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Methane Wars: A Fable – Chapter Four

Posted on August 8, 2014 by joegergen

Leaks A few months after I finished my stint as a test subject for Humachinix Integration, some UnGastro documents were leaked to the press and accusations were made by a former UnGastro employee and a former test subject. The allegations … Continue reading →

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Methane Wars: A Fable – Chapter Three

Posted on August 7, 2014 by joegergen

Biology While the politics behind the lobbying was interesting, I was curious about the director’s reference to the use of methane collection units on humans. It was clear he was not joking. And if he was not joking, this was … Continue reading →

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Methane Wars: A Fable–Chapter Two

Posted on August 6, 2014 by joegergen

Coal I forgot about Farmer Brown and his cows. Finding a job at the time was more important so I focused my attention there. Six months later I landed a job with an environmental lobby group. Then the cows came … Continue reading →

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Methane Wars: A Fable – Chapter One

Posted on August 5, 2014 by joegergen

It’s the Cows I don’t know when it all started. I just know when my part started. Nine years ago. I was driving through rural Wisconsin. It was there amongst the rolling green hills that it began for me. A … Continue reading →

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Methane Wars, Coming Really Soon

Posted on August 5, 2014 by joegergen

Hello All, I’ve decided to serialize a short novel I wrote a few years ago. I’ll publish a chapter a day until the chapters run out. It’s called “Methane Wars: A Fable.” It’s about cows and methane and such. A … Continue reading →

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Deconstructing Platitudes: Finding Something Useful in Inspirational Quotes

Posted on June 26, 2014 by joegergen

Platitudes and inspirational quotes crowd the Interweb in forms of memes, postings or life hacks. While all posted with good intention, from a usability perspective I’v always thought they were pretty useless. I thought I would go off on just … Continue reading →

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Google Goggles: Change your Vision, Change your Life

Posted on April 23, 2014 by joegergen

These Google marketing people need to be fired. What’s with calling their wearable tech Google Glass? The obvious choice for their product is Google Goggles, which provides a huge range of marketing options and the added bonus that is sounds … Continue reading →

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Turning the Tables on a Bloody Valentine’s Day Revenge

Posted on February 17, 2014 by joegergen

  It’s so red. My blood that is. The blood that has come pouring from my nose twice today. I blame Valentine’s Day for taking its revenge on me after mocking it the other day. These mocking come with a … Continue reading →

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BitterCoin: Trading in Bitterness

Posted on February 15, 2014 by joegergen

Dealing in currency is rough business. Bitcoin, the darling of electronic currency, has taken some hits recently over money laundering accusations and glitches in its transaction software.  A favorite among black markets and drug dealers, Bitcoin attracts a tough crowd. … Continue reading →

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Hiding from My Bloody Valentine

Posted on February 14, 2014 by joegergen

It’s so easy to hate on Valentine’s Day. Which of course is funny because it’s the day of “love.” We all know it’s all commercial and been bought out by jewelry companies, florists and chocolatiers. It’s capitalism at its best. … Continue reading →

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