AU grant provides new computers for libraries
http://www.timesdaily.com/article/20110713/ARTICLES/307139988/1011/NEWS?Title=AU-grant-provides-new-computers-for-libraries Quote:Muscle Shoals and Helen Keller public libraries will soon receive new computers for public Internet and educational use

Limited-function ancient computers
Limited-function ancient computers The Jacquard loom, on display at the Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester, England, was one of the first programmable devices. The history of the modern computer begins with two separate technologies—automate

First general-purpose computers 2
George Stibitz is internationally recognized as a father of the modern digital computer. While working at Bell Labs in November 1937, Stibitz invented and built a relay-based calculator he dubbed the "Model K" (for "kitchen table", on

This just proves that we have become too dependant on our computers.
This just proves that we have become too dependant on our computers. Are you male or female? To find out the answer, look down.....

Ban computers from schools until children reach age of 9 says expert
My friends, this was taken from the Daily Telegraph: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/primaryeducation/7823259/Ban-computers-from-schools-until-children-reach-age-9-says-expert.html

First general-purpose computers 1
First general-purpose computers In 1801, Joseph Marie Jacquard made an improvement to the textile loom by introducing a series of punched paper cards as a template which allowed his loom to weave intricate patterns automatically. The resulting Jacquard

Stored-program architecture
Stored-program architecture Several developers of ENIAC, recognizing its flaws, came up with a far more flexible and elegant design, which came to be known as the "stored program architecture" or von Neumann architecture. This design was firs

my friends never want to do anything!!
every weekend i try to make plans with my friends but they are allllllways hanging out with their parents, or family friends, or are just "too tired"! it gets soo annoying! idk what to do because i don't want to NOT be friends with them,

To All My Crackpot Friends
(ooops...maybe this should be in a different place, but to me...something that says words lovely as these......is ...Poetry.) To all my Crackpot Friends An elderly Chinese woman had two large pots, each hung on the ends of a pole which she

Why Computers Exist (aka, The Godel Number)
Yeah, this is a bizarre video production, but it is highly informative, ultimately explaining why John von Neumann invented computers while at Princeton, creating a self-referencing trickery that created a complete & consistent system from one that

A little something for our BEST friends. ;^)
Canine Carrot Cookies Makes: 3 dozen Ingredients: * 2 cups carrots -- boiled and pureed * 2 eggs * 2 tablespoons garlic -- minced * 2 cups unbleached flour -- *see Note * 1 cup rolled oats * 1/4 cup wheat germ * *o

FRIENDS OR ALLIES: CHOICE FOR SURVIVAL
FRIENDS OR ALLIES: CHOICE FOR SURVIVAL by Kurt Saxon (c) 1977 In the 1950's, several thousand people had nuclear fallout shelters built, usually in their back yards. At first they met only ridicule by those neighbors who considered themselves

Friends
Because otherwise I'm posting about my renewed love for this show all over Unpopular TV Opinions.

C&D's Two Friends series - Redwood
www.cornellanddiehl.com describes it as follows..... Redwood: A mixture for Virginia lovers! We start with naturally sweet red and stoved red Virginia tobaccos, add enough perique to provide some body and spice things up a bit, and finish the blend wit

Anyone want to be gyaru friends here? :3
Hello! I'm new here! So sorry for the really dorky introduction. Haha! I'm Marion and I'm asian. Nice to meet all of you! <3