I remember watching that show with such interest. He'd usually have a couple kids as assistants as he worked through some fun experiment. I'm still a student of science to this day. I think he had something to do with it. Thanks Mr. Wizard.
"Your plan to save money by firing your highest paid sales staff has backfired; at least in regards to all of my future potential purchases from Circuit City.
Just wanted to let you know that I will not be shopping at your store BECAUSE of the firings."
I bought a Timbuk2 minimal sleeve. It protects my PowerBook and fits inside my regular daypack. I like the fact that I'm not advertising that my expensive laptop is with me. Got the sleeve at a bicycle shop for $50.
MacOS X on Sun hardware. I've heard lots of the
geeks at Sun have bought Apple notebooks because OS X is Unix and they love it. So, why not?
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For an interesting, related read, see Carl Sagan's book, "Pale Blue Dot". Wonderful pictures, insightful background on the plan. The book was published a few years before the launch. Sagan makes the trip to Titan, the potential discoveries, tantalizing. And here we are, so many years later, with the Cassini finally reaching its mark. Dr Sagan would have been on the edge of his seat just waiting to learn what we are about to learn.
As a consumer, I want to choose my browser, one that is not the constant victim of viruses and spyware. I want quicktime and real player as choices. I want to choose my mail application and not be considered an outsider in my organization where proprietary formatting gets scrambled.
It seems we start with a decent open standard, then MS snaps it up as their own, then changes things just enough so that it is only interoperable by their applications. Users are happy to use all MS products but ignore the fact of MS's behaviour. MS does not play fair and those not paying attention don't even notice.
Same here. There was a time when I was in a gadget war of sorts with my buddies, to see whose watch could do more things (early 80's). But once it reached the full blown scientific calculator stage, we just stopped. I did try the TV remote thing but ended up bringing the thing back.
Now I don't even wear a watch. My phone/pda can tell me the time or I just look at the computer screen in front of me.
The plastic wristband of my watch would get me all uncomfortably sweaty. By the looks of that chunk of plastic Toshiba wants me to wear, I'm just about getting a rash thinking about wearing it!
Yes! It occurred to me that my video camera can autofocus over a range that my own eyes can't any longer. Not only that, it can zoom and see in the dark (Sony nightvision). I'm ready for spectacles that can do all that. I'm tired of switching from one pair of fixed focus glasses to another, to trifocals and back. Stop the insanity!
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I just ordered their free catalog. I remember, as a kid, looking through that catalog, wishing I could get the static generator or solar furnace.
I remember watching that show with such interest. He'd usually have a couple kids as assistants as he worked through some fun experiment. I'm still a student of science to this day. I think he had something to do with it. Thanks Mr. Wizard.
Here is the "Contact Us" link:
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http://www.circuitcity.com/cs_customer_email.jsp?
I wrote...
"Your plan to save money by firing your highest paid sales staff has backfired; at least in regards to all of my future potential purchases from Circuit City.
Just wanted to let you know that I will not be shopping at your store BECAUSE of the firings."
I bought a Timbuk2 minimal sleeve. It protects
my PowerBook and fits inside my regular daypack.
I like the fact that I'm not advertising that my
expensive laptop is with me. Got the sleeve at
a bicycle shop for $50.
MacOS X on Sun hardware. I've heard lots of the geeks at Sun have bought Apple notebooks because OS X is Unix and they love it. So, why not?
For an interesting, related read, see Carl Sagan's book, "Pale Blue Dot". Wonderful pictures, insightful background on the plan. The book was published a few years before the launch. Sagan makes the trip to Titan, the potential discoveries, tantalizing. And here we are, so many years later, with the Cassini finally reaching its mark. Dr Sagan would have been on the edge of his seat just waiting to learn what we are about to learn.
It seems we start with a decent open standard, then MS snaps it up as their own, then changes things just enough so that it is only interoperable by their applications. Users are happy to use all MS products but ignore the fact of MS's behaviour. MS does not play fair and those not paying attention don't even notice.
Now I don't even wear a watch. My phone/pda can tell me the time or I just look at the computer screen in front of me.
The plastic wristband of my watch would get me all uncomfortably sweaty. By the looks of that chunk of plastic Toshiba wants me to wear, I'm just about getting a rash thinking about wearing it!
Yes! It occurred to me that my video camera can autofocus over a range that my own eyes can't any longer. Not only that, it can zoom and see in the dark (Sony nightvision). I'm ready for spectacles that can do all that. I'm tired of switching from one pair of fixed focus glasses to another, to trifocals and back. Stop the insanity!