AppleTree articles

Several articles were published in the Columbia Apple Slice newsletter, AppleTree These were exclusively on Apple Macintosh subjects, as the user group was explicitly an Apple Macintosh user group. However, because of the publication name, I started getting orchard and Continue reading AppleTree articles

Best definition ever

From Music Since 1900, by Nicolas Slonimsky, pp. 1489-1490: Sesquipedalian Macropolysyllabiflcation. Quaquaversal lucubration about pervicacious torosity and diverticular prosiliency in diatonic formication and chromatic papulation, engendering carotic carmination and decubital nyctalopia, causing borborygmic susurration, teratological urticulation, macroptic dysmimia, bregmatic obstipation, Continue reading Best definition ever

Public Health Service conference, 1980

Article and presentation by Lt. (j.g.) Kathleen Charters at the Commissioned Officer’s Association Conference. This was held a long time ago, so long ago that, while microcomputers and printers did exist, the printers, in particular, were better than handwriting, but Continue reading Public Health Service conference, 1980

SINI 2003 presentation

One presentation made at the Summer Institute in Nursing Informatics (SINI) in 2003. Held in Baltimore and sponsored by the University of Maryland School of Nursing, this scholarly conference brings together nursing informaticians and allied scientists from around the world. Continue reading SINI 2003 presentation

Fresh crop

Modern farm tractors can harvest and package crops for market without any additional steps.

Modern farming equipment can harvest and package a crop in a single pass: At least that’s what I assume is going on here.

Mini book reviews

Random short book reviews. These are mostly science fiction and fantasy, with some history, computer science and other topics thrown in as seems appropriate. https://www.nishiryu.us/publications/mini-book-reviews These are not in any particular order other than chronological.

Mini computer hardware and software reviews

Much like the photography mini-reviews, these are short (mini) reviews on computer and hardware topics, including some mobile technology items. They are in no particular order, except chronological: https://www.nishiryu.us/publications/mini-computer-reviews The first computer I ever used was an IBM 360/67, a Continue reading Mini computer hardware and software reviews

Mini photography reviews

These are short (mini) reviews on photography subjects, not reviews of miniature photographs. There is no particular theme aside from “things I acquired to help take photos.” https://www.nishiryu.us/publications/mini-photography-reviews I first got a camera roughly 50 years ago, a Yashica TL-Electro. Continue reading Mini photography reviews

Convenient tires

Commercial language is interesting. For example, “store” as a term is short for storehouse, a place where you stored things. We now think of “store” as a place where you buy things, though there are commercial enterprises that specifically allow Continue reading Convenient tires