Entries Tagged as 'Events'

Wednesday, April 28th, 2010

Sign of the Times: A Floppy Disk Retrospective

With Sony ending production of the 3.5″ floppy disk next year, I wanted to put together this retrospective. Of specific note is that the iMac debuted commercially before the USB thumb drive did, so the release of the USB drive could be indirectly attributed to Apples design decisions; kind of neat. So without [...]

Wednesday, April 21st, 2010

Apple Apps, Censorship, and A Pulitzer Prize Winning Cartoonist

Political commentary has always been a big part of our culture and a significant mainstay on the world wide web. On the whole, this has been the case because the medium is so good at conveying information without the threat of censorship or retribution. That said, of recent note is the Apple App [...]

Friday, April 16th, 2010

The Sony Rocket Project Part 2

It’s been entertaining to watch all the trials the kids have been facing on The Sony Rocket Project with the weather, and the cracked rocket component that could lead to an explosion, and fears that the parachute won’t deploy correctly. It’s like watching a soap opera at times, or Sony Rocket Project survivor, but [...]

Tuesday, April 13th, 2010

The Sony Rocket Project

These days, with Sony having to constantly reprove themselves to consumers and the media alike, they are more than ever needing to inspire younger groups of people to see Sony as a company that is capable of doing great things, and it can’t be argued, that just as President Kennedy did in the 60’s with [...]

Tuesday, April 6th, 2010

Comcast Wins FCC Net Neutrality Lawsuit

In what looks to be a landmark case…at least for the time being…Comcast today won the right, against the FCC, to dictate terms for limiting web traffic of users on their network. In a unanimous decision by judges, the company is now able to block websites and other internet based services without government authority [...]