Category Archives: Tech

On the Passing of Steve Jobs

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Richard

I am sad to hear about the passing of Steve Jobs. But it was not unexpected news. After seeing how thin and weak he appeared at the Apple 2011 Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), I had told my co-workers and friends that he would … Continue reading →

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Happy Anniversary Yuri & Columbia

Posted on April 12, 2011 by Richard

Today is the 50th anniversary of the first man in space, Yuri Gagarin, and marks the 30th anniversary of the first flight of the Space Shuttle, STS-1. It is remarkable that only 20 years separated the two events, and that … Continue reading →

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Fukushima and Chernobyl

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Richard

It is somewhat ironic that the second worst nuclear disaster might have turned out differently had the worst disaster not been associated with a test at Chernobyl that might have prevented the escalation of the problems at Fukushima Dai-ichi. The … Continue reading →

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Moving to Blu-Ray

Posted on March 25, 2011 by Richard

I decided that it is time to move to Blu-Ray. My current (old) TV and receiver do not support high definition. However, my Dell U2410 LCD monitor does support 1080p high definition so I choose to get a Blu-Ray drive … Continue reading →

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The continuing efforts at Fukushima

Posted on March 17, 2011 by Richard

As with everyone outside of the Middle East (where people are dealing with the continuation of the Libyan civil war and the invasion of Bahrain by foreign troops), I’ve been watching the events at the Fukushima I nuclear power plant. … Continue reading →

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Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant – continued

Posted on March 14, 2011 by Richard

I continue to follow the events at the nuclear power plants hit by the 2011 Sendai earthquake and tsunami. I had one of those d’oh moments. Whereas yesterday I was confused by the continuing issue with cooling a subcritical reactor, … Continue reading →

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Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant

Posted on March 12, 2011 by Richard

After the “Arab Spring” events in Middle East and northern Africa, comes the devastating quake in Japan. I’ve been glued to the major news websites for weeks. The horrific Sendai quake and tsunami in Japan is stunning. There is so … Continue reading →

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Mac Hack Attack

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Richard

Over the past few days, I have not been able to properly see the imdb.com web site. It comes out garbled. I tried it on my Macintosh using three different browsers. I started to worry that I might have been … Continue reading →

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Breath that lifts

Posted on March 6, 2011 by Richard

When I was reading Moonfire, one statement really jumped out at me and made me think. “What a vehicle was the spaceship! A planet-traveler massive as a destroyer, delicate as a silver arrow. At the moment it lifted off from … Continue reading →

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The Most Expensive Book

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Richard

I just finished reading the book “MoonFire: The Epic Journey of Apollo 11” by Norman Mailer. It’s a beautiful book published by Taschen. Taschen publishes some of the best photo books in the world. This was the first Norman Mailer … Continue reading →

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