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Many Mechanical Machines
Posted on September 24, 2010 | No CommentsBack again with another roundup of websites promoting some history. This weeks focus is on the computers and other machines. Technologizer has come through in the past year or so... -
History's equation
Posted on September 1, 2010 | No CommentsI had moment of early morning, jump out of bed and write it down, inspiration the other day. It was the equation of history. The Present = (Past Realities) +... -
40th anniversary of the moon landing
Posted on July 22, 2009 | No CommentsWhat space junky, almost historian, geek would I be without posting a little bit about some of the best type of history in existence. I refer, of course, to the... -
Zotero's code_swarm
Posted on November 1, 2008 | No CommentsI finally figured it all out, and got a working version of Zotero’s development on trunk for the past year in code_swarm. Next, I need to find or make some... -
History of Software Applications
Posted on September 12, 2008 | No CommentsThere’s a really cool new way to visualize the creation of software. It’s called code_swarm. Developed by Michael Ogawa as a way to do just that, visualize the creation of... -
Graphical representations of genealogy
Posted on March 5, 2008 | No CommentsI have this thought, and it was brought to mind again by an article on Wired which linked to this artists (Jason Salavon) work with the US census data. Basically,... -
Omeka goes live
Posted on February 22, 2008 | No CommentsOmeka, another fine product produced by CHNM, has released the public beta. This is a great tool for museums and other places (or individuals) who want to create online exhibits.... -
Interstella 5555
Posted on February 22, 2008 | No CommentsPart 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Part 8 Part 9 Part 10 Part 11 Part 12 Part 13 I Part 13 II -
History of Google's logo and goodbye to Polaroid
Posted on February 12, 2008 | No CommentsWired has a neat little article/slideshow depicting the process of designing the Google logo. It’s interesting to see the first design compared to the last (current) design, and how similar... -
New face, new forum
Posted on February 11, 2008 | No CommentsFor the one or two besides me who actually visit the site, you’ll notice a change in looks. I stumbled upon this theme a few days ago, and thought to...