So declared Clifford Stoll in a 1995 Newsweek article, now reproduced by The Daily Beast. There was actually a time when I thought the internet was for specialists, but I soon realized the error of my ways. (HT: The Agitator)
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…
My local Publix grocery store has been remodeling for a few weeks. In general, I don’t care for the reorganization. That’s because I’m a list shopper, and not a browser. I am looking for specific things and I like them to stay in the same place. But that wasn’t the fail I noticed. In reorganization…
This was just a funny experience I had diagnosing a client’s network problem over the phone. Fortunately I had a young man on the other end of the line who reported accurately. (For those who receive customer service, one of the largest problems for the service tech is getting an accurate picture of where you…
Here’s some fun on that topic from TechRepublic.
First, the news–I received my vanity callsign, KT4B, replacing my old KE0OY. KT4B was my late father’s callsign, so I had the inside track. Second, my sister Betty is now licensed as KC2TZO with a general class license. That brings us back to 4 ham radio operators in the immediate family, my brother N3AU, mother…
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