Betsy, no, it's just Ada A, B, and C. We also have Marconi, Tesla, Hopper (for Grace Murray Hopper), and Edison. But no Babbage.
Also, point of interest, David Packard, co-founder of Hewlett-Packard, was born on this date in 1912.
/more random useless info
That final photograph of Lincoln (the one with the cracked plate) is an incredible example of what photographic portraiture can be--just an amazing picture.
Jesus. Did we see this account?
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I mean... could it possibly be true? I can't fathom the heartlessness.
Both of the claimed writers are members of the union local my sister used to work for. I'm going to ask her if she knows them.
Ah, here's the original story:
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Huh. SocialistWorkersOnline. Well, not exactly mainstream press.
TDS's list of Bush Administration problems (missing a 'G': possibly George himself?):
Abu Graib
Bin Laden
Chalabi
Deficit
Enron
Failure to find WMDs
Haliburton
Iraq
John Bolton
Katrina
Locusts
Mars Attacks
North Korea
Osama & Jenna
Pregnancy: Osama & Jenna
Queer Revolt
Rodents of Unusual Size
Syrian War
Tigers
Unicyclists, Nuclear
Voldemort
WWIII
X-Rated Tape: Osama & Jenna
Yam Shortage
Zero People Left on Earth
TDS is making me laugh, but I hate the new background.
oh my god... "tens of thousands of people weren't stranded in Monica Lewinsky's vagina."
Bwah! ::winces::
but it was known as the Superdome...
Watch-and-post from my new laptop!
Err, watch-and-post on tivo delay.