Down With Slogans!

Charlie Wine = Charles M. Wine = cwine Updated Oct. 15, 2003 For about 43 years, I worked at Sarnoff Corporation which was David Sarnoff Research Center which was RCA Laboratories Division of RCA Corporation which was RCA Laboratories Division of Radio Corporation of America. During that time I did a wide variety of interesting things. (See bio. below) My final job title was "Distinguished Member of the Technical Staff". I now find myself at liberty (Retired). My resume and a much longer biography will get dropped here soon.

I do not need, nor do I want: Insurance (of any kind). Debt-consolidation, credit-repair, more credit-cards, or home-equity loans. Storm windows or doors, house-siding, or lawn-treatment. Financial advice, particularly free-financial-advice, especially from someone who is earning a living making cold-calls. Chain letters, or ways to earn extra money in my spare time with just a small investment. I live in Princeton, NJ, USA. There are enough people in New Jersey. Pass through, visit, gamble, enjoy; then go home! What is the State Bird of New Jersey? . . . The Mosquito. What is the State Flower of NJ? . . . Poison Ivy. What is the State Tree of NJ? . . . A traffic light. What is the State Fungus of NJ? . . . Mildew What is the State Body-part? . . . Athlete's foot. State fish? . . . Lamprey. Whats the State color? . . . Gray. State motto? "Dig we must." Passing through? As you drive down the turnpike, just past scenic Newark Airport, you will smell something that makes you think some part of your car (tires or electrical system) is burning. Do not stop. Don't worry. Welcome to New Jersey. If Florida is "The Sunshine State", Kentucky must be "The Moonshine State".... maybe NJ plates should just read "Uranus"... How come the bridges and tunnels between NJ and its neighbors charge money to get out of NJ, but let people in for free? ... Is there a message there? About New Jersey mosquitoes: They are big, plentiful and hungry. The state solution to the problem: Pave everything.. It didn't work... The mosquitoes just bash potholes in the pavement whenever they want to breed.. That's one of the reasons there are so may potholes in NJ roads. It is not true that NJ mosquitos interfere with radar air-traffic-control at Newark Airport... They are above the size at which the FAA makes them carry transponders. Q: Why are New Yorkers always depressed? A: The light at the end of their tunnel is New Jersey. The scenic highlight of NJ (no-kidding) is the Pine-Barrens. Weather in NJ Application to live in NJ

Two very short stories. Honor and Glory . Power

w_get I've created a utility program that just does http 1.1 gets on the web. It isn't a browser. If you know, or can figure out what page you want, it will get the page, and perhaps put it into a file. It is useful for just getting information or pictures from the web, without pop-up ads or other stuff. I make absolutely no guarantees. It works for me. I have no intention of supporting it. Get zipped w_get program. Recursive note: If you had w_get, in a dos window or script you could issue: w_get /~cwine/w_get.zip members.verizon.net +t -f c:\w_get.zip to fetch/download the file. :)

An interest is the game of go:

I commute by bicycle, in all weather. I average about 7 miles a day... About 50 miles a week... About 2600 miles a year (2625.3 miles in 2007, 2672.5 mi. in '08, 2478.9 in '09 2424.6 in '10). Once around the world every decade. I guess I'm on my fourth trip around the world.

E-mail