I just saw ENIAC.
Jealous!
Hil and I are at the bar now. See folks as they arrive.
JEALOUS!
Gunn: The final score can't be rigged. I don't care how many players you grease, that last shot always comes up a question mark. But here's the thing. You never know when you're taking it. It could be when you're duking it out with the Legion of Doom, or just crossing the street deciding where to have brunch. So you just treat it like it was up to you—the world in balance—'cause you never know when it is.
'Underneath'
F2F 3: Who's Bringing the Guacamole?
Plan what to do, what to wear (you can never go wrong with a corset), and get ready for the next BuffistaCon: San Francisco, May 19-21, 2006! Everything else, go here! Swag!
Sean K - Dec 14, 2004 8:03:03 pm PST #259 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
NoiseDesign - Dec 14, 2004 8:36:06 pm PST #260 of 10001
Our wings are not tired
They also had a video from what seemed like the early 90's that featured Steve Wozniak! Way cool.
There was also a DEC PDP-8, and a Westinghouse Univac.
I was in geek heaven!
JohnSweden - Dec 14, 2004 8:44:51 pm PST #261 of 10001
I can't even.
There was also a DEC PDP-8
This was the first computer I encountered at school. We used it to play Lunar Lander and Star Trek and it blew our pipsqueak minds.
NoiseDesign - Dec 14, 2004 8:49:19 pm PST #262 of 10001
Our wings are not tired
They also had a difference engine.
Hil R. - Dec 14, 2004 8:53:24 pm PST #263 of 10001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
That technology exhibit is incredibly cool. They've got an Enigma! Several of them! A three-wheel and a four-wheel! Though the "Discover the Internet!" section needs some major work. (Or, y'know, an internet connection that actually works.)
NoiseDesign - Dec 14, 2004 8:56:27 pm PST #264 of 10001
Our wings are not tired
Oh, and one of the displays talks about actuaries.
Sean K - Dec 14, 2004 9:10:58 pm PST #265 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Steve Wozniak!
The Woz!
Jon B. - Dec 15, 2004 2:53:49 am PST #266 of 10001
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Where is this actuary exhibit? Do they also have an exhibit on the history of paint drying?
brenda m - Dec 15, 2004 3:06:46 am PST #267 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Hee. My assistant's fiance is a chemical engineer, and her job could literally be summed up as watching paint dry.
NoiseDesign - Dec 15, 2004 5:21:27 am PST #268 of 10001
Our wings are not tired
It's not an entire exhibit. Rather part of the information age exhibit has a display that includes adding machines and the like and actuaries are mentioned.