Today, I’d like to tip my hat to one of the unsung heroes of modern technology: Jim Russell, who invented the technology behind CD’s and DVD’s in the ’60’s. Click on the link to read an article about him courtesy of the Seattle Times.
Jim Russell, I salute you!
Got something for Christmas that I’d been wanting for awhile: an Atari plug-and-play game controller. It has 10 games on it, stuff like Pong and Asteroids, etc. I’ve long been an Atari fan, and this is quite a treat. Aside from the aforementioned (and unmentioned) megahits, there are a few lesser-known […]
Are you a bit tardy when it comes to returning video rentals? Fret no more.
In response to the success of Netflix and other online rental companies who are seeing big success with their “no late fee” policies, Blockbuster Video has announced that they they too will no longer charge customers late fees on their […]
Today is Beethoven’s birthday*. This morning, NPR had a segment about him this morning, and thinking about it, I still find it quite amazing that LvB managed to write some of the greatest pieces of music in human history while going (and having gone) deaf. No doubt it was a struggle for him, […]
I’m disappointed.
Looks like Al Pickett is just a salesman. Like many Memphis drivers, I saw the billboard on I-240 (south part of “the Loop”) that first displayed “Who is Al Pickett?” Hmm, a fascinating question indeed. My kind of marketing: vague, indirect, and prone to incite the curious to find out.
Yesterday, […]