The Further Adventures of Capt. Eddie
What's that boy up to now?
If you know me at all, you know that I like messing with the minds of scammers and spammers (well, and other people, too). If you don’t know me yet, you’ll need to check out my “Snotty Phone Meets the Telemarketers” video series (Episode 1, Episode 2, Episode 3). That will give you an idea of the sort of thing I like to do.
Recently, though, it’s email scammers I’ve been …
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March 28th will always hold a special place in my life. It is the date of the Three Mile Island nuclear accident. This year — March 28, 2019 — is the 40th anniversary of the accident.
It holds a special place for me because I was there. I was a resident of Middletown, Pennsylvania, where the plant is located, so I felt all of the emotions that you feel when you don’t know if you’re …
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Yes, it really is true. You can get money for nothing.
Well, for almost nothing. You generally have to perform some task: click a button, view an ad, visit a website, complete a survey. Sometimes it’s an enjoyable task, like playing an online game. Often it requires just a few seconds every hour or so.
The amount of money you get is tiny — generally fractions of a cent at a time — although there …
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I have been following Bitcoin for a number of years now — since it was below $1,000, which is ancient history as far as Bitcoin is concerned. I haven’t “invested” in any Bitcoin, because I don’t feel as though Bitcoin is an investment at all — unless, of course, you think a lottery ticket is also an “investment.” (I do own a little Bitcoin, however, which is fodder for another post…)
But Bitcoin, to …
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Check out some of Captain Eddie’s words of wisdom. Chairman Mao had his little red book, Captain Eddie has a blog page. Much easier and cheaper to maintain….
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I have several things I’d like to write about and post here… but life has been very hectic the past couple of weeks. Likely to get even more hectic before it lets up. So the words of wisdom may be delayed even farther.
Never fear, though, they will show up sooner or later.
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There’s a lot of talk recently that Special Counsel Robert Mueller wants to question President Donald Trump directly about possible collusion with the Russians during the 2016 election and subsequent obstruction of justice.
When I think about this, I envision something like the courtroom scene in A Few Good Men.
I know…. You’re thinking about Jack Nicholson’s famous line, “You can’t handle the truth!” Nope, that’s not it. I see an even better correlation. …
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