December 2009
98 posts
“I don’t know what happened to the future. It’s as if we have lost our ability or...”
– Michael Chabon (via azspot)
November 2009
139 posts
“The four general-purpose computers operate essentially in lockstep, checking...”
– Space Shuttle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
“The IBM AP-101 is an avionics computer, used most notably in the U.S. Space...”
– IBM AP-101 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Core memory means that each bit of the space shuttle’s memory was a tiny magnet wrapped in wire by a little old lady.
“The deep web is the fastest growing category of new information on the internet...”
– The dark side of the internet | Technology | The Guardian
(via wreckandsalvage)
(via 2020)
Oh shit.
I got christmas lights for my window. They give off just enough heat to make the curtain puff up with warm air, which lifts the bottom of the curtain just high enough to let in the cold air from the leaky window.
http://etherpad.com/zachrose →
Semantic satiation - Wikipedia, the free... →
2012 Marks the Centennial of Oregon's Fourth...
Found this on a sign in Tualatin.
Zach: Do you think bears are actually asleep the entire
time they're hibernating?
My dad: I don't know, I'd probably have to do some reading about it. They probably get up a few times to pee or something.
Zach: And the teenage bears don't come back to the den until like January.
My dad: Yeah, and then they get up in April and want to know where all the food is.
Internet Explorer should be a job title, not a piece of software.
Dear readers, sorry if there’s too much jargon here. If confused, move along and don’t worry. (Or ask if you’re curious.)
The iPod Touch and iPhone can both be used to send and receive serial data through the 20-pin connector. That means you should be able to make apps that physically plug into other devices and sensors and make them do stuff.
The iPod Touch and iPhone also...
Online shopping carts shouldn’t take you back to the cart every time you add something.
Intel: Chips in brains will control computers by... →
jakelodwick:
Glad we’re making progress here — I fantasize about this scenario daily!
Now they’re predicting ten years until I can think, “set alarm 5min” and 5 minutes later a bell goes off, or “message Nick gym 7:30?” and Nick gets an IM asking what time we go to the gym tomorrow.
Or, “11in = ? cm” to get back “27.94”.
A lot of people are probably like, “No way, I’m not turning myself...
Mechanical television - Wikipedia, the free... →
On January 7th, Sparkfun.com is giving away $100 of electronics prototyping parts to the first thousand or so households. (Rainchecks included!)
Urban Dictionary: meatware →
“Americans make expensive employees. Productivity is measured as economic output...”
– Fantasy Computer Science Research Lab
Fantasy Computers
Memex : Vannevar Bush
Dynabook : Alan Kay
Batcomputer : Batman?
ISO 3591:1977 - Sensory analysis -- Apparatus --... →
Excuse me, waiter? I just wanted to let you know your glasses here are definately out of compliance with the ISO.
Lieberman is a dick.
John Gruber has been arguing that PC companies should make their own operating systems (like Apple does) instead of using Windows. Here’s what I don’t get about that:
If you’re going to make your own operating system, the easiest, cheapest, and highest-quality way to go about it is to start with Linux and add your own interface and applications on top of it. In fact, this is...
“The miracle solution goes by different names: the sodium fast reactor, the...”
– Nuclear Waste Disposal - Eric Loewen’s Disposal of Nuclear Waste - Esquire
Tetrahydrogestrinone - Wikipedia, the free... →
“If you need someone to find something for you about some arbitrary subject...”
– Things to know before you email Tim Berners-Lee
“I still run a coffee shop and events venue, just like I did before we converted...”
– First U.S. Marijuana Cafe Opens in Oregon - Health News | Current Health News | Medical News - FOXNews.com
Marijuana-themed weddings.
