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Birthplace of the transistor radio

Posted on June 8, 2013 by problogic

I was born in Indiana in the 1950s and grew up/lived there through college, but until recently I was totally unaware of my birth state’s pivotal role in the development of transistor radios. Until the early 1950s, radios were powered … Continue reading →

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Wasting away in mind-pollutionville

Posted on July 22, 2012 by problogic

I detest infomercials and cannot think of any less imaginative way to run a television station than to air mindless infomercials. Here in Greater Lansing they seem to be the programming du jour when stations have nothing better to do or are … Continue reading →

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