Day: January 24, 2014

Joseph Dickerson

And… my work week is done. Stick a fork in me.

Happy 30th Birthday Mac!

I join my many tech and design brothers and sisters today in wishing a happy birthday to the Macintosh computer. Yes, I know inanimate objects don’t really have birthdays, but with the Mac it feels appropriate to use the word “birthday.”

The Mac was the first real PERSONAL computer, a machine that aligned with what users needed to do and empowered people to do things that was in the realm of complete fantasy just months before.

I learned how to do graphic design and layout by using a Mac, and while I am a user of both Windows and OS X, I still have a fondness for the Mac.

Here’s the video of Steve Jobs revealing the Mac to the world for the first time:

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Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland on Rick and Morty, How #Community Is Like #StarTrek, and Puberty zite.to/1l7hoA2

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‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes’ Images Tease a Post-Civilization World zite.to/1e2gKyb

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This Supercut Of Larry David’s Best ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ Insults Is Your Guide To Being A Social Assassin zite.to/LQnCnz

VIDEO: The Star Trek Smithsonian Exhibit from 1992

In 1992 the Air and Space Museum in Washington DC featured a massive exhibit celebrating Star Trek – it showcased props, costumes and models from the show. I was able to travel to DC to check out the exhibit that year and was totally knocked out by it (though I still don’t like the details/hull lines they painted onto the big Enterprise model).

Through the magic of the Internet, I was able to find video someone took of the exhibit that they uploaded to YouTube. Here’s all 8 parts, set up in a playlist:

In praise of Ernie Anderson

I’ve always been a fan of voice-over people. And I’m not talking about voice over actors… I’m talking about the people who do voice-over narration for TV show promotions and commercials (though some, like Maurice LaMarche, does both). The most…

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Apple marks the Mac’s 30th anniversary with video celebrating ‘Thirty years of innovation’ thenextweb.com/apple/2014/01/…

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I totally need to have an emergency Whine and Cheese kit in my car. For whining emergencies. #ParksandRecreation

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That’s a good question. Why don’t they call it Planet Trek? They never go to a star, not one single episode. #Community #sixseasonsandamovie

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Just watched last night’s #Psych. Loved seeing Ray Wise as “Judge Leland.” #TwinPeaks

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‘Fantastic Four’ Reboot Potential Story and Character Details zite.to/1hPNN9o