Posts Tagged ‘PI Day’

Happy National Pi Day – The celebration of 3.14

1988 – It’s the song that found it’s rebirth and the term “Rick Rolled” became a urban saying. Of course, we are talking about Rick Astley and the song: Never Gonna Give You Up. It hit #1 on the charts. Of course, it’s internet fame has turned this into a whole new beast.

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Other Historical Events in Technology

• Microsoft releases XBox in Europe
• NEC announces they will be getting into the computer market
• Apple releases the Power Macintosh computer

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Lots of tech history all bundled up in 5 minutes. Of course, you can see the full outtakes on ustream.tv through the videos on Geekazine – http://www.ustream.tv/channel/geekazine

Some of the History we go through
A lot of discoveries with Uranus and Pluto. And a Trifecta Syzygy.
Patents galore
Microsoft Trials
MacOSX server
Palm
PI Day
“Watson! Come here! I need you!”

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