Sunday, May 30, 2010
Saturday, May 29, 2010
Friday, May 28, 2010
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
May 11, 1951: RAM Is Born | This Day In Tech | Wired.com
May 11, 1951: RAM Is Born | This Day In Tech | Wired.com
RAM is only two years older than I am. No one could ever have predicted what we are doing with computer memory now.
Nor could I have ever predicted what I'm doing now, either.
RAM is only two years older than I am. No one could ever have predicted what we are doing with computer memory now.
Nor could I have ever predicted what I'm doing now, either.
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Saturday, May 22, 2010
COSTOFWAR.COM - The Cost of War
COSTOFWAR.COM - The Cost of War
Click the link above for a running total. At the bottom will be a link for "tradeoffs."
(PS. Use Safari, not Google Chrome for this page."
Click the link above for a running total. At the bottom will be a link for "tradeoffs."
(PS. Use Safari, not Google Chrome for this page."
Thursday, May 20, 2010
What should we REALLY be afraid of ?
This is part of the “Back Story” in the Newsweek Magazine of 24 & 31 May 2010:
WHAT SHOULD YOU REALLY BE AFRAID OF?
Using the most recent U.S. data available, (here is) a list of unsettling threats and their far riskier counterparts.
Murders (2008) - 14,180
Suicides (2006) - 33,289
Children abducted by strangers (1999) - 115
Children who drown in pools (2006) - 288
Burglaries (2007 - 2.2 million
Identity thefts (2005) - 8.3 million
Shark attacks (2009) - 28
Dog bites (annual average) - 4.5 million
Americans killed by terrorist attacks around the world (2008) - 33
Americans who die from the seasonal flu (annual average) - 36,171
Deaths by allergic reaction to peanuts (annual average) - 50-100
Deaths by unintentional poisoning (2006) - 27,531
Women who die from breast cancer (2009) - 40,170
Women who die from cardiovascular disease (2006) - 432,709
Fatal airline accidents (2005) - 321
Fatal car crashes (2008) - 34,017
Americans audited by the IRS (2009) - 1.4 million
U.S. Deaths (2007) - 2.4 million
WHAT SHOULD YOU REALLY BE AFRAID OF?
Using the most recent U.S. data available, (here is) a list of unsettling threats and their far riskier counterparts.
Murders (2008) - 14,180
Suicides (2006) - 33,289
Children abducted by strangers (1999) - 115
Children who drown in pools (2006) - 288
Burglaries (2007 - 2.2 million
Identity thefts (2005) - 8.3 million
Shark attacks (2009) - 28
Dog bites (annual average) - 4.5 million
Americans killed by terrorist attacks around the world (2008) - 33
Americans who die from the seasonal flu (annual average) - 36,171
Deaths by allergic reaction to peanuts (annual average) - 50-100
Deaths by unintentional poisoning (2006) - 27,531
Women who die from breast cancer (2009) - 40,170
Women who die from cardiovascular disease (2006) - 432,709
Fatal airline accidents (2005) - 321
Fatal car crashes (2008) - 34,017
Americans audited by the IRS (2009) - 1.4 million
U.S. Deaths (2007) - 2.4 million
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Jonathan Alter: 'The Promise: President Obama, Year One' - Newsweek.com
Jonathan Alter: 'The Promise: President Obama, Year One' - Newsweek.com
This one I want to read. Soon. Especially if it's as good as the chapter here.
This one I want to read. Soon. Especially if it's as good as the chapter here.
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Saturday, May 15, 2010
Monday, May 10, 2010
Friday, May 07, 2010
Thursday, May 06, 2010
Tuesday, May 04, 2010
Monday, May 03, 2010
Saturday, May 01, 2010
Flash on iPhone
There are two parts to this emerging discussion. One focuses on the format, the deliverer.
The other is content delivered.
The first discussion is like not wanting to eat the food on your plate because you dislike the plate it is on, while the second might be more important if you are hungry.
One trove of Flash content is the library of interactive safety training materials maintained by the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA). Are people really arguing that this information should just disappear? Or that people who use iPad are somehow too advanced to need it? !???
How about this one? http://ecodazoo.com It's Flash.
It's the content that matters. We don't know what we're missing when chapters and presentations and summaries are replaced with a cryptic [?] icon that just doesn't work.
People focusing on the technology will be groaning when they see this, but I am watching for the day that all the human knowledge stored in "obsolete" code (Commodore 64, TRS-80, Amiga, HyperCard, Apple IIe, now Flash) is given new life because somebody puts the operating systems in the "cloud." After all, the entire TRS-80 operating system was only 16K, so to attach the operating system to the program code is miniscule compared to attaching a picture to our email messages.
A profession for the future. Code archaeology.
And, yes, in my experience, inability to access Flash and java on iPhone is a BIG lacuna. (Not to be confused with the big kahuna.)
The other is content delivered.
The first discussion is like not wanting to eat the food on your plate because you dislike the plate it is on, while the second might be more important if you are hungry.
One trove of Flash content is the library of interactive safety training materials maintained by the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA). Are people really arguing that this information should just disappear? Or that people who use iPad are somehow too advanced to need it? !???
How about this one? http://ecodazoo.com It's Flash.
It's the content that matters. We don't know what we're missing when chapters and presentations and summaries are replaced with a cryptic [?] icon that just doesn't work.
People focusing on the technology will be groaning when they see this, but I am watching for the day that all the human knowledge stored in "obsolete" code (Commodore 64, TRS-80, Amiga, HyperCard, Apple IIe, now Flash) is given new life because somebody puts the operating systems in the "cloud." After all, the entire TRS-80 operating system was only 16K, so to attach the operating system to the program code is miniscule compared to attaching a picture to our email messages.
A profession for the future. Code archaeology.
And, yes, in my experience, inability to access Flash and java on iPhone is a BIG lacuna. (Not to be confused with the big kahuna.)
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