Wednesday, January 24, 2024

The Arrival of Dawn, c. 1945 by Joseph Hémard

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The Arrival of Dawn, c. 1945 by Joseph Hémard Click to enlarge.
Tuesday, January 23, 2024

Cray Super Computers and Smartphones.

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Cray-1 (1978) versus iPhone13 (2022 Double click to enlarge. In 1978 I was a teenager with a strong interest in technology and enamored with...

History

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"Between 1908 and 1925, many of the immigrants to America decided they didn't like America so much- 57% of Italians, 40% of Poles, ...

An Insight

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NOAA sinks climate alarmism: 1. @NOAAClimate admits the Earth has been warmer than it is now. 2. Note the circled 'warming' at the ...

I see wonderful things

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America was supposed to be Art Deco - a thread of 10 iconic Art Deco designs 🧵 1. "Mercury" - a streamliner passenger train which...

Offbeat Humor

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Data Talks

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"Bidenomics" - supported by Jeffries and Democrats in Congress - is pricing millions of people out of being able to afford the Ame...

Rocky coast in the moonlight, 1830 by Johann Nepomuk Schödlberger (1779-1853)

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Rocky coast in the moonlight, 1830 by Johann Nepomuk Schödlberger (1779-1853)  Click to enlarge.
Monday, January 22, 2024

History

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Galileo sketched the Moon as seen through his Telescope in 1609 AD; from Sidereus Nuncius (Starry Messenger), published in March in 1610 AD ...

There was a young lady from Chichester

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From Limericks: Too Gross by Isaac Asimov and John Ciardi.  There was a young lady from Chichester Whose beauty made saints in their niches...