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Something new each Saturday.
Life, the universe and my circumstances permitting.
I'm focusing on 'family stories' at the moment. ("A Change of Pace: Family Stories" (11/23/2024))- Category: Family Stories
But if something else caught and held my interest during the week, that's what I'll share.
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Brian H. Gill
I was born in 1951. I'm a husband, father and grandfather. One of the kids graduated from college in December, 2008, and is helping her husband run businesses and raise my granddaughter; another is a cartoonist and artist; #3 daughter is a writer; my son is developing a digital game with #3 and #1 daughters. I'm also a writer and artist.
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Tag Archives: information technology
BART Drivers and the Importance of Being Human
San Francisco’s BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) system wasn’t the world’s first automated transit system, or even the first in this country. But it was among the first all-new American rapid transit systems designed in the 20th century. BART was … Continue reading
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Starliner, Dream Chaser, and Beyond: The Sky is Not the Limit
When I was young, the future was exciting: cities on the Moon, computers that can fly spaceships, and more. Then we tried making those dreams a reality; which we’ve been doing. In part. One goal of this week’s Starliner test … Continue reading
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Well, That’s Frustrating.
UPDATE, about 20 minutes later. My son spotted the problem, corrected it, and I should be able to make this week’s post available shortly. Thank you for your patience. And a big thank you to my son! xxxx This week’s … Continue reading
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Grief, Chatbots, AI, and (Sort of) Talking With Dead People
Folks have a great many ways of dealing with grief and loss. For example, folks at the hospital took a photo of our youngest daughter. She died shortly before birth. That photo’s on an ‘in loving memory of’ memorial card … Continue reading
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Voyager 1: Back Online, Still Outward Bound
This isn’t what I’m writing about this week, but it’s noteworthy: “NASA’s Voyager 1 Resumes Sending Engineering Updates to Earth“Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), California Institute of Technology (April 22, 2024 ) “After some inventive sleuthing, the mission team can — … Continue reading
