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Back to time-sharing?
Used to be headquarters had control of all of the computing resources. Then came timesharing, then interactive computing, then, wonder of wonders, everyone could have their own computer, and could even carry it around.
With the advent of cloud computing, are we returning to the days of timesharing, only with someone else owning the glasshouse, and ( Read more... ) -
Take me out to the ballgame
Next weekend, the Florida Marlins are in Seattle to play the Mariners. Because of a U2 concert in Florida, these will be home games for the Marlins. So Safeco Field will be hosting a National League home game, complete with pitchers batting.
I got a ticket for next Saturday's game. I think I need to borrow a glove.
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Books!
The BBC believes most people will have read only 6 of the 100 books listed here. Bold those books you've read in their entirety, italicize the ones you started but didn't finish or read an excerpt.
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Historically low interest rates?
I was skeptical of these claims, as we refinanced. Then I looked at the loan documents from when my parents bought their house back in 1946.
Our interest rate is lower than theirs was.
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Ack!
Weight Watchers just changed the program. PointsPlus values are calculated differently then the previous Points values. Reducing carbs and increasing fruits and vegetables are emphasized.
Gah! Finally got really comfortable with the old program. Glad it doesn't change very often. -
Dave Niehaus, RIP
Dave Niehaus, the broadcast voice of the Seattle Mariners since the team's inception in 1977, and a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame as a Ford C. Frick award winner, passed away today.
This is a sad, sad day for the legions of Mariners fans everywhere.
My, Oh, My. Leave a commentWe live through them, so we oughta stand up for them!
The storm that's going through the Midwest/Great Lakes is being hyped as the strongest non-tropical storm in U.S. history.
Cliff Mass is calling B.S. Check it out.http://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2010/10/media-claims-are-wrong-we-have-record.Terms of service
I just signed up on the MINI site. (Yes, we're considering a MINI.) Here are some of the terms of service:
I also agree to avoid ruts ( Read more... )
