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The new iBike

Posted on November 22, 2008 | 1 comment

Img 0455I thought this was funny that someone stuck this sticker on their motorcycle.

 

 

 

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The Victorian Internet – Review

Posted on March 25, 2007 | 1 comment

So a long time ago Dave Goodman recommended The Victorian Internet to me (that’s 3 links in this sentence). After a while I finally ordered it and then after a while I finally read it and then I finally remember to post about it.

A very interesting book on the how long distance communications took place centuries ago. Eventually the story focuses mostly on the 1800’s and how the telegraph was build, used, subsidized and grew all over the world. It’s a great book with all sorts of obvious parallels to the last 30 years and computer communications that just jump out at you. At least they jumped out at me, the last chapter kinda spoon fed the similarities to you in case you didn’t get them but I think if you made it through the book you don’t really need that wrap up. Continue reading →

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Free Anti-Virus Software

Posted on March 29, 2006 | Leave a comment

One free year eTrust Anti-Virus for Windows. Download it now before the deal goes away…

Gary Says: “We use this at my school district on about 1,000 computers. And it works great for us!”

I’m sure it’s legit, it’s just a “the first one is free”…

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Grace Hopper

Posted on July 17, 2004 | Leave a comment

Quote of the Day (from my today info on the lower right of my page).

A ship in port is safe, but that’s not what ships are built for.
Grace Murray Hopper

I never knew she said that. She’s this wonderfully crazy Admiral in the Navy, had a lot to do with computing. She passed away in 1992 and I know I saw her on Letterman a time or two. She was great with analogies (which I love) when talking about technology. I remember seeing her on some show talking about the speed of computers and explaining it quite well with spaghetti and pepper.

The other thing that she’s attributed with (which I’m more certain she actually said) is:

The nice thing about standards is that there are so many of them to choose from.

She’s got her own entry in TV Tomb and I think there is a big computing conference with her name in the title.

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