The Great LonDini

Quote of the day.

Come forth into the light of things, let nature be your teacher.

-William Wordsworth

WUZ UP PATREONS

Just wanted to take a moment and tell all of you thank you for your support.  You are all my family and I apricate all the support you show this movement.  

Your homie Leo

Going Live today for 15 min on Zoom.

Going Live today, Sep 16, 2022 10:30 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Going Live with both Patreon on Discord and those only on Patreon.  Come join us for 15 minutes to discuss anything and everything.

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This Day in Tech History.

Steve Jobs Named Interim CEO of Apple

September 16, 1997

Twelve years to the day after resigning from Apple, Steve Jobs is named Interim CEO of Apple. Only seven months earlier, Jobs’ company NeXT was purchased by Apple and just two months earlier Gil Amelio resigned as A...

Quote of the day.

Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.

-Helen Keller

This Day in Tech History.

First Test of an Integrated Circuit

September 12, 1958

Researcher Jack Kilby demonstrates the first integrated circuit to other researchers and executives at Texas Instruments (https://thisdayintechhist...

Quote of the day.

Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.

-Confucius

San Antonio Event Auction

Here is a link to our Auction Items that will be up for bid at our event in San Antonio. This way if you're not able to attend you still can bid on an auction item if you so wish too.  We are still missing a few items that will be added as soon as we get the pictures and info on them from some of our vendors.

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This Day in Tech History.

iPod Nano Introduced

September 7, 2005

Apple introduces the iPod Nano, effectively replacing the iPod Mini. The move surprised many in the industry, as the iPod Mini was extremely popular. However, the use of flash storage instead of a hard drive allowed for a much smaller ...

Quote of the day.

We know what we are, but know not what we may be.

-William Shakespeare

Another Interview.

WCOP TV9, Cincinnati.

Will be aired 10/26/2022.

Mark your calendars.

Another TV Interview

This Day in Tech History.

“Google Satellite” GeoEye-1 Launched

September 6, 2008

After 5 months of delays, the high resolution earth observation satellite, GeoEye-1, is launched from Vandenburg Air Force Base. Owned by the corporation GeoEye, Inc., GeoEye-1 is capable of taking high resolutio...

Quote of the day.

I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.

-Thomas A. Edison

This Day in Tech History.

First Building Block of the Internet

August 30, 1969

The first Interface Message Processor (IMP) is delivered to Leonard Kleinrock’s research group at UCLA. The IMP was the device that would interconnect networks between research facilities on the developing ARPANET, the ...

Quote of the day.

Experience is one thing you can't get for nothing.

-Oscar Wilde

This Day in Tech History.

Snow Leopard Released; The End of AppleTalk

August 28, 2009

Apple releases Mac OS X 10.6, “Snow Leopard” for their Macintosh computers. Snow Leopard was an important release as it was the first to drop support for PowerPC-based Macs and focus optimization for the Intel ...

Quote of the day.

The beginning is the most important part of the work. 

-Plato

Another round begins

The beginning of making the masks. It truly is a process, but one I love doing.

This Day in Tech History.

World’s Largest Battery Backup

August 27, 2003

The city of Fairbanks, Alaska connected to what was at the time the world’s largest battery backup. Designed to help prevent serious blackouts that plagued the city every two to three years, the batteries could provide powe...

Quote of the day.

Peace is a journey of a thousand miles and it must be taken one step at a time.

-Lyndon B. Johnson

This Day in Tech History.

The Birth of Linux

August 25, 1991

Linus Torvalds posts a message to the Internet newsgroup comp.os.minix with the subject line “What would you like to see most in minix?” This is the first announcement that he is working on an operating system that wi...

Quote of the day.

Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy.

-Anne Frank

Quote of the day.

Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.

-Confucius

This Day in Tech History.

Mars Observer Lost

August 21, 1993

NASA loses contact with the Mars Observer spacecraft, three days before it was to enter into orbit around Mars. The reason for the loss of contact was never definitively determined, but the most probable cause was a rupture of a fuel tan...

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Quote of the day.

If fear is cultivated it will become stronger, if faith is cultivated it will achieve mastery.

-John Paul Jones

This Day in Tech History.

The First Internet Explorer

August 16, 1995

Microsoft introduces Internet Explorer, which at the time was a modified version of Spyglass Mosaic, which Microsoft had licensed. Later when Microsoft began including Internet Explorer for free with Windows, Spyglass ...

Monday Night Discord Patreon Training (August 1, 2022).

Monday Night Discord Patreon Training

How the New TikTok Algorithm Works.

Quote of the day.

Success is dependent on effort.

-Sophocles