Comments on: the digital age http://dan.hersam.com/2006/01/17/the-digital-age/ A computer programmer's commentary on news, Linux, programming, music, web design, trivia, humor, usability and whatever else strikes his fancy at the time. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:39:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Tom http://dan.hersam.com/2006/01/17/the-digital-age/#comment-9459 Tom Fri, 27 Jan 2006 10:21:15 +0000 http://dan.hersam.com/?p=1241#comment-9459 I too am a fan of Jean George's story of Sam and his mountain. My love of the outdoors started with my discovery of this book. Check my tribute to the story at http://home.nycap.rr.com/samsmountain. cheers, tom I too am a fan of Jean George’s story of Sam and his mountain. My love of the outdoors started with my discovery of this book. Check my tribute to the story at http://home.nycap.rr.com/samsmountain.
cheers, tom

]]> By: dan http://dan.hersam.com/2006/01/17/the-digital-age/#comment-9370 dan Mon, 23 Jan 2006 15:48:56 +0000 http://dan.hersam.com/?p=1241#comment-9370 I read it for a class, so I never got a copy of my own, but I remember dreaming about living off the land with my very own Peregrine Falcon. I read it for a class, so I never got a copy of my own, but I remember dreaming about living off the land with my very own Peregrine Falcon.

]]> By: Jeff Nichols http://dan.hersam.com/2006/01/17/the-digital-age/#comment-9363 Jeff Nichols Mon, 23 Jan 2006 11:14:59 +0000 http://dan.hersam.com/?p=1241#comment-9363 "My Side of the Mountain" was one of my favorite childhood books. I still treasure my water-warped paperback copy. “My Side of the Mountain” was one of my favorite childhood books. I still treasure my water-warped paperback copy.

]]> By: DaveH http://dan.hersam.com/2006/01/17/the-digital-age/#comment-9304 DaveH Fri, 20 Jan 2006 18:03:46 +0000 http://dan.hersam.com/?p=1241#comment-9304 Welcome back to active blogging! Welcome back to active blogging!

]]> By: dan http://dan.hersam.com/2006/01/17/the-digital-age/#comment-9271 dan Wed, 18 Jan 2006 16:45:23 +0000 http://dan.hersam.com/?p=1241#comment-9271 Levi: Nope, we don't read that anymore. Instead we read The Cuckoo's Egg which I just finished. Having read both, I have to say The Cuckoo's Egg is a much more gripping read. I just came up with the vacuum robot sucking up the gerbil on my own, but I guess great minds think alike ;) Levi: Nope, we don’t read that anymore. Instead we read The Cuckoo’s Egg which I just finished. Having read both, I have to say The Cuckoo’s Egg is a much more gripping read.

I just came up with the vacuum robot sucking up the gerbil on my own, but I guess great minds think alike ;)

]]> By: Levi http://dan.hersam.com/2006/01/17/the-digital-age/#comment-9270 Levi Wed, 18 Jan 2006 16:42:59 +0000 http://dan.hersam.com/?p=1241#comment-9270 So, I guess you're not going to be reading Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance for this one, eh? Too bad. I guess you've already read it, though. Your vacuum robot reminds me of a song by the Clash, The Magnificient Seven. There's a line that goes, "vacuum cleaner sucks up budgie... ooooooooh! Bye bye!" So, I guess you’re not going to be reading Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance for this one, eh? Too bad. I guess you’ve already read it, though.

Your vacuum robot reminds me of a song by the Clash, The Magnificient Seven. There’s a line that goes, “vacuum cleaner sucks up budgie… ooooooooh! Bye bye!”

]]> By: dan http://dan.hersam.com/2006/01/17/the-digital-age/#comment-9268 dan Wed, 18 Jan 2006 16:42:00 +0000 http://dan.hersam.com/?p=1241#comment-9268 Wow, that's pretty cool. I don't suppose you ran into Sam Gribley and his peregrin falcon? Wow, that’s pretty cool. I don’t suppose you ran into Sam Gribley and his peregrin falcon?

]]> By: Nick http://dan.hersam.com/2006/01/17/the-digital-age/#comment-9258 Nick Wed, 18 Jan 2006 00:05:07 +0000 http://dan.hersam.com/?p=1241#comment-9258 Dan, I grew up going to North Lake in the Catskills every summer for our vacation(2 weeks at a campground) from when I was 7 to about 13. Dan, I grew up going to North Lake in the Catskills every summer for our vacation(2 weeks at a campground) from when I was 7 to about 13.

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