Monthly Archives: June 2009

30 years after, the king of calculators rides again

Posted on 2009-06-27 by majid

In 1986, I purchased a Hewlett-Packard HP-15C scientific programmable calculator, for $120 or so. That was a lot of money back then, specially for a penniless high school student, but worth every penny. I lived in France at the time, … Continue reading →

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Ty Couz

Posted on 2009-06-18 by majid

One of the best values in San Francisco dining, their $8.50 scallop galette (Breton for buckwheat crêpe).

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A Flag Week story

Posted on 2009-06-17 by majid

My old apartment had a flag in its back yard, apparently the flag pole and bench was a memorial for a Marine killed in combat. After September 11, when all flags were supposed to be struck in mourning, that one … Continue reading →

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Today is a great day for the Internet in France

Posted on 2009-06-10 by majid

The content producers’ lobby is very ancient and powerful in France (it was started by the playwright Beaumarchais in the 18th century). The fact President Sarkozy’s wife is an important rights holder may have something to do with his determination … Continue reading →

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OpenSolaris 2009.06 first impressions

Posted on 2009-06-09 by majid

I still run Solaris 10 (update 6) on my home server, but this might be the release that makes me jump to OpenSolaris, at least at home (Oracle 10g wouldn’t run on 2008.05 last time I tried at work). A … Continue reading →

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