[We all got Zoomed out during the Pandemic. Schools were closed, workplaces shuttered. Doesn't it seem like a very long time ago? Then you read an article like this ... SB SM] https://spectrum.ieee.org The First Virtual Meeting Was in 1916 The amazing feat linked up 5,100 engineers from Atlanta to San Francisco Allison Marsh 13... Continue Reading →
Chapter 24 … Play Loud, Play Fast, and …
It’s time to wrap this sucker up, or, as I say in my epic rap, “Autobio-graffiti,” “The kids are grown and doing fine, from here I see the finish line.” Notice the small window at right, reflecting the sunset over Gilead. It's symbolic of something or other, not sure what. No employees No Board of... Continue Reading →
It Ain’t Over ’til It’s Over
[I know we're all pandemic weary, but I don't want to be the person who has the distinction of being the last one killed in the Civil War. Continue to be safe, my fellow apes. You can follow the science or, better yet, follow the history which is even more accurate. And, as always, there's... Continue Reading →
Anti-vaxxers in 18th Century
PUBLISHED April 28, 2021 in PublicDomainReview.org Illustration of the cow-poxed, ox-faced boy, an example of some proclaimed bovine side effects of the smallpox vaccine, as featured in Dr William Rowley's Cow-Pox Inoculation (1805) — Source. The ox-faced boy who stared out from the opening page of Dr William Rowley’s pamphlet possessed strangely elongated eyes, one bloodshot and one... Continue Reading →