{"id":6360,"date":"2013-12-09T08:42:16","date_gmt":"2013-12-09T14:42:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/commotioninthepews.com\/?p=6360"},"modified":"2013-12-09T08:24:52","modified_gmt":"2013-12-09T14:24:52","slug":"nerd-alert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/commotioninthepews.com\/?p=6360","title":{"rendered":"NERD Alert."},"content":{"rendered":"

I just spent an hour in nerd heaven because I’d stumbled upon a television show about the Apollo Navigation Computer<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Please follow me on Twitter<\/a>, and “Like” the Facebook author page<\/a>. Don’t forget to subscribe (the box is on the right side of the page) to be eligible for free e-books and other benefits!<\/p>\n

Yup. That passes for really rocking entertainment in my world. If you will give me a minute I’ll tell you why that sort of show on The Science Channel<\/a> makes guys like me smile and jitter with anticipation.<\/p>\n

I grew up during the Apollo <\/a>years. I built little erector set models of the launch tower, ate Space Food Sticks<\/a>, drank Tang<\/a> and watched the launches. I never got blase about the program. <\/p>\n

I marvel about once a week that my cell phone has more computer capability than the computer that they used on the spaceship<\/a>. Boggles my mind. It’s so easy to take this stuff for granted – and such a tragedy that we do so.<\/p>\n

What piece of technology still amazes you after all the years? And, more importantly, why does it amaze you?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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