Reed's Ruminations: The Past, Present, and Future
Reflections on science, technology, and computing — leavened by personal experience
Tag: Ozarks
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I Can’t Do Much, But I Can Do This
The undying need for respect, to make a difference and to matter, regardless of circumstance, crosses cultures and generations. It was just a cherry pie, but it was much, much more.
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Transforming Lives via Public Higher Education
Education at a public research university provides so much more than the opportunity to leap economic barriers.We share our passion for the world of ideas, create new knowledge, transfer insights to a new generation, and unlock waking dreams of the future,
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A Taste of Sherbet
When you lead a hardscrabble life, you learn certain things early. Life is not fair. Don’t expect things you can’t possibly have, even if others do. Don’t ever shame your parents in public – the hurt in their eyes is punishment enough. Above all, don’t dream things that can’t come true.
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I Feel the Need, the Need for Speed
I’m a sucker for big iron. You know, the stuff where you measure power in megawatts, machine room floor space in tens of thousands of square feet, DRAM in terabytes and… Well, you get the idea. It’s just cool, and big iron enables us to solve problems we simply can’t solve any other way. A…