links for 2008-05-03 May 2, 2008
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Info on how to make Word web pages that aren’t so awful.
Birthday Spam May 2, 2008
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Or rather, spam’s birthday. A lot seems to happen at the end of April and the first part of May. The BBC is reporting that the first spam was sent out 30 years ago this weekend. Let’s hope it doesn’t take another 30 years before the last spam is sent out!
BBC NEWS | Technology | Spam reaches 30-year anniversary
Past and Future of Technology May 2, 2008
Posted by Matthew Woolums in 21st-Century, Articles/Videos, History.add a comment
Interesting contrast between a Wired Blog Network post with video of Charles Babbage’s Difference Engine and a CNET News post about the world of technology in the year 2050. For the numbers people reading this post, that’s a difference of 201 years on the same day.
Exclusive Video: Babbage’s Mechanical Calculator Comes to Life | Gadget Lab from Wired.com
Imagining the tech world in 2050 | Outside the Lines – CNET News.com
