The Settling Of The American Continent
By Ted Morgan
The first part of Morgan’s state by state history of the United States. There are odd tidbits like German immigrants in colonial Georgia. Things that will be conversation starters at parties around the country.
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Pictures Of The Dead
Late last night I got a message. “A mister so-and-so is dead. Got any pictures?” Text from DJCline.com. Read the rest of this entry »
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On Friday Bill Gates retired from Microsoft to do more charity work for those in need. Test from DJCline.com. Read the rest of this entry »
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On June 23, 2008 the Future Salon hosted Jeremy Toeman talk about Buglab’s new mobile base station called the bug. The modules connect like Lego blocks with screens, phones, GPS, cameras, and run on open source software. Text from DJCline.com. Read the rest of this entry »
On June 20, 2008, Heidi Roizen hosted the SDForum’s 2008 Visionary Awards, given to pioneers leading the way in high technology. Executive Director Susan Lucas-Conwell welcomed San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed who praised this year’s guests and awardees. Scott Sandell of NEA introduced fellow partner and Visionary Forrest Baskett. Dr. Mendel Rosenblum of VMware introduced his CEO and Visionary Diane Greene. Tim Haley of Redpoint introduced Netflix founder and Visionary Reed Hastings. Dr. Richard C. Atkinson of the University of California introduced Qualcomm chairman and Visionary Irwin Jacobs. John Markoff of the New York Times introduced Visionary Steven Levy who recently left Newsweek to begin writing for Wired magazine. Text from DJCline.com. Read the rest of this entry »
On June 23, 2008 SDForum’s Virtual Reality SIG hosted Richard Childers, CEO of Virtual Space Entertainment, Inc. (VSE) to present a massively multiplayer virtual world called “Blue Mars 2150″. Text from DJCline.com. Read the rest of this entry »
On Thursday June 12, 2008 the STC Silicon Valley Chapter Council held its annual dinner at Il Postino in Sunnyvale. Viki Maki received her Associate Fellow from Revathi Sampath. Text from DJCline.com.
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I enjoyed the original TV series written by Buck Henry and Mel Brooks. Don Adams defined the role of Maxwell Smart. The James Bond films of the 1960s were so over the top that they cried out for ridicule. While Peter Sellers in Casino Royale and later Mike Myers as Austin Powers would parody the genre, Get Smart was more button-down biting satire. Text from DJCline.com. Read the rest of this entry »
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The Making Of Casablanca - Bogart, Bergman, And World War II
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One Woman’s Adventure Driving The Alaska Highway 1947-1948
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Long before America existed and the first barrel of oil was taken from the ground there was trouble in the Middle East. Here are some books on the subject. Text from DJCline.com. Read the rest of this entry »
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Clocks And The Making Of The Modern World
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They called them the Culture Wars. It is a battle to decide who you are and how you can live your life. As of today any adult can get legally married in California. Soon it will be everywhere. Forty years after the US Supreme Court’s Loving decision and a month after the California Supreme Court’s decision, any adult of any race or gender can get married. On that note here is a grab bag of books relating to the subject. Text from DJCline.com. Read the rest of this entry »
On The Road And Off The Phone
If I haven’t answered my phone, it’s because I’m driving. There is a new law that says you can talk on the phone if you have a headset or hands free set up in your car. I won’t do either. I can’t argue with the law because I don’t think anyone should be distracted while driving. I’ve seen people read newspapers, check e-mail, put on make-up, shave or eat meals all in heavy traffic. I’d take their picture but I’m trying to drive. Even when I’m traveling and have a driver, I want hear what they have to say about local conditions. Text from DJCline.com. Read the rest of this entry »
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The Very Real Threat Of Comet And Asteroid Bombardment
By John S. Lewis
Meteors falling from the sky and killing everybody. Now we’ll never know how the TV show Lost ended. One more thing to keep you awake at night. I’m always afraid that they will make another big budget movie about it. That will put you right back to sleep.
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A Memoir
By Neil Simon
The second memoir picks up after the death of first wife and takes through his first divorce and last suicide attempt. Such pain from such a funny man.
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A Memoir
By Neil Simon
This first memoir starts after Simon left Sid Caesar’s show in the late 1950s until the death of his first wife in the early 1970s. It covers his most productive years as a playwright, starting out by fixing plays for other people and then striking out on his own with Barefoot In The Park and the Odd Couple. It is a very funny book until his wife gets sick. Still recommended.
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I enjoy meeting lots of people and hearing what they have to say. I know folks from all over the political spectrum, including libertarians. The irony of many libertarians is their disdain for bureaucracy and their encyclopedic knowledge of rules and regulations. Their coalitions never get big because they don’t want big. They always need money and never get elected. Text from DJCline.com. Read the rest of this entry »