He would be 254 today, and his music is still going strong.

On other news, I see that Apple has released the iPad today. Before you do too much nay-saying, you owe it to yourself to look at the video on apple.com.

http://www.apple.com/ipad/#video

So my desktop PC, circa 2003, just picked up a horrible virus when Kate was surfing a Polish website ( Read more... )

My favorite Jackass stunt. Enjoy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djaSfOH7QW8

Search youtube for 'banned commercial'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l32IqfAz9Pg&NR=1

I love youtube.

So, I've recommended a couple of pieces of classical music in the past and got silence ( Read more... )

This one starts with a nice little SNAFU:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbCNABqNVMo

This one has better sound & video quality:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHNT7mR-8d0

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100107/ap_on_fe_st/eu_odd_switzerland_huge_speeding_fineRead more... )

Apple II video clip. This one brought me way back, especially toward the end when I could hear the sound of the keyboard. Modern keyboards do not sound that solid ( Read more... )

"He returned to his previous job at Atari and was given the task of creating a circuit board for the game Breakout. According to Atari founder Nolan Bushnell, Atari had offered US$100 for each chip that was reduced in the machine. Jobs had little interest or knowledge in circuit board design and made a deal with Wozniak to split the bonus evenly ( Read more... )

I rarely can make it through an entire Wikipedia article on a person I become curious about ( Read more... )