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Monthly Archives: January 2009
Happy Birthday, Mac!
It was 25 years ago today (January 24, 1984) that Apple unveiled the first Macintosh personal computer. On that day a quarter century ago, Steve Jobs stood in front of a crowd of early Apple faithful and literally let the Mac out … Read the rest of this entry
Posted in Business, Innovation/Creativity, Technology
Tagged apple, mac, newton, steve jobs
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Another omen for newspapers
Google announced today that it is ending it’s Print Ads program which packaged and sold advertising space in over 800 U.S. newspapers. Apparently the program, which started in 2006, hasn’t lived up to expectations for generating revenue.
Posted in Business, Marketing, The Future
Tagged advertising, Google, journalism, The New York Times
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Krishna Beach, Surf’s Up, Let’s Go!
The Krishmatics are online! (Or at least someone has started a MySpace band page for them.) Who are the Krishmatics? The Krishmatics were one of the best fake Krishna bands to come out of Milwaukee in the early 1980s. Known … Read the rest of this entry
Posted in Milwaukee, Music
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Is SciFi Channel really this incompetent?
(Note: This post contains no spoilers. Read on without fear!) Like many science fiction fans, I make good natured attempts to avoid spoilers for major books, movies and TV series that hold the promise of occasionally surprising me. In this … Read the rest of this entry
The next NASA chief
This past week, Mike Griffin announced he is stepping down on January 20 as NASA chief administrator, the politically appointed post that runs America’s space agency. As the Obama transition team accelerates its search for Griffin’s successor, here’s my modest proposal for … Read the rest of this entry
Posted in Science, Space Exploration, The Future
Tagged Alan Stern, Barack Obama, Charles Kennel, NASA, Sally Ride, Scott Hubbard, transition team, Wesley Huntress
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