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It’s not much of a photograph, I know – but the image and my posting of it are appropriate for today – World Telecommunication and…
On this day in 1888 – Nikola Tesla delivers a lecture describing the equipment which will allow efficient generation and use of alternating currents to…
It’s [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aly_Bain]Aly Bain[/url]’s birthday. I first came across Aly in the mid-eighties. I was recovering from surgery and draping myself across the sofa, idly watching…
It’s [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Bruce]Jack Bruce[/url]’s birthday. This is my trusty tripod, Jack, from 3-legged Thing. 3LT tripods are named after great rock musicians. I love it when…
The Lemuralia or Lemuria was a feast in the religion of ancient Rome during which the Romans performed rites to exorcise the malevolent and fearful…
1997 – Deep Blue, a chess-playing supercomputer, defeats Garry Kasparov in the last game of the rematch, becoming the first computer to beat a world-champion…