Tag: history
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My delicious.com bookmarks for December 25th through January 9th
The Myth of Japan’s Failure – "Japan has succeeded in delivering an increasingly affluent lifestyle to its people despite the financial crash. In the fullness of time, it is likely that this era will be viewed as an outstanding success story." Man Embraces Useless Machines, and Absurdity Ensues – Technology: making life simpler. Merry –…
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My delicious.com bookmarks for December 16th through December 21st
On this day in 1996, Apple acquired NeXT – Fifteen years ago today Apple effectively started its upward trajectory. Why big companies can’t change – "At the polar opposite position from big industrial companies sit startups, nearly every one of which begins with an effortless expression of why? Big companies ask What? then How? but…
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My delicious.com bookmarks for November 23rd through November 30th
The BBC Micro turns 30 – Pretty much every Brit around my age will remember the Model B. It felt so… professional after using the Sinclair Spectrum! Thanksgiving Is Un-American – Socialism and illegal immigration… Why thanksgiving is un-American. Coders are creatives too: Where’s our love? – "How did a person whose greatest educational achievement…
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My delicious.com bookmarks for November 16th through November 22nd
Coders are creatives too: Where’s our love? – "How did a person whose greatest educational achievement is crayoning without going over the lines get termed 'a creative', when the people who built our world are dismissed as geeks and bottom feeders?" Happy 40th birthday, Intel 4004! – In a way this stated the whole microcomputer……
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My delicious.com bookmarks for October 31st through November 8th
Broadcast television is 75 years old today – "On 2 November 1936, the BBC began filling the airwaves, broadcasting from its Alexandra Palace facility in North London." Broadcast television is 75 years old today – "On 2 November 1936, the BBC began filling the airwaves, broadcasting from its Alexandra Palace facility in North London." A…
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My delicious.com bookmarks for October 23rd through October 27th
Android Orphans: Visualizing a Sad History of Support – I think this is one of Androids biggest failings. John McCarthy — Father of AI and Lisp — Dies at 84 – Really not a good month for IT or Computer Science. The original iPod, 10 years later: a re-review – The original iPod is ten…