The Story Of The First Computer Bug The story goes that On September 9, 1947, a team of computer scientists and engineers reported the world’s first computer bug. The massive (and I’m talking massive – It weighed 25 short tons (2,000 pounds/ton) and occupied over 4,000 square feet of floor space) Mark II Aiken Relay… Continue reading The Story Of The First Computer Bug
Author: Average Joe
Welcome to the Average Joe Weekly blog. This is basically my place on the web where I can help spread some of the knowledge that I have accumulated over the years. I served 10+ years in the Marine Corps on Active Duty, but that was some 25 years ago.
Let Me Guess, You Can’t Spell?
Let Me Guess, You Can’t Spell? I find it so funny, knowing that there are so many people that had to “sign off” on the job before any word was started. The printed signs are the worse since the designer, someone who proofed the sign, and the printing company all had eyes on the sign.… Continue reading Let Me Guess, You Can’t Spell?
Martin Luther King, Jr Day
Martin Luther King Jr. Day Martin Luther King Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American Baptist minister and activist who became the most visible spokesperson and leader in the civil rights movement from 1954 until his death in 1968. King led the 1955 Montgomery bus boycott and in 1957 became the… Continue reading Martin Luther King, Jr Day
Cayman Island Spices by Tommy & Rumble
Cayman Island Spices Over the Tommy & Rumble released 12 comedy CDs and even put together dozens of comedy concerts to raise money for local charities. Last.fm has snippets of many of their tracks from those CDs and concerts. This is “Cayman Island Spices“, from their 1998 “Have A Cigar” CD https://www.youtube.com/embed/W_WWtxR6jSo
Hay Hay Hay!! Part 2
Hay Hay Hay!! Part 2 I jinxed it by saying that we have it all down to a science. Sure this year the pickup and delivery went without a hitch, but the stacking of the bales failed totally. For some reason, it collapsed and the stack shifted, making us have to pull it all down… Continue reading Hay Hay Hay!! Part 2
Navy Sailor Attempts the NEW Army Combat Fitness Test
Navy Sailor Attempts the NEW Army Combat Fitness Test This is from Austen Alexander’s YouTube channel. Austen Alexander is a U.S. Navy veteran driven by fitness and challenging others to come out of their comfort zone. His content revolves around fitness, mainly with other people, as well as doing challenges in sports. His channel is most… Continue reading Navy Sailor Attempts the NEW Army Combat Fitness Test
Prepping for Pets
Prepping for Pets One of the considerations you need to think about when prepping for your pets is what you do when they are sick. I want to pause right here and state that ditching my pets is not an option and it never will be, they are family, period. And yes, I will feed… Continue reading Prepping for Pets
TEOTWAWKI
TEOTWAWKI First and foremost, how you prep and how I prep, and how your neighbor preps will all be different. What works for me, may not work for you. As an example, I have 11 cats in my house, so I need supplies for a herd of cats, where you may not have a cat… Continue reading TEOTWAWKI
You Had One Job – Part 2
You Had One Job – Part 2 What in the hell did the elevator installation crew think, that dude must have been high as fuck? There is no rhythm or reason for the numbering scheme they came up with. I love the construction mistakes like the door handle. Yep, there are 64 Crayons in the… Continue reading You Had One Job – Part 2
Hay Hay Hay!!
Hay Hay Hay!! No…. I’m not talking about Katy Perry’s song “Hey, Hey, Hey” and I’m not talking about Fat Albert and the Junkyard Gang Hey, Hey, Hey, It’s Fat Albert Katy Perry – Hey, Hey, Hey I’m talking about hay, the grass. Since we moved the horses to this farm, we have had to… Continue reading Hay Hay Hay!!
