Curmudgeonry Archives - The Silicon Underground David L. Farquhar on technology old and new, computer security, and more Wed, 17 Oct 2018 03:44:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://kerosin.digital/rss-chimp16321610 Quirks about St. Louis https://dfarq.homeip.net/quirks-about-st-louis/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=quirks-about-st-louis https://dfarq.homeip.net/quirks-about-st-louis/#comments Sat, 12 Jul 2003 14:58:04 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=91 I guess one thing I like about St. Louis is that it isn't completely cookie-cutter yet--I can still go to a place called MacArthur's for a better doughnut than a Krispy Kreme and a much better sandwich than Subway, or to The Concord Grill for a much better hamburger than Applebee's or TGI Friday's, or to Fortel's for the best pizza, period--but St. Louisans themselves have some delightful quirks to make fun of.

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]]> https://dfarq.homeip.net/quirks-about-st-louis/feed/ 9 91 What am I going to have to carry around next? https://dfarq.homeip.net/what-am-i-going-to-have-to-carry-around-next/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-am-i-going-to-have-to-carry-around-next https://dfarq.homeip.net/what-am-i-going-to-have-to-carry-around-next/#comments Wed, 22 Jan 2003 01:13:52 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=203 In 1997, it was a beeper. In 2001, it was a laptop. In 2002, it was a cell phone. This year, it's a Palm Pilot.

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