Day: 22 December 2004
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Claire & Paul
Why do Paul and Claire find it so impossible to get along? This evening, Paul's cooking: right now, Claire's preparing some vegetables for him, and they've begun arguing. Paul wants Claire to do things a particular way, and Claire doesn't feel that Paul is giving her enough information to justify doing it. So Paul gets …
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Tequila And Television
Claire went out on a work Christmas bash last night, so Paul and I decided to have a quiet night in with various retro TV shows (thanks UKNova) and drinks. All we had in in the latter category, however, was half a bottle of tequila, half a bottle of white rum, and a handful of …
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The Story Of Apple’s Graphing Calculator
There's a fascinating story behind Apple's "Graphing Calculator" application. Here's an extract:
In August 1993, the project was canceled. A year of my work evaporated, my contract ended, and I was unemployed... ...I was frustrated by all the wasted effort, so I decided to uncancel my small part of the project. I had been paid …