tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803930806872297256.post8572649063507416707..comments2024-03-25T04:52:13.319-07:00Comments on BizarroBlog: Here in the FuturePirarohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02340738828876740970noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803930806872297256.post-80519126047440865282009-02-21T13:24:00.000-08:002009-02-21T13:24:00.000-08:00Dear Dan,I was a Computer Science major in college...Dear Dan,<BR/>I was a Computer Science major in college (1978-1982). I had an electric typerwriter for papers. The first year I did Fortran programs on PUNCH CARDS. Those things have gone the way of Dinosaurs. My husband the writer is a bit older than me and had one of the first Macs in his Nixon TX newspaper business. I learned computers on the mainframe and didn't see a "micro-computer" lab until my junior or senior year. It had 3 early PC's: an Apple II and two other ancient pre-IBM PC. The first IBM PCs had two 5 1/4" floppy drives and 64K memory. And we thought that was the BEST thing! Ten megabyte hard disk drives soon following in the mid-80s and the race to now was ON. My first portable machine was an early Compaq. It had a tiny green screen and two floppy drives and weighed 30 pounds at least. We called those luggables instead of portables. Now a laptop weighs under 5-6 pounds has 1 to 3 Gigabytes (1000 x 1 megabyte) of internal memory and 100+ Gigabytes of hard disk storage. I just paid $349.00 for one from Compaq!!! You're right the world has changed radically since 1980, less than 30 years! In high school my parents did buy me an early scientific Texas Instruments calculator to use in chemistry and physics class... it was $100. The numbers were LED style and red. I just finished working 20 years for Texas Instruments (laid off in January). It's a small world!!!Jodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07893113808078485167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803930806872297256.post-78156765421300408702009-02-19T09:03:00.000-08:002009-02-19T09:03:00.000-08:00Yes, as a matter of fact, I am Jeremy.Yes, as a matter of fact, I am Jeremy.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03467020194112923397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803930806872297256.post-29059220267848599452009-02-19T07:47:00.000-08:002009-02-19T07:47:00.000-08:00It's quite obvious the other isee3is Jeremy and he...It's quite obvious the other isee3is Jeremy and he's Fran to.FIDOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12048214745631709785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803930806872297256.post-76122858254666235702009-02-19T07:30:00.000-08:002009-02-19T07:30:00.000-08:00bbonds44: Can't be bothered, don't really care. ...bbonds44: Can't be bothered, don't really care. When I really care whether people read or not, I'll get my own blog. As it is, I don't see that happening.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11067630201555753254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803930806872297256.post-7532211876884618082009-02-18T21:27:00.000-08:002009-02-18T21:27:00.000-08:00If this cartoon is any indication of the future, I...If this cartoon is any indication of the future, I'm sure happy I've kept my electric typewriter. Now if I can only remember where I put my abacus. Wait a minute; what's an abacus?Karlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10365614073129982719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803930806872297256.post-74262607771729909302009-02-18T20:17:00.000-08:002009-02-18T20:17:00.000-08:00Guys,i promised dan i wouldn't post again for a wh...Guys,<BR/><BR/>i promised dan i wouldn't post again for a while as i get out of control. Could all the pseudonyms is that how you spell it please chek there spelling. im the worse typer in existance. is this a ploy however?derekamalohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04568718593569707661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803930806872297256.post-16280962314652320442009-02-18T20:16:00.000-08:002009-02-18T20:16:00.000-08:00Woah. I read all the comments and now I'm confused...Woah. I read all the comments and now I'm confused. Who is isee3dtoo's impostor? "Anonymous"? Jeremy? Wha? Who is Fran?munchy365https://www.blogger.com/profile/14848465336472638618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803930806872297256.post-66559426090581102312009-02-18T20:09:00.000-08:002009-02-18T20:09:00.000-08:00In that photo, are you the one on the right?In that photo, are you the one on the right?munchy365https://www.blogger.com/profile/14848465336472638618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803930806872297256.post-52536894582148085582009-02-18T16:35:00.000-08:002009-02-18T16:35:00.000-08:00Steve, Many thanks, now we call all sleept onight....Steve,<BR/><BR/> Many thanks, now we call all sleept onight. I bet you guys $5 that Piraro has done "it" before.bbonds44https://www.blogger.com/profile/17696432183023551141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803930806872297256.post-49073549290468539502009-02-18T14:13:00.000-08:002009-02-18T14:13:00.000-08:00Doug Nicodemus asks, "what is the difference betwe...Doug Nicodemus asks, "what is the difference between humerous and funny?"<BR/><BR/>Glad to be of help! The "humerus" is the arm bone that runs from your elbow to your shoulder. So, we may presume that "humerous" means "like an arm bone" or, maybe, "army."<BR/><BR/>The FUNNY bone, on the other hand, is the shin bone, one of two that runs from your knee to your ankle. So, the difference between one and the other your entire torso, or, more succinctly, army jokes.<BR/><BR/>I hope this clarifies the issue for you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803930806872297256.post-50400099552130469632009-02-18T13:51:00.000-08:002009-02-18T13:51:00.000-08:00Pedgala,http://www.bizarro.com/symbols/index.htmYo...Pedgala,<BR/><BR/>http://www.bizarro.com/symbols/index.htm<BR/><BR/>You can find out about all of the secrets symbols there.Jeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14816103831811485260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803930806872297256.post-23723748619539815712009-02-18T13:41:00.000-08:002009-02-18T13:41:00.000-08:00what does k2 mean?what does k2 mean?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803930806872297256.post-80879082542620266502009-02-18T13:28:00.000-08:002009-02-18T13:28:00.000-08:00i think isee3dtoo is posting as six different peop...i think isee3dtoo is posting as six different people on her. <BR/><BR/>Hes already admitted to being Franisee3dtoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08267661083928123159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803930806872297256.post-67668695062768087752009-02-18T13:13:00.000-08:002009-02-18T13:13:00.000-08:00Finally, something entertaining on this blog.Finally, something entertaining on this blog.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03467020194112923397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803930806872297256.post-63356169514723523262009-02-18T12:53:00.000-08:002009-02-18T12:53:00.000-08:00Anonymous,What other names do I post under?Anonymo...Anonymous,<BR/><BR/>What other names do I post under?<BR/><BR/>Anonymous has been posting under no name!Jeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14816103831811485260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803930806872297256.post-18303845853755426702009-02-18T12:36:00.000-08:002009-02-18T12:36:00.000-08:00jeremy has been posting under other names recently...jeremy has been posting under other names recently tooAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803930806872297256.post-70552822756828277072009-02-18T12:07:00.000-08:002009-02-18T12:07:00.000-08:00Maglev trains are running in Japan and Germany. Wh...Maglev trains are running in Japan and Germany. Why not here? Ask you local Bar association. I am sure that as soon as they are here someone will find a way to get themselves killed or seriously injured and the lawyers will have a ball with it. There has been one in the "planning stages" for years in California. ( at least according to a History Channel show from 2006 or so. ) There is a great episode of Modern Marvels that deals with trains and the Maglev is featured. They are amazing to see.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07098965257461705646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803930806872297256.post-74338579913411248352009-02-18T11:11:00.000-08:002009-02-18T11:11:00.000-08:00Robert,Use more than one paragraph and we might be...Robert,<BR/><BR/>Use more than one paragraph and we might be interested in your B.S.bbonds44https://www.blogger.com/profile/17696432183023551141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803930806872297256.post-60621323808278752982009-02-18T11:03:00.000-08:002009-02-18T11:03:00.000-08:00Information tech has been amazingly quick during m...Information tech has been amazingly quick during my lifetime, and mechanical tech amazingly slow. I agree that EE has the spotlight right now (after all, I'm a CS grad student), but I agree with jeremy that ME is too slow right now (I don't blame the engineers- the problems have gotten harder). I grew up being told I'd have a jet pack in the 21st century, damnit! Where's my jet pack/ flying car/ maglev train/ vtol airliner/ autonomous car/ cold fusion/ self sustaining fusion/ permanent manned presence on the moon/ fuel cell car/ solar house/ space elevator? If all (or half that) happened in a single lifetime, it would certainly be a second golden age for ME. But yes, most of those are related to improvements in energy production and materials science. There's just so much we could do if there was a way to get a few gigawatt-hours safely out of something the size of a deck of cards, or produce a material cheaply with the hardness of a diamond and the tensile strength of a carbon nanotube with reasonable density.<BR/>Impossible goals (right now), but things which would lead to huge advancements in technology.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11067630201555753254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803930806872297256.post-22990272594231160502009-02-18T10:54:00.000-08:002009-02-18T10:54:00.000-08:00It seems to me like jeremy has been rendering quit...It seems to me like jeremy has been rendering quite the acid tongue lately.<BR/><BR/>Could bizarro's once biggest fan feel betrayed.bbonds44https://www.blogger.com/profile/17696432183023551141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803930806872297256.post-50335700826850659332009-02-18T10:11:00.000-08:002009-02-18T10:11:00.000-08:00isee3dtoo posting as "anonymous" #2? Sad, indeed.isee3dtoo posting as "anonymous" #2? Sad, indeed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803930806872297256.post-4053485276751489442009-02-18T10:04:00.000-08:002009-02-18T10:04:00.000-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Jeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14816103831811485260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803930806872297256.post-55693966956144096332009-02-18T08:31:00.000-08:002009-02-18T08:31:00.000-08:00"I like toast.""I like toast."FIDOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12048214745631709785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803930806872297256.post-1490521358257321162009-02-18T06:31:00.000-08:002009-02-18T06:31:00.000-08:00nice cartoon dan. what is the difference between h...nice cartoon dan. what is the difference between humerous and funny?doug nicodemushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05878123200691241584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803930806872297256.post-69773709114533820122009-02-18T02:33:00.000-08:002009-02-18T02:33:00.000-08:00Monkey Guy: I worked at Exponent (Failure Analysis...Monkey Guy: I worked at Exponent (Failure Analysis) in Menlo Park and was surrounded by Stanford and MIT (Miss-Informed Troll) types. I noticed that an undergrad degree from big-name graduate schools is worthless. On the other hand a Stanford, MIT, Cal graduate degree is usually impressive. Stanford for years had a policy that you could drop a class up to finals week. This allowed any student who was not getting an A to drop and retake without it showing up on their transcripts. The result of that policy was everyone gets an A.<BR/><BR/>The sad thing is the high school students who kill themselves trying to get into those schools. It is not worth it (unless you go to Stanford for sports) you get a better education at a community college than you do at any school known for their Ph.D. or Nobel prize winners. There is one exception- CalTech, the school for the walking brain, but the social skills are missing with those folks.<BR/><BR/>Schools like Rose Hulman, Harvey Mudd, Olin College of Engineering - programs that don't offer a Ph.D. are incredible engineering programs. The university I am at ranks in the top 10 with those schools but it is starting the Ph.D. program and you can already tell that money and not education matters most. Greed sucks the life from education and what is sad is they don't need the money.isee3dtoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04769549614987317740noreply@blogger.com