“Forget this world and all its troubles and if possible its multitudinous Charlatans — everything in short but the Enchantress of Numbers” Those words are an excerpt from correspondence between Charles Babbage and Ada Lovelace in 1843 as they worked on the Analytical Engine, the first computer. Todays bloggers internationally commemorate the achievements of...
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Archive for March, 2010
Ada Lovelace, the “Enchantress of Numbers”
Unboxing an Ephiphanie! Bag that is.
I finally ordered my Epiphanie bag! And so, with a nod to all gadget blogs, I am officially unboxing my Ephiphanie Bag. I start with trying to lure my kitty away from the box. He looks determined doesn’t he? Out of the box and here it is. Hated to tear the sticker…no, really. A...
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AV Club in Chicago!
Excellent cover of Tears for Fears by Ted Leo and the Pharmacists. Recorded in Chicago! The program presented by Starbucks (umm, in case you didn’t see the product placements on the page and video), has 25 bands, 25 songs all taped in a small room, every Tuesday starting March 16. Covers will range from...
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Someone is always watching you.
Do you feel like your being watched? Hmmm? Read on. From David Shrigley’s site. Great photos!
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Augmented Reality at USPS.
USPS has created an online tool that allows you to see if an item you want to ship will fit into one of their Priority Mail boxes. You can see the demo below. Of course, you need the latest flash and a webcam in order for it to work. I had to give it...
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Paris in 26 Gigapixels
Can’t get away this weekend? That’s okay. Take a tour of Paris in 26 Gigapixels. Made up of 2346 photographs, you can zoom in across the rooftops, find out a bit more about a landmark or catch the one guy who didn’t know his picture was being taken. Actually, I couldn’t spot anybody out...
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Congratulations, Kathryn Bigelow!
Congratulations Kathryn Bigelow! You are the first woman director to win an Academy Award! Wait, really? The first? It’s 2010, people. Do you know the first female director and a key figure in the development of narrative film was Alice Guy-Blache’. She directed her first film in 1896. And headed her own studio from...
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WOW! Where has the time gone!
Between the “holidaze”, a rush of projects in January and February and some needed recovery time, I have neglected my blog. AND my blog reading! So to get started again here are some great links I found and hope you find interesting too. My new favorite blog is ReadWriteWeb If you want to read...
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