Jay Garmon [dot] Net

The personal blog of Jay Garmon: professional geek, Web entrepreneur, and occasional science fiction writer.

Monday, August 30, 2010

Who coined Google's unofficial motto Don't Be Evil? (Hint: It wasn't Larry Page, Sergei Brin or Eric Schmidt)

Image by tantek via Flickr Twelve years ago this week -- Sept. 4, 1998 -- Google was founded by Stanford students Larry Page and Sergei Bri...

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Nerd Word going on hiatus

Due to a surfeit of commitments -- and the fact that it's starting to feel like a me-too feature nobody really needs -- the Nerd Word of...

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

How many dwarf planets are bigger than Pluto?

Image via Wikipedia Four years ago today, the International Astronomical Union voted to revise the current IAU definition of a planet -- ado...

Thursday, August 19, 2010

Nerd Word of the Week: Schminternet

Image by Steve Rhodes via Flickr Schminternet (n.) - A version of the Internet that does not operate under net neutrality standards and ...

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Why was the Compact Disc standardized at 120 mm wide?

Image via Wikipedia My daughter is home sick and I'm behind on all three of my jobs, so let's just acknowledge the 28th birthday of ...

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