ba10-c81be09d2e6f\/"},"modified":"2018-06-13T01:30:18","modified_gmt":"2018-06-13T01:30:18","slug":"96aca2af-72bc-4002-ba10-c81be09d2e6f","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bobtherieau.com\/blog\/2003\/10\/96aca2af-72bc-4002-ba10-c81be09d2e6f\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"
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I’m Blaming It On Solar Flares<\/b><\/p>\n

My favorite old-tech gizmo company X-10 has filed for bankruptcy<\/a>. Very sad. I suppose I could have told them that pop-under ads were annoying and that they shouldn’t have spent their money on them, but alas, they didn’t ask.<\/p>\n

On top of that, Apple introduced a G4 iBook<\/a> the other day. This marks the official (but unspoken) death of the G3 like the processor that brings these noodlings to you every so often.<\/p>\n

Once again, as my niece says, “Very sad, very sad.”<\/p>\n

Is the universe mad at the things that I like? Has my curse raised its ugly head again? Remember, I killed Commodore by liking the Amiga. I also hold myself responsible for the death of American Motors, then Chrysler Corporation (both makers of Jeep, which I like). I’ve sent radio stations to inglorious ends. Brands of pants that fit. Breweries. Salsa makers. Restaurants. All gone.<\/p>\n

Granted, I thought that Apple itself would go under simply because I adopted the Mac. Thankfully, that hasn’t happened.<\/p>\n

Yet.<\/p>\n

– bob<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I’m Blaming It On Solar Flares My favorite old-tech gizmo company X-10 has filed for bankruptcy. Very sad. I suppose I could have told them that pop-under ads were annoying and that they shouldn’t have spent their money on them, but alas, they didn’t ask. On top of that, Apple introduced a G4 iBook the … <\/p>\n

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