Here’s Steve Jobs demoing his NeXT Computer running the OS NextStep from the early 90’s. He calls it “Interpersonal Computing”.
What’s amazing to me is how 20 years on most of this demo holds up. There are things the NextStep … Read the rest
Current Events
Password = 123456
The worst passwords of 2011. If you are on that list prepare to be hacked.… Read the rest
Watching Incorrect News Makes You Ignorant. Imagine That.
Faux science from Fox news causes general scientific ignorance. This has been obvious to me but now we have data to back it up.
I’ve posted this before but it bears screaming digitally:
Global warming/climate change is not equivalent to … Read the rest
Imagine This As President
Sorry. Can’t.… Read the rest
How To Speak Republican
Finally, a translation guide.
It’s under the comedy category but I swear most of these are 100% accurate and used daily by our republican candidates and politicians. Nothing funny about that.
… Promises Kept
In case you missed it… my president did the right thing yet again.
Barrack Hussein Obama is being completely underestimated and ignored again. This man could be the finest US president in ages but he seems to still be struggling … Read the rest
October 1972: Birth of the Packet Man
Packets, packets, got your packets here!
Going way back into the ‘what is the internet?’ file, here’s a great article about the actual first pitch and live demo of the internet (then called by it’s acronym ARPANET).
Yes, it did … Read the rest
Creator of the WWW Credits Steve
Internet old timers know the story, but with Steve Jobs’ passing I thought it important to bring it up again.
The guy who developed/invented the world wide web, HTML, and the http protocol back in 1990 claims he couldn’t have … Read the rest
Thank You For All Of It
Steve Jobs: 1955-2011.
Where would the tech world, perhaps the world as a whole, be without Steven P. Jobs? The concepts he developed in his teens and twenties regarding if/how/when/why we interact with computers built entire industries. Appleholics like myself … Read the rest
Data Mining Your Past, Present, & Future
Lots of privacy-politics news lately: First off our good buddies at Facebook want even more information, and will happily put it on a timeline and sell it to the highest bidder for you.
If you find this a little … Read the rest
Enough Already, Let’s Play Tetherball!
The Microsoft Copy Machine
I’ve been following the Windows8/Metro debut online and it struck me that this is one of the largest examples of Microsoft being a “me-too” type of company I’ve seen in a while, complete with a fatal flaw in their copied … Read the rest
The Land of Opportunity
Here’s a good clip from PBS about the environs I call home. Cleveland’s rapid population decline over the last 40 years has left a mess, but there are real estate and structures available everywhere. Budget buyers aren’t always good for … Read the rest
What’s Really Going On
Hat tip to FunkyParts and Funkprobosci for this provocative peak into the fighting behind the scenes over copyright and it’s role in society.
… The Self-Powered Future
Self-powering feels good. Sustainability feels good. It’s not always easy or even cheaper, but it does feel good to *not* waste. I get that buzz when I ride my bike. People who farm/garden/build their natural environment feel it. I’ve never … Read the rest
Respect.
If you got the idea of empowering people through a friendly, logical computer interface, you’ve liked this guy for a long time.
If you got the idea that UNIX power should have a mainstream use, you’ve liked this guy for … Read the rest
Money Is Tight: Purchase Wisely
I’ll give you a double dip recession, and trust me you’ll feel better after!
Here’s my question – why do “D”-Presidents like Obama and Clinton get blamed for the economy they inherited and then not receive credit for any changes … Read the rest
Long Lost Relatives?
Wow. Mexican researchers have completed their models of earth’s ejecta (this outstanding word is the stuff the earth would eject out of it’s gravity after getting hit).
Turns out that not only would our moon and Mars be logical targets … Read the rest