Tag: history

iOS: A visual history

Walk with us down a visual history of the iOS platform. From it’s early start with the iPod Touch, and iPhone, to the current day…

I’m not Gandalf or Magneto

The truth behind the “I’m Gandalf and Magneto” & “Han Solo, Indiana Jones and Blade Runner” T-shirts… You may have seen these pictures over the last few days on the Internet… But you realize they are not real?  If not, then you might want to see the history of these shirts….  They first started as […]

Patient BW, DOB 2/16/1971 — The League of Ordinary Gentlemen

Ever wonder what Batman’s medical history would be documented as?  Oh, excuse me, Bruce Wayne’s medical history, that is… Well, Patient BW, DOB 2/16/1971.  The League of Ordinary Gentlemen, has his medical history, for everyone to see… Allergic: Earlier this year, patient was again rushed to GCGH for what appeared to be severe anaphylaxis, with marked […]

A History of the Title Sequence

Sometimes, my favorite part of a movie is the title sequence. In this instance we have a very clever title sequence for a movie that doesn’t really exist: a documentary about the history of the title sequence. Directed and edited by Jurjen Versteeg, A History of the Title Sequence pays homage… via A History of the […]

The Family Trade (The Merchant Princes #1) Review

The Family Trade by Charles Stross My rating: 4 of 5 stars The Family Trade (The Merchant Princes #1) is a fantastic read from Charles Stross. It is a great blend of fantasy, and some science fiction/fantasy elements blended it. The basic premise is that an investigative reporter in our world, finds her heritage of […]

Déjà vu – NeXTSTEP vs OS X

The hidden history of Mac OS X.  The inheritance from NextStep… Before & After comparisons of NextStep vs. Mac OS X.  The video takes footage from Mac OS X 10.0.x or 10.1.x.  Why is this important?  Things have dramatically changed in the later versions of Mac OS X…

A Waste of Money and Time – Room for Debate

Brice Schneider, the security technologist, and author, is debating on The Body Scanner issue in the New York Times… I highly recommend reading it… A short history of airport security: We screen for guns and bombs, so the terrorists use box cutters. We confiscate box cutters and corkscrews, so they put explosives in their sneakers. […]