Duke university is shutting down it’s Usenet server. Monday Duke University announced that it will be shutting down a piece of Internet history by switching off the home of the first electronic newsgroups. Thursday, May 20 will mark the day … Continue reading
I haven’t used one in at least 10 years, but next year we will officially say goodbye to the floppy disk. Sony has announced that it will halt sales of all 3.5 inch floppies in Japan by March 2011. Japan … Continue reading
Well, that should generate some hits… I’ve had my trusty Hackentosh (Mini 10v) for a while now and I’m quite happy with it. The only real problem was that ugly Dell logo. Last week I found an unused Apple sticker … Continue reading
When I think or hear “Doctor Who” I see this one in my mind: For me, Tom Baker will always be The Doctor, because that’s who The Doctor was when I started watching the show. Now we’re on the 11th … Continue reading
Armadillo Aerospace officially completed the 2009 Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge Level 2. Level 2 requires the rocket to fly for 180 seconds before landing precisely on a simulated lunar surface constructed with craters and boulders. The minimum flight times … Continue reading
It’s 09:09 09/09/09 Well, it is in Texas anyway. I’m telling you, it’s the little things in life that matter. Now shut up and let me get my nerd on. UPDATE: In IRC. Too bad Colloquy doesn’t record seconds on … Continue reading
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As always I have three backups of critical data ( in different locations). I also make a drive copy, using SuperDuper, before I start an OS upgrade. It’s a good thing I did. The upgrade of the iMac went smoothly. … Continue reading