rudyamid on October 29th, 2009 at 12:34 pm

Apparently, today is the Internet’s 40th birthday! According to Wikipedia: After much work, the first two nodes of what would become the ARPANET were interconnected between UCLA’s School of Engineering and Applied Science and SRI International (SRI) in Menlo Park, California, on October 29, 1969. The ARPANET was one of the “eve” networks of today’s […]

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rudyamid on September 17th, 2009 at 1:12 pm

We went to Chick-Fil-A today.  It was a warm sunny day when we talked about: Broadband woes.  Still not cheap.  We suspected it was done on purpose, because they can just overcharge and we still pay for it. Kanye was a jackass.  Not very presidential for Obama, but still commendable since he finally told the […]

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rudyamid on December 17th, 2008 at 12:17 pm

There’s been so much rain in California recently, I thought I’ll sing about it. Well… actually, I’ll let the Yahoo’s Emoticarolers do the singing.

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rudyamid on December 4th, 2008 at 6:07 am

I wrote about being socially active online before. It’s much easier to make friends online because it’s easier to connect, cheaper to maintain, and there’s no awkward face-to-face meetings.  On the other hand, making friends offline (as in reality) requires interpersonal skill, much preparation where first impression (i.e. look) counts, and in some cases, money […]

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rudyamid on November 24th, 2008 at 10:53 am

Without fail, every time Google releases something, the crowd is all over it.  I’m certainly a fan.  Other than the usual Google search, I use a lot of their applications on a daily basis.  Google does produce mostly good stuff, but some are just fluff.   Here’s the quick rundown: Google Usefulness Life Magazine photo archives […]

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