2nd November 2004

Andrew Tanenbaum

posted in High Signal - Low Noise, Math and Science, Tools and Technology, Gadgets and Gizmos, What Democracy Looks Like |

When I was…
… a San Francisco Bay Area resident (1971 - 1990), the Bay Conservation and Development Commission represented an ideal of regional politics, a chartered body working to restore and preserve the environment while protecting property rights and economic development.

Andrew Tanenbaum had a hand in that.

When I was…
… enrolled for graduate coursework at MIT (1985), Professor Gallagher’s text was Computer Networks (Prentice Hall, 1981). I’ve dragged the 1st edition of that text with me everywhere and I always keep it nearby. Spooky, I turned around and found it on my bookshelf just now, within easy reach.

Andrew Tanenbaum wrote the book. (Now in its 4th edition. Time to re-order).

When I was…
… looking for good projections on the Presidential election, I found that Bruce at The River had linked to the Electoral Vote Predictor. This site was a labor of love by someone stylizing himself as The Votemaster. Yesterday I found out.

Andrew Tanenbaum is the Votemaster.

Small web.

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  1. 1 On November 2nd, 2024, Bruce said:

    as I said on my blog a while back, if nothing else good comes of the election, at least someone provided a shining example of how to communicate clearly and effectively.

    Truly outstanding work by Andrew.

    His thwarting of the attackers attempting to take his site down was also a thing of beauty.

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