posts from march 2026

2008 is a year I remember because that's when gas prices spiked and stayed that way for a while, and at the time I was driving a stupid truck that averaged around 17-18 MPG. There's also something else I remember. Going to a gas station to fill the truck, and seeing an older guy at […]

A followup to the oldest usable Garmins of sorts. I periodically receive communications concerning old and sometimes really old Garmin nuvi navigators since I know a lot about them. Whether I actually answer those communications depends on what's being asked. If the vibe of the communication is along the lines of, "I'm asking for help, […]

Computers from years ago were slow for a number of reasons. Slow seek time on the hard drive, low amount of RAM, an operating system choked with a bunch of bloatware, and so on. Today, computers are only slow for only two reasons. First, the internet itself. With anything internet-based, you wait while things load […]