Via Wired. I cannot wait until the live action movie for Star Blazers is released in the US. One of these days I will pony up the cash to get the DVD set off of Amazon.
Via Boing Boing and my friend Brad Taylor. I really enjoyed this film about shelter. I also thought the background music was spectacular.
SHELTER from jason sussberg on Vimeo.
Before the Rabobank team became the Rabobank team, they were sponsored by Novell. Novell inherited their cycling team through their acquisition of Wordperfect, which was the previous sponsor. The crowning achievement was a stage win by Djamolidine Abdoujaparov during the 1995 Tour de France. Djamolidine Abdoujaparov was the points winner (Green Jersey) in the 1994 Tour.
I researched this because I ran across a pre-owned Novell skinsuit up for auction on eBay.
I purchased a calculator after declaring my Finance major as an undergraduate. The calculator recommended at the time was the HP-10B. I realize now that an important reason for choosing the HP-10b over the HP-12c is because it uses the familiar infix notation. My professor probably thought it was hard enough teaching the time value of money, and there was no reason to dive into Reverse Polish Notation (RPN), also known as post-fix notation. Despite the shoddy build quality, I still have mine sitting on my desk at work.
I recently ordered an HP-12c off of eBay, and I ended up paying 35 dollars without the manual. Brand new, the HP-12c sells for approximately $60 on Amazon. I never thought that the resale value for a physical calculator would be so high. As you can see, the preferred calculator for business is the HP-12c. There’s even an iPhone app that emulates the function and look of the 12c.
One thing about the 12c though is that the RPN is difficult to get used to, and it isn’t just the keyboard orientation. I find myself double-checking my math on a regular basis to make sure I did not key something in incorrectly. I assume that once I get used to it I will not want to do calculations any other way.