Segway Scooter is done and more – This Geek in Review for 26 Jun 2020
When the Segway was announced, the hype was off the chart. It was going revolutionize transportation. I think the only thing it changed was everyone’s perception of security guards. Alas, all good things must come to an end, and today it’s the Segway’s scooter turn. One thing that will throw me out of a movie is when tech is used… Read more →
My favorite pie, strawberry!
My hair has now gone full-on Muppet!
This is what 16 weeks without a haircut looks like
Behind the scenes of Late Night and more – This Geek in Review 19 Jun 2020
At the beginning of the stay at home orders a lot of daily shows had to figure out how to work remotely. Some of the shows were really rough, but Late Night‘s production values were a step above the rest. LA Times went behind the scenes to show you how they did it. By this time in your life you… Read more →
Returning to the coronavirus world and more – This Geek in Review for 12 Jun 2020
Going to a retreat for 75 days without outside communication sounds pretty cool. Doing it at the beginning of March 2020 could have some repercussions. The first killer program for personal computers was the spreadsheet, or more specifically, VisiCalc. Here is a behind the scene look at the creation VisiCalc. And, following along with vintage computing, how about extracting constants… Read more →
The deck at night
Kids, this is NOT what pulleys are supposed to look like
The hacker heroes we need right now and more – This Geek in Review for 6 Jun 2020
Hackers come in all shapes and sizes, which I learned from these genius hacks on Reddit and Twitter. First up is the genius 4th grade hacker who didn’t want to participate in a Zoom conference with his teachers so he covered his camera and named himself Reconecting(sp)…. He may have gotten away with it too if he would have learned… Read more →