Happy Birthday, Chip

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Happy Birthday, Chip

30 years ago, 108 kilohertz.

Virtual Keyboard

Funny, how, a couple weeks ago, I was telling Vicki about a similar concept I had in mind. Although, I was envisioning tactile sensors on every fingers. This is even better.

Blog by Mail

I've just implemented a way for readers to easily email pointers to stories and articles from this blog.

Man Approached Cockpit Despite Ban

The short version:

"Stop!"
Handcuffed on the ground.
"I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I just wanted to go to the bathroom."
Not a terrorist.
"No way, he's Navajo -- Native American -- from this country. We were here before all you people."

The solution: Always pack a few extra tena pads.;-)

Overprotected

"I don't need nobody
Tellin' me just what I wanna
What I what what I'm gonna
Do about my destiny…
"

745,744 copies in a week. Not too shabby.

Xbox Launch

"Part of that strategy has been devoted to making the point that Xbox is the most powerful video game console ever, with a hard drive, broadband Internet connection port and DVD playback capability."

Geez Louise, that is so uncharacteristic for Microsoft. But I have to admit that Broadband Internet connection port definitely sounds better than Ethernet port.

XcubeGameBox… I really don't get what all the excitement is all about. I must be too square.


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