Posts by jacampbell

There is no honor among RAM thieves – but sometimes there is karma

As a reference point, in 1972 ferrite core memory (loving threaded by Taiwanese ladies) cost 1 Australian dollar a byte.

Tesla Cybertruck turns into world's most expensive brick after car wash

Re: Answers on a postcard, please.

Bubbles of water can act as a lens, intensifying sunlight - which can damage the paint.

You should not wash any car in direct sunlight.

It's that most wonderful time of the year when tech cannot handle the date

Re: Don't people test edge cases any more? [Time Libraries: The Next Problem]

There was no January or February 1752 in England or Wales; nor most of March. There was in Scotland.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calendar_(New_Style)_Act_1750 has most of the gory details.