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Raspberry Pi vs APC, Round One

The Intro:  After nine months of anticipation, a Raspberry Pi arrived yesterday. It arrived on the same day and in the same UPS truck as a Via Technologies APC. Both had been eagerly awaited by the market in general and…

Douglas HackneySeptember 6, 2012September 7, 2012 Sci / Tech 2 Comments
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Apple’s Steve Jobs on Stealing Great Ideas

  Here’s Steve Jobs talking about stealing other people’s inventions:   Excerpt: “We … have always been shameless about stealing great ideas.”   Steve Jobs and Apple stole the mouse and graphical user interface (GUI) from Xerox PARC and marketed…

Douglas HackneyAugust 29, 2012August 29, 2012 Sci / Tech No Comments
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Reddy Kilowatt

  Here’s another closing of the circle. Steph went pickin’ with our sister-in-law, Michele, last Saturday. One of the things she found at the various antique and “treasure” shops they visited was the book Advertising Character Collectibles by Warren Dotz. In…

Douglas HackneyJuly 24, 2012 Uncategorized No Comments
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The Trackpoint Story

Most of us use computers and other technological devices every day. Most of us never give a passing thought to where that technology came from, who thought of it, who developed it, who engineered it and who brought it to…

Douglas HackneyJuly 19, 2012 Sci / Tech 2 Comments
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1928 Prices compared to 2012 Prices

My friend, Lauren Hillquist, sent me this postcard via email today: 1928 CAR REPAIR MAILER. AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR ADVERTISEMENT IN 1928… SENT ON A PENNY POSTCARD (click on image for full size) He also included this text: May 31, 1927, the…

Douglas HackneyJune 19, 2012June 19, 2012 Econ / Finance No Comments
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The Crossroads and the Compass

7 April 2012 We don’t ride as much as we used to. That’s not a good thing, but it’s just the way it’s been for the last few years. We’ve been focused on adjusting to being back here in the…

Douglas HackneyApril 9, 2012April 9, 2012 Travel 8 Comments
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This Year’s Annual SXSWi Survival Guide

It’s that time again. For all the SXSW rookies or those who can’t clearly remember what they experienced at last year’s Geek Bacchanalia, here’s this year’s guide to SXSW Interactive survival and success: When you’re here, always call it “south…

Douglas HackneyMarch 5, 2012March 5, 2012 Sci / Tech, Travel 1 Comment
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One girl’s year in LA: 2011

  This is a wonderful year’s diary of a girl’s 2011 in LA, a few seconds at a time. I think it speaks strongly to the power of visual imagery to spark memory and emotion.   2011 from hey_rabbit on…

Douglas HackneyJanuary 23, 2012January 23, 2012 Cultures, Photography No Comments
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Rest In Peace, Harry Morgan

  I once had a career producing media. When I began, I did some work that was for public consumption such as television commercials and print advertising. Later, once I moved to Chicago, almost everything I did was corporate communications.…

Douglas HackneyJanuary 9, 2012January 9, 2012 Media No Comments
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The Weather in Austin

We’re currently living in Austin, Texas, USA.  We landed here upon returning to the U.S. because we owned a home here. We stayed because it met most of the criteria we were looking for in a place to live. It’s…

Douglas HackneyJanuary 9, 2012 Cultures No Comments
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