Now I work on top of Victoria Station, so I walk past the memorial plaque dedicated to the Unknown Soldier every day I commute to the office. Obviously not so much this year due to covid.
The Military Wives Choir did the song for Abide With Me using the now-common feature of a virtual choir:
The virtual choir idea has been used a lot this year due to social distancing, but let's not forget, the idea dates back way further, even as far back as 2009 with Eric Whitacre's Virtual Choir project (https://www.youtube.com/user/EricWhitacresVrtlChr) which also made it into several TED talks
Linus has his moments. He’s well-known for having a short-temper, lashing out at a contributor, but he is also known for creating Linux which a significant number of devices these days use, in some form or another. I work with it on a daily basis both at work and at home. Without this guy, I wouldn’t be where I am now. Well, possibly I would still be here, but dealing with cough Windows cough servers instead….
On August 25, Linux creator Linus Torvalds will be in a plane somewhere between Canada and the United States as his handiwork, which has completely changed the world of computing, marks its 25th birthday.
TED videos are always inspirational. With all the fighting going on in and around, it is nice to know that there are some who refuse to follow in the footsteps of their extremist forefathers.
Jack Andraka. Remember that name. If this test works the way he says it does, he’s going to be one crazy rich guy. Also, look at the way he does his presentation, he keeps your attention, doesn’t bore you with too many slides and is very passionate about what he says.
