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The Twilight Years of Cap'n Crunch
Carl Bialik from WSJ writes "Tech pioneer John Draper, a legendary, eccentric figure in Silicon Valley better known as Cap'n Crunch, has slipped to the margins while his peers became rich, the Wall Street Journal writes in a profile. Draper was a 'phone phreak' and helped develop the technology for word processing and voice-activated telephone menus; meanwhile, he eluded the mainstream by tampering with the phone system, frequenting the rave scene and shouting at anyone smoking anywhere near him. 'Once tolerated, even embraced, for his eccentricities, Mr. Draper now lives on the margins of this affluent world, still striving to carve out a role in the business mainstream,' says the WSJ. More from the article: 'Contemporaries who've gone on to riches and fame say they've tried to help Mr. Draper over the years. Mr. Wozniak says Mr. Draper's problem is that his skills lie in technology rather in making business deals or starting a company. "He didn't come from a business orientation," says Mr. Wozniak.'"
"helped develop the technology for word processing and voice-activated telephone menus". Thanks a lot buddy. YES, NO, NO, MAIN MENU, YES, ACCOUNT BALANCE!!
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Woz is amazing.
A genius at electronics, he could not start a business for his life. So, he created an alter-ego, by taking everything that he isn't, and putting it into one new character. He names his new character as any techy would, by its function, and Mr. Jobs came to be. For a first name, he simply chose his own.
Think about it:
1) Can you imagine how two people so opposite can get together so well?
2) Have you ever seen the two of them together?
Apparently, he tried pawning off his DUPED (dual-user personality electronic disorder) to the cap'n, but it a bit of a crunch Drapier refused. Now, Woz is taking his sweet revenge with public humiliation.
Have you read my journal today?
I didn't smell like 2 week old dead fish. I just forgot to bathe for a couple of days while I was working on something.
Ok a month but I still smelled better than dead fish.
The only reason they fired me was because that bitch in the clerical refused to go out with me and got that restraining order. The cowards in management were afraid of getting sued and I think one of them was having an affair with her. Once I finish my manifesto they'll all be sorry they ever fired the smartest man who ever worked there!
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> frequenting the rave scene and shouting at anyone smoking anywhere near him
That's like frequenting the Playboy mansion and shouting at anyone flopping out their tits anywhere near him.
It all comes together now as to why he's broke -- he's an idiot.
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i also like my bacon crispy so that it breaks off in my mouth with the slightest pressure, but i also have the benefit of a full mouth of teeth, so i have a wider margin of acceptable crispiness... although i pretty sure cap'n crunch would not like the way i cook bacon:
1) take a full pound of oscar mayer's bacon
2) place unwrapped bacon in frying pan
3) peel individual slices from the main slab
4) continue until all slices have been separated
5) avoid straightening the slices (a.k.a. "pretty bacon")
6) continue cooking bacon in its own fat, maintaining a folded or button-like shape(a.k.a. "ugly bacon")
7) cook until all of the bacon is fully crisped
8) drain on paper towel and enjoy!(unless you are cap'n crunch, then send bacon back to the kitchen)
three can keep a secret, if two are dead - benjamin franklin
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