The first computer I ever saw was an Apple Mac. The first computer I ever used was that same Apple Mac. I do not remember the model or the configuration. But I do remember that vivid multi-coloured apple picture with the bite out of it. I remember how I, having never used a computer, was […]
Continue ReadingTime. It governs our lives. We are given a time to be born (although sometimes off) and we are given a time to die. Of course the former is an estimate, but I’m sure you are following. We have the time of our lives. A time to have fun. A time to be irresponsible. A […]
Continue ReadingToday, after 30 years of service, the final Space Shuttle flight has returned. The wheels have touched the landing strip at Kennedy Space Center for the final time. Today, the precedent was set. Today we have decided that war, politics and pure human stubbornness is more important than everything the Space Shuttle program represented. Today we have decided that the most […]
Continue ReadingHave you ever stopped to think about every-day tasks. Things we do every day that we put ourselves through. They dont cause discomfort, nor do they cause pleasure. I would give examples, but there are strange people out there who find great joy in folding socks. Now expand this idea of every day tasks a […]
Continue ReadingThere are two types of dreams. Ones that happen at night and make you either happy, sad or wondering if you really find that Purple Creature from McDonalds as attractive as your sub-conscience would lead you to believe, and then there are the ones that are more like aspirations. In both cases, what you can […]
Continue ReadingTheres a saying: “The grass isn’t always greener on the other side of the fence”. It is said to many people for many reasons. Want a new car, a new house, a new life. Chances are you’ll be told this. What the other person is really saying to you is “I cant change myself for the better, […]
Continue ReadingSitting in front of my computer, in rainy New Zealand, I waited eagerly for the live stream to begin. At just after 11:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time, the leader of the free world, President Obama stepped forward. His first words were confirmation on what was wildly rumored just minutes before. “Tonight, I can report to the American people and to […]
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