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Digi-Comp 1963 My parents always fed my science nerd hunger, often without my even knowing what I wanted. When I was 9-10 (1963 or 64), I remember getting my first “computer” for my birthday. It was so awesome! The Digi-Comp! More at Wikipedia. It was a mechanical digital computer. All it was was three logical AND gates controlled by plastic pins flipping against spring-loaded bars. The “computer” was clocked by cycling a plastic lever back and forth. There were only a few problems/projects provided in the manual, but they were enough. This wasn’t something I asked for. And, I don’t know if this choice wasRead More →

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A well written, three part article/sample of coding a Web REST Service with Java and Spring from DZone. “In the modern world of interconnected software, web applications have become an indispensable asset. Foremost among these web applications is the Representational State Transfer (REST) web service, with Java becoming one of the most popular implementation languages. Within the Java REST ecosystem, there are two popular contenders: Java Enterprise Edition (JavaEE) and Spring. While both have their strengths and weaknesses, this article will focus on Spring and create a simple order management RESTful web application using Spring 4. Although this management system will be simple compared to the large-scale RESTful services foundRead More →

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Enterprise integration has been a consistent concern for developers everywhere, regardless of industry or application. Nearly every website or application relies on APIs, message queues, or ESBs to provide value to their users. However, just because the field has been present for so long, and so many developers are used to their preferred processes does not mean the industry isn’t ripe for major changes. Microservice architectures continue to grow in popularity along with DevOps and container technologies. Tools like Kafka are seeing a meteoric rise as well. How do these trends impact developers working with the latest and greatest in web standards and tools? WhatRead More →

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October 5, 2008 In our country, we glamorize “greatness” which is often gauged by how much money you have, how many people are affected by each decision you make, and your ability to be remembered by posterity. When we set those people and their accomplishments up as a standard, it is not hard to understand why most of us see ourselves as falling short of our potential. Fred never strove for greatness. Instead, he embraced his “ordinary” life with gusto, and seemed oblivious to the social yardstick that measures success. But Fred was more than great. He was good. He was, a good man. HeRead More →

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    Mars 2001 Lander Participation Certificate Presented to Timothy J Wise On September 3, 1999 Thank you for joining us on this mission of exploration and discovery. A compact disc bearing your name will be mounted on the Mars 2001 Lander, which along with the Orbiter and Rover will help us explore the ancient highlands of Mars. Together, we will journey into space to discover and understand the many wonders of our universe. Dr. Edward J. WeilerAssociate AdministratorOffice of Space Science   Certificate No. 431448  Read More →