… or something. Scientists are thinking about galactic communications using Cepheid variable stars.
Linux Magazine has an article with a list of 15 quality Linux games.
I was fascinated to find a discussion of the difference between a ditto machine and a mimeograph. For what it’s worth, my memory of the difference between the two is the same as Michael Sheehan indicated in his post. The Ditto machine used masters that had a carbon based (I believe) substance on them, and…
Here’s some fun on that topic from TechRepublic.
. . . but Packard-Bell is still around.
From the folks at smartermsp.com, we have some brief history of #FORTRAN (#TECHTIMEWARP). I wanted to add my humor note, as I was working with computers while FORTRAN was still fairly commonly used. I studied it and took a challenge exam, getting 4 quarter hours of college credit in the language, but I never owned…
I’ve often watched John Webb (my stepson) pitch a very good game only to lose either because the other team’s pitcher was also pitching a good game or because the bats on his team just didn’t come to life. Well, it happens to the best of them. The Angels lost yesterday, 1-0, despite pitching 8…
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