Scanned and Flickr'd by Captain Geoffrey Spaulding, an ad for Ohio Electric Works, 1897.
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7:56 am Sun
Nov 25, 2012
The Four Leading Electric Novelties of 1897
Remember taking the "Nestea Plunge" when it was hot?
“101 degrees in the shade…” It’s been hot in the Bay Area and I was joking with a friend that we should take the “Nestea Plunge.” They had no idea what I was talking about which surprised me, given the iconic ad campaign ran from the 1970s through the 1990s (and came back in 2014). […]
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For the woman afraid of technology's progress, a set of horse blinders
You’ve come a long way, baby.
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34 weird vintage photos of women in tiny miniskirts at huge old computers
Enjoy ogling these broads’ gams, and get a load of those ginormous mainframes.
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Boost your data analytics skills with this master class on Tableau
The field of data analytics can get intimidating, even for business professionals who constantly rely on it. But at its heart, its purpose is to simplify. To take mounds of information and distill their insights into a single clear picture. Currently, the go-to software for painting that picture is Tableau. And if you want to […]
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Save an extra $50 off DJI's answer to GoPro's 4K action cam
If you’re in the market for a stable, durable camera fully suited for first-person video, there’s a good chance that you’re the adventurous type. So why settle on a familiar name like GoPro? The DJI Osmo Action 4K HDR Camera checks off all the same boxes on the action cam checklist as the GoPro 4K […]
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Get expert web development tips from one of the web's top instructors
The market for web developers is wide open these days. If only we could say the same about the pathway to that career. If you’re not already an experienced coder, it can be difficult to get things rolling. A four-year college degree or technical school? Sure, if you’ve got the money. What about web tutorials? […]
