Is your computer male or female?

As you are aware, ships have long been characterized as being female (e.g., “Steady as she goes”, or “She’s listing to starboard, Captain!”). Recently, a group of computer scientists (all males) announced that computers should also be referred to as being female. Their reasons for drawing this conclusion follow: Five reasons to believe computers are …

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Ode to “Titanic”

Ode to “Titanic” (to the tune of the “Gilligan’s Island” theme) ————————————————————— Just sit right back and you’ll hear a tale, A tale of a fateful flick. That started from this Hampton port Aboard the Titanic. My mate promised lots of sailing lore, But Cupid shot his bow. Her heart set sail with Jack that …

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Playing Chicken

Scientists at NASA have developed a gun built specifically to launch dead chickens at the windshields of airliners, military jets and the space shuttle, all traveling at maximum velocity. The idea is to simulate the frequent incidents of collisions with airborne fowl to test the strength of the windshields. British engineers heard about the gun …

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