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Remember Ada Lovelace

"[W]e may say most aptly that the analytical engine weaves algebraical patterns just as the Jacquard loom weaves flowers and leaves." Ada Lovelace around the 1840s. It was a woman that took the concept of the analytical engine the precursor to the modern computer and refined the concept of programming the analytical engine. The blogosphere celebrates Ada Lovelace day by remembering her and looks forward to cheer women already in technical disciplines and welcome newcomers to all technical disciplines. Yes we, you and I can. We can compute, abstract, record, test and examine. With those basic elements anyone can participate in Science and Technology.

Posted at 11:36PM Mar 24, 2009 by saf in Sun  |  Comments[0]

Is that a hybrid in your pocket?

In the reduce your carbon footprint front, I've gone without a car for about 9 months now. I bid my beloved nineteen seventy-two 2002 BMW farewell last year in some drastic it's-not-my-fault bad luck.
When the time came to replace my car or go without, I decided to take the plunge and not buy another car. In the Bay Area this is possible. Work is supportive, they have shuttles between campuses and near by train stations and telecommute options. [Read More]

Posted at 12:00AM Mar 13, 2009 by saf in eco  |  Comments[2]