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Photo of the Day | Sept 2024
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I call this guitar Stripey!
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Coffs Harbour NSW old jetty
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Just visited the MIT Museum in Boston
PROJECT WHIRLWIND
Whirlwind was a big machine: the largest, fastest, and most expensive of the early computers. At the height of World War II, the US Navy contracted with MIT to invent a new kind of flight simulator powered by an analog computer. Over the next several years, the project evolved into a general purpose, electronic digital computer that inspired the Air Force to create an automated air defense system.
Hardware innovations are only half the story. An unusual aspect of Project Whirlwind was its director Jay Forester's insistence that students and others be allowed to use the computer. So along with inventing procedures to program the computer, staff also invented ways to teach the science —and art— of programming. From week-long summer seminars and classes for MIT students to collaborations with colleagues from IBM, Rand Corporation, and SDC (System Development Corporation), one of Whirlwind's most lasting legacies is its contribution to the programming profession.
PROJECT WHIRLWIND
Whirlwind was a big machine: the largest, fastest, and most expensive of the early computers. At the height of World War II, the US Navy contracted with MIT to invent a new kind of flight simulator powered by an analog computer. Over the next several years, the project evolved into a general purpose, electronic digital computer that inspired the Air Force to create an automated air defense system.
Hardware innovations are only half the story. An unusual aspect of Project Whirlwind was its director Jay Forester's insistence that students and others be allowed to use the computer. So along with inventing procedures to program the computer, staff also invented ways to teach the science —and art— of programming. From week-long summer seminars and classes for MIT students to collaborations with colleagues from IBM, Rand Corporation, and SDC (System Development Corporation), one of Whirlwind's most lasting legacies is its contribution to the programming profession.
Really neat. Unfortunately, Paul Allen's great museum of computing here in Seattle has been closed for good and its exhibits are being auctioned off. A number of my former co-workers were MIT grads.
changing light on West Chop
1/80s 70mm @ f/7.1
A little village called Tavronitis. My Dad has lived out there for the last 15 years. It's near Maleme which is nice. Where abouts in Crete were you?
Glasgow Subway has been undergoing a modernisation program over the last few years. This includes introducing new rolling stock this year, replacing trains running since the last major modernisation in 1980.
Here one of the new trains is arriving at Ibrox station Outer platform.
Bullseye…
No. 1 Royal Crescent, Bath
Olympus E-M10 II
Olympus M.Zuiko 45mm f/1.8
No. 1 Royal Crescent, Bath
Olympus E-M10 II
Olympus M.Zuiko 45mm f/1.8
I didn’t notice it while taking the pictures, but the goose appeared to get a bit irritated with the great blue heron and ended up chasing it away. 🤣
Watch your step. Cahuil, Chile. October, 2023.
.. "chick a dee, dee, dee" .. wonderful little birds - a favourite of mine.
... great shot!! Your photo brought back some "exciting" memories of a number of swinging bridges experienced during our trips to/in, and near Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. You carefully-navigated the ackward slats, and at the same time, tried as you could to see and enjoy the wonderful views!!
Choppy waters down at Ballintoy Harbour, Northern Ireland.
The little tug that could Port of Palma de Mallorca
pentax 17 | ilford delta 400 | home dev in caffenol
.. another floral view from my walk yesterday morning ...
