tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post6154231748538186644..comments2024-03-28T20:53:49.167-04:00Comments on The Adventures of Roberta X: Crunching Numbers By Real CrunchesRoberta Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-77181187527610822302008-06-17T13:48:00.000-04:002008-06-17T13:48:00.000-04:00I was thinkin' of the Bard of Avon, myself: "Get t...I was thinkin' of the Bard of Avon, myself: "Get thee to a library!"Roberta Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-69617519117338544102008-06-17T10:05:00.000-04:002008-06-17T10:05:00.000-04:00I wanted to make a joke about "checking out" the l...I wanted to make a joke about "checking out" the local library but I'll resist. ;)bredahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00216098318849287384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-54836891294258266202008-06-17T08:05:00.000-04:002008-06-17T08:05:00.000-04:00'The Difference Engine'... I have never met anyone...'The Difference Engine'... I have never met anyone else who has read it. Interesting.<BR/><BR/>Look around at todays world. What emerging technology has the ability to change everything?Carteachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08468700184940877315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-35495966859945648982008-06-16T23:41:00.000-04:002008-06-16T23:41:00.000-04:00But Breda, I am my local library... ;)But Breda, I <I>am</I> my local library... ;)Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-83176541421245343302008-06-16T23:09:00.000-04:002008-06-16T23:09:00.000-04:00Just picked up a book from the library, Jacquard's...Just picked up a book from the library, <I>Jacquard's Web</I> by James Essinger, sort of a Connections thing, from JM Jacquard's loom--which introduced punch-card programming--through Babbage, up to today. (ISBN-13: 978-0192805782)<BR/><BR/>Mrs. Drang being a fiber artist, and one of the features we're looking for in a new home being room for her spinning wheels and loom, I figure she'll enjoy it as much as me. Maybe more.Dranghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08082177597135236652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-61588227410119081452008-06-16T07:52:00.000-04:002008-06-16T07:52:00.000-04:00or, you know, check them out from your local libra...or, you know, check them out from your local library.bredahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00216098318849287384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-57420364170311387062008-06-16T06:46:00.000-04:002008-06-16T06:46:00.000-04:00That is the most wonderful thing I've seen all wee...That is the most wonderful thing I've seen all week. Wait, it's Monday... that's probably the most wonderful thing I'll see all week!Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05730143528740977761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-50250708630220561902008-06-16T00:21:00.000-04:002008-06-16T00:21:00.000-04:00Hey I got it!How about a Wooden Difference Engine....Hey I got it!<BR/>How about a Wooden Difference Engine.<BR/>oh right, they have those.<BR/>they're called a slide-rule.<BR/>or an abacus.<BR/><BR/>as your roomie sez <BR/><BR/>T'heeJohn Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04875185117306503147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-53836550257430318942008-06-15T21:26:00.000-04:002008-06-15T21:26:00.000-04:00Excellent biography of a fascinating man.Alan Turi...Excellent biography of a fascinating man.<BR/><BR/>Alan Turing, The Enigma<BR/>by Andrew Hodges<BR/><BR/>http://www.amazon.com/Alan-Turing-Enigma-Andrew-Hodges/dp/0802775802Turk Turonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02648721047835980871noreply@blogger.com