On this day in 1969, 20 years before the birth of the World Wide Web, the first Request for Comments (RFC) document was published in the series that has documented Internet standards, practices, and technical history for the past four decades. Writing in today’s New York Times, Steve Croker – … Continue reading
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories’ Z machine — the former dark horse among accelerators meant to produce conditions required for nuclear fusion — have increased the machine’s X-ray power output by nearly 10 times in the last two years. The most recent advance resulted in an output … Continue reading
Those that live in Sunnyside know that the most contentious issue currently in front of our Council is the Stormwater Assessment Fee, which went into effect this year. I don’t normally blog about issues that are in front of Council (that may change); however I felt it important for me … Continue reading
Patrick, Bishop of Armagh, died on this day in 461, and has been regarded as a saint in Ireland since that time. The first known secular celebration of his feast day was a quarter-millennium ago, on this day in 1756 at the Crown and Thistle Tavern at New York City. … Continue reading
A successful launch of STS-119, for as the NASA Announcer said seconds after the launch, “taking the space shuttle to full power for full science.” – Not sure what that means. But it was a glorious night at the Kennedy Space Center regardless. The video below was posted just 8 … Continue reading
As promised, although a little late, here is part two of the series on our trip to our Nation’s Capital. This part of the series will focus on the food we ate, as most of you know DeLeesa and I love food, having travelled around the world in our military … Continue reading
Tributes flow after passing of Japanese Internet pioneer, Prof. Haruhisa Ishida, 9 March 2009 With great sadness, the Internet Society marks the passing of another pioneering figure of the Internet, Professor Haruhisa Ishida, who died on 9 March 2009. As a Professor at the University of Tokyo, the author and … Continue reading
BERNARD L. MADOFF PLEADS GUILTY TO ELEVEN-COUNT CRIMINAL INFORMATION AND IS REMANDED INTO CUSTODY Lev L. Dassin, the Acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Joseph M. Demarest Jr., the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the FBI, and Alan D. Lebowitz, the Deputy … Continue reading
I received this from a friend of mine today, it says everything I wanted to, so I will stop here. — Dear IRS, I’m sorry to inform you that I’m not going to be able to pay the taxes owed on April 15th, but all is not lost. I paid … Continue reading
Is it just me, or does watching the Obama Administration remind you of an episode of the Keystone Cops? On February 26th, 2009 the DNI, Dennis Blair selected Ambassador Charles W. Freeman, Jr. to be the Chairman of the National Intelligence Council (NIC). In his press release DNI Blair states, … Continue reading