Charles Smith

This is an IBM 3390 a high-capacity, reliable hard drive used for mainframes in the 1980s-1990s. It featured platters that were 11 inches in diameter! and a data transfer rate of 4.2MB/sec. A complete IBM 3390 system was remarkably expensive, with some estimates around $250,000

Happy 74th Birthday to David Byrne 🎈 #TalkingHeads

I'm traveling the world for a bit, starting with China but then hopping around the globe, anywhere. Open to any adventure. No plans, only a backpack. Hoping to meet & get to know humans from all walks of life. The pic is from a long hike on the Great Wall. For me, as a fan of history, this was an epic experience. In China, first I'm visiting a few big cities & talking to engineers at the heart of China's AI revolution. After that, if feeling crazy enough, I'm hitchhiking (first time) across rural China for a few weeks. Hitchhiking because I think it's the best way to meet rural folks who I would otherwise never get the chance to meet. I hope to do the same in US and other places. I have a request, if you have a travel recommendation, fill out the form(s) below if you feel like it. Or share with folks who might have advice about such travel. Form 1 - travel recommendation: If you can, recommend to me an interesting place I should visit anywhere in the world. For this, fill out form 1. Not touristy stuff, but something off the beaten path, that tourists may not know about, but is legendary. It could be as remote as meeting a herder in the mountains who is a local legend. Asia, Middle East, Europe, India, South/North America, Africa, Australia, anywhere. In China, I'm hoping to visit maybe Heibei, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Gansu, Sichuan, Yunnan, etc, so recommendations for spots to visit are helpful. Form 2 - coffee: If you want to grab a coffee with me anywhere in the world, fill out form 2 (please don't use form 1 for that). Anyway, I hectically tossed stuff in backpack. Realizing I don't have a clear plan of any kind, which is probably the only way to do it. LFG. Love you all ❤️

Now you know why Epstein didn't invite him to the island.

马斯克在现场的第一视角！ 他前面是黄仁勋。

Buy Temu and AliExpress please...

Yamaha has developed a self-balancing motorcycle that can drive itself and even follow its owner around. The MOTOROiD 2 uses facial recognition, gesture controls, and an active balancing system that keeps the bike upright even without a rider.

Here is a closer look at that Matthews gas line fire. This video was sent to us by a neighbor. This is right after it started. You can see both trucks from the contracting company on fire. Firefighters say this started when crews hit a natural gas line while drilling to place new power poles. It was extinguished when crews closed the pipe with a hydraulic press. More on @wsoctv at 5 and 6.

This is the automotive world’s BlackBerry to iPhone moment.

13 years ago #Today, @Cmdr_Hadfield recorded this marvel which remains one of the masterpieces of music and astronautics. Entirely shot on International Space Station, he released it the day before he returned to Earth at the end of Exp. 35.

I was on a train in Tokyo. We stopped between stations. Announcement in Japanese, then in English: "We apologize for the delay. We will resume shortly." The delay was maybe 3 minutes. Not a big deal. When the train started moving again, another announcement: "We sincerely apologize for the delay. We were stopped for 3 minutes and 20 seconds. This is unacceptable. Thank you for your patience." Three minutes and twenty seconds. They measured it exactly. And called it unacceptable. When I got off at my stop, there were station staff on the platform bowing and handing out delay certificates. I took one out of curiosity. It was an official document stating that the train had been delayed by 3 minutes and 20 seconds, signed and stamped. The staff member said in English "for your employer. So they know the delay was not your fault." I said I'm a tourist, I don't need it. He looked confused. "But the delay affected you. You deserve an apology." Three minutes. They were treating a three-minute delay like a major incident. Later I mentioned this to a Japanese friend. They said "oh yes, delay certificates are normal. Trains are supposed to be exactly on time. If they are late, they must apologize." I said three minutes isn't late, it's nothing. My friend said "in Japan, three minutes is late. On time means on time. Not approximately on time." They said the train company probably investigated why there was a 3-minute delay. "They will find the cause and fix it so it doesn't happen again." I kept the certificate. It's framed in my apartment now. A reminder that somewhere in the world, people care about three minutes. © 6IX.

Some will get this.

Possibly the most wonderful thing on YouTube: a song for nature by Sir David Attenborough 🌏❤️🌏

Imagine a car that gets safer after you buy it... wouldn't that be amazing? Oh wait, that's every Tesla.

The Royal Albert Hall sings happy birthday to Sir David Attenborough

@xDaily Va-t’en avant que je ne t’insulte une deuxième fois!

Lego have changed the age limit for their toys up from '4-99' in a 100th birthday post to Sir David Attenborough “Updated for you, Sir David”

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