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I remember thinking how cool it was that there were two countries with space shuttles for a while.

Some great points about why it matters to include a broader cast of characters in fiction. I especially appreciated the nod to Nichelle Nichols on Star Trek.

Funny that someone as progressive as Rodenberry says "a black". Product of his era, in spite of what he helped do. I love Nichelle's story. Powerful... and I can think of several African-American scientists who went into their field because they saw Uhura on TV.

Some great ideas, but how many of them can we import?

Some fun neologism stories here, although I think the author makes an error in implying that the French academy actually controls French.

Not surprising, but an example of tight hardware-software integration.

Some cool anecdotes of the original BASIC for Altair. I didn't realize Gates took a course I've taken (from Prof. Lewis).

People are awful.

Interesting idea, particularly the agent/patient aspect. I've had to make computer objects into agents in some of our models at work.

Beautifully subdued pas de deux in front of the new WTC tower. The dancers must have been cold?

Some good points about how as epic as it is, it's pretty much the same game all over again.

The new pope seems humble and deeply committed to following Jesus in a way that does good for the world. I don't expect change overnight, of course.

Fascinating details on the CPU and GPU - and there hasn't even been a teardown yet.

Very cool. Sounds almost more Scottish? Which is a roundabout way of saying that lower-class sounding Modern English accents better preserve Early Modern English?

The JSF is a colossal failure and a colossal waste of money. It's sad, because I love cool planes.

The "New is easy. Right is hard." comment from Federighi is spot-on. Also like that Tim emphasizes that he doesn't respond to the market much.

Tough but fair piece on the continuing Dickwolves boondoggle. Must... not... read... comments...

I'm not familiar with the original British show, but you can tell it means a lot to little kid Jony to be a part of it.

Some great snippets, especially the bit about designing cups at the end. You can tell he cares deeply about this stuff. Surprised they gave an interview!

Comprehensive although not quite Siracusan review of iOS 7's many changes.

Ah, delayed gratification. I know that one.

Fascinating result. Anthropomorphizing our tools means we don't want to put them in danger.

Some great details on ARMv8 and 64-bit.

Nice fake-out, and fun back-and-forth.

Yup, it's a mess - and the GOP is playing the game better even if they're self-destructive.

Cool almost yo-yo like demo reel.

Makes a good basic point about the need for the liberal arts in moving the human experience forward, more than just moving our economy forward technologically.

Gamers need to let women in, and women gamers need respect as much as anyone else.

Cool but depressing record.

Time well wasted