In Memoriam: Bob Probert

Sad news tonight that legendary hockey toughman Bob Probert is dead at 45. Probert was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward. He played for the Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Blackhawks. While a successful player by some measures, including being voted to the 1987–88 Campbell Conference all-star team, Probert was best known for his activities [...]

Happy Birthday Alan Turing!

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Today marks the 98th anniversary of the birth of English mathematician, logician, cryptanalyst and computer scientist Alan Turing.

Turing was influential in the development of computer science and providing a formalization of the concept of the algorithm and computation with the Turing machine, playing a significant role in the creation of the modern computer.

Alan [...]

Happy Cinco de Mayo, but also...

more importantly – Happy Birthday Ann B. Davis!

From the renowned source of all official knowledge, Wikipedia:

Davis’s first success was as Charmaine “Schultzy” Schultz in the sitcom The Bob Cummings Show on NBC. She auditioned for the role because her friend’s boyfriend was a casting director and recommended her for the part. She won the Emmy [...]

Happy 20th Hubble!

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Wow it’s hard to believe it’s been 20 years since the Hubble Space Telescope was launched on the back of the space shuttle STS-31.

I remember at first all the jokes about its technical problems, it had poor eyesight, and needed many repairs.

HST was not going to give up the fight easily, though, and [...]

Happy Birthday Herb!

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A very happy birthday to legendary musician and recording industry executive Herb Alpert, founder of the Tijuana Brass Brand, the “A” in A&M Records, and composer of “Spanish Flea”, which many people also call the theme to the Chuck Barris game show, “The Dating Game”.

One internet chronicler put it best regarding Spanish [...]

In Memoriam: Jeff Healey

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Jeff Healey was born on this day in 1966. Born in Toronto, Canada, he lost his eyesight at the age of eight months due to a rare form of cancer. He persevered to become an acclaimed musician, sharing his beautiful talent with the world. Healey actually started playing the guitar at [...]

The revolution will not be digitized

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I like the premise of Joe Trippi’s book, “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised: Democracy, the Internet, and the Overthrow of Everything“; but I like the lyrics of the original song even more:

You will not be able to stay home, brother.
You will not be able to plug in, turn on and cop out.
You [...]

Sorry folks....

The Internet’s closed. The moose out front should have told you.

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Mister Hand Was Right

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Every day I become more convinced that Mr. Hand, played by My Favorite Martian Ray Walston in the seminal movie Fast Times at Ridgemont High, was correct in believing that everyone is on dope.

No? You beg to differ? Not so fast – I’m talking to you Little Miss Patchouli Legalize-It. But I’m also [...]