tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post606449674331935745..comments2024-03-28T13:47:45.633+00:00Comments on Shadows & Light: Primitive TechnologySteve Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-78855636248257511612021-01-03T17:42:31.649+00:002021-01-03T17:42:31.649+00:00I think we had a Commodore 64 - that sounds old, d...I think we had a Commodore 64 - that sounds old, doesn't it? (because I am old). I didn't know much about computers and I think we used it for typing and then some basic games (I had 4 boys and the oldest two still play video games a LOT). <br />I was wondering about Olga getting into the mud and water - doesn't she get filthy and does it get into your home? You can tell I do not have a pet.<br />I like that picture where the fungus looks like lace!Ellen D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03776803182673252265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-21327833164347231252021-01-03T17:24:36.966+00:002021-01-03T17:24:36.966+00:00I was a little surprised that Britain has chosen t...I was a little surprised that Britain has chosen to deviate from the two dose plan, holding off on giving anyone a second dose, using that instead to give the first dose to the majority of its citizens. I hope with all my heart that this works out for your country. <br />Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-18056458660998461822021-01-03T17:02:11.226+00:002021-01-03T17:02:11.226+00:00I've been wondering for years whether to check...I've been wondering for years whether to check out Halt and Catch Fire. Based on your recommendation, I think I shall. I have recently been able to catch back the fire of devouring books again. How I missed it during all those distracted months when I couldn't seem to focus and finish anything. Love hearing your book and streaming recommendations. Right now I've just finished Bridgerton (loved it, a confection with lots of eye candy, both human and costume), and am now watching Industry (not sure what I think, parts of it a quite cringy, yet I keep watching.) Happy new year again, my friend! Happy to be be here in this village of souls with you.37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-10696735124880588842021-01-03T15:59:33.237+00:002021-01-03T15:59:33.237+00:00You bring back memories of the apple IIe's. He...You bring back memories of the apple IIe's. Here , all schools were given a number of IIe's. I used the keyboard program with my middle school kids.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-30179766225048684352021-01-03T14:59:52.976+00:002021-01-03T14:59:52.976+00:00Reading this post reminded me of a post Roger and ...Reading this post reminded me of a post Roger and I did together back in 2005, when we first started blogging. Back then he was DPR (Dread Pirate Roger) and I was RD (Rexroth's Daughter). We shared a bit of our computer history. Roger started working on computers back in the 1960s. Here's a link:<br />https://newdharmabums.blogspot.com/2005/10/byte-this.html<br />I wish the comments were still there. We were using Haloscan back then, and they stopped working in 2009. All comments gone. <br />Love seeing the fungus there and Olga at the Heath. <br />Sure will be nice to know when things will finally reach some stage of normalcy. We still don't even know what's going to happen in Congress on Wednesday. Between the virus and Trump, we're pretty much in hell here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-15058173359835914252021-01-03T14:33:50.532+00:002021-01-03T14:33:50.532+00:00we got our first computers in the mid 80s, a Mac P...we got our first computers in the mid 80s, a Mac Plus and I forget what the other was, one for us and one for the kids, and yeah, the dot matrix printer. my first email address was a series of numbers assigned by Earthlink. <br /><br />this next semester of college for both my grandgirls is online again. one of them is thinking of traveling by car this semester since all she needs is an internet connection.ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-41398731090422977052021-01-03T14:03:47.934+00:002021-01-03T14:03:47.934+00:00You were right there on the cutting edge of comput...You were right there on the cutting edge of computer technology, Steve! I'm curious- did you ever use a typewriter in your work or has it always been a computer for you? In listening to Mormon Stories (still halfway addicted) I discovered that the man who co-founded the WordPerfect software company is a gay man who was Mormon. He married a woman and had children as one does if one is a Mormon gay man but over the years he divorced, left the church, and is married to a man now. He has been most prominent in gay rights and in the legalization of gay marriage. Bruce Bastian. <br />Sorry for the segue. I have no idea how that happened. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-28375920101458747022021-01-03T13:58:59.751+00:002021-01-03T13:58:59.751+00:00I heard a news story about London schools being cl...I heard a news story about London schools being closed again and that there was a bit of a fight over which schools until they changed it to all schools. I go back to work tomorrow. When I say "go back", I mean walk across my apartment to another room. For not having anything to do, this week sure went fast.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07645915869786296771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-41759780265524197702021-01-03T13:37:46.583+00:002021-01-03T13:37:46.583+00:00When I think about how primitive my undergrad comp...When I think about how primitive my undergrad computer class was compared to now it is startling how far we've come, and yet we fail to solve the most basic human problems.ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376645220662546020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-17600047750214512282021-01-03T12:42:55.547+00:002021-01-03T12:42:55.547+00:00(I work at a private school, not a UK state school...(I work at a private school, not a UK state school.)Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-74542737712378658122021-01-03T12:42:19.348+00:002021-01-03T12:42:19.348+00:00Oh, and I'll do whatever the school tells me t...Oh, and I'll do whatever the school tells me to do. Since we already know there will be no students until February I don't expect I'll be in much danger by going back to work myself.Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-82336943027364237662021-01-03T12:41:22.284+00:002021-01-03T12:41:22.284+00:00Yes, the light is brighter. I agree! It happens pr...Yes, the light is brighter. I agree! It happens pretty quickly.Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-71340763602104589792021-01-03T12:40:59.870+00:002021-01-03T12:40:59.870+00:00And she stayed relatively clean, thank goodness!And she stayed relatively clean, thank goodness!Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-128360304416189472021-01-03T12:40:35.814+00:002021-01-03T12:40:35.814+00:00She does look very "polar" in that lands...She does look very "polar" in that landscape. Someone told me the other day she looks like a die (as in one of a pair of dice).Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-28250406731430532972021-01-03T12:39:49.080+00:002021-01-03T12:39:49.080+00:00Yeah, we've never moved on to Alexa around her...Yeah, we've never moved on to Alexa around here. I figure Olga doesn't need any help! (We don't WANT her to be effective, after all.)Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-66957735848785129692021-01-03T12:38:20.073+00:002021-01-03T12:38:20.073+00:00In journalism, the lede is the beginning of an art...In journalism, the lede is the beginning of an article and generally the most important part. When you "bury the lede," you put that important part at the end. (It's a phrase mostly used when a reporter fails to grasp the importance of some part of his or her story.)Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-64953015765161940522021-01-03T11:44:48.190+00:002021-01-03T11:44:48.190+00:00You said obscene things to Eliza? Tut-tut you dirt...You said obscene things to Eliza? Tut-tut you dirty boy! Now if you had an Alexa you could say those rude things to her instead. You could also ask: "Alexa - How can I help my dog to become a more effective squirrel hunter?"Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-79993314545970702642021-01-03T11:41:37.577+00:002021-01-03T11:41:37.577+00:00"I've buried the lede". I've no ..."I've buried the lede". I've no idea this means. Please explain. Rather interesting how schools, heads and teachers are refusing to return to school when the government is insisting on schools being open. What are you going to do?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-55104231667376273702021-01-03T10:46:21.264+00:002021-01-03T10:46:21.264+00:00The light is changing already. Highlighting differ...The light is changing already. Highlighting different aspects. That fungus on the tree...<br />Hope things get sorted with the lockdown. If you still have to go in to work, at least that gives you uninterrupted organisation time.<br />We just need people to be responsible....and government too.gzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08034777779347889773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-87346716539774359372021-01-03T10:36:16.508+00:002021-01-03T10:36:16.508+00:00Olga is something else! So great to see that news ...Olga is something else! So great to see that news article.Moving with Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12954028272162285597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-7572611141742809792021-01-03T09:40:23.460+00:002021-01-03T09:40:23.460+00:00Primitive technology. An accurate description of m...Primitive technology. An accurate description of my rubbish phone when it comes to commenting on blogs. Of course Olga is part polar bear, look at all that white colour, that represents the polar bear!<br />AlphieAlphie Souphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17041492283753978975noreply@blogger.com