Jason Eckert's Website and Blog

Hard drives are dead

2011-12-10 +

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Section: Blog Posts

Poor hard drives. Is their time really at an end?

The transputer

2011-02-17 +

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Section: Blog Posts

Have you heard of the transputer? Probably not. But in the mid 1980s, many people in computer science thought it was going to be “the future computer,” including one of my computer science professors at the University of Waterloo.

BCE, CE, and the new IE

2010-11-22 +

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Section: Blog Posts

Are we entering a new era - the Internet Era (IE)?

Jaron Lanier on technology

2010-05-23 +

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Section: Blog Posts

Some key points from someone at the forefront of our social-technical evolution.

Copyright in Canada

2010-01-23 +

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Section: Blog Posts

Everyone working in tech should understand copyright!

The Amazon Kindle ROCKS!

2009-12-22 +

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Section: Blog Posts

It really is a great device. Read this post to find out why.

IBM hard drive from 1981

2008-05-27 +

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Section: Blog Posts

And it makes a wicked coffee table too!

The Amazon Kindle: Friend or foe?

2007-11-22 +

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Section: Blog Posts

It's cool, but is the DRM worth it?

Thank you, Apple

2007-10-27 +

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Section: Blog Posts

This is exactly what an upgrade is supposed to be.

Server closet Buddha shrine

2007-08-10 +

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Section: Blog Posts

Everyone should have a Buddha shrine in their server closet.