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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Language%20Interface%20Pack
In Microsoft terminology, a Language Interface Pack (LIP) is a skin for localizing a Windows operating system in languages such as Lithuanian, Serbian, Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Tamil, and Thai. Based on Multilingual User Interface (MUI) "technology", a LIP also requires the software to have a base installed language an...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google%20Earth
Google Earth is a computer program that renders a 3D representation of Earth based primarily on satellite imagery. The program maps the Earth by superimposing satellite images, aerial photography, and GIS data onto a 3D globe, allowing users to see cities and landscapes from various angles. Users can explore the globe ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual%20IP%20address
A virtual IP address (VIP or VIPA) is an IP address that does not correspond to a physical network interface. Uses for VIPs include network address translation (especially, one-to-many NAT), fault-tolerance, and mobility. Usage For one-to-many NAT, a VIP address is advertised from the NAT device (often a router), an...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NRP
NRP may refer to: Science Neuropilin Nonribosomal peptide Nurse rostering problem, a problem in computer science Political parties National Renaissance Party (United States) National Reform Party (disambiguation) National Religious Party, in Israel New Republic Party (South Africa) New Reform Party of Ontario...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark%20Dean%20%28computer%20scientist%29
Mark E. Dean (born March 2, 1957) is an American inventor and computer engineer. He developed the ISA bus, and he led a design team for making a one-gigahertz computer processor chip. He holds three of nine PC patents for being the co-creator of the IBM personal computer released in 1981. In 1995, Dean was named the fi...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabula%20Peutingeriana
(Latin for "The Peutinger Map"), also referred to as Peutinger's Tabula or Peutinger Table, is an illustrated (ancient Roman road map) showing the layout of the cursus publicus, the road network of the Roman Empire. The map is a parchment copy dating from around 1200 of a Late Antique original. It covers Europe (with...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music%20Player%20Daemon
Music Player Daemon (MPD) is a free and open source music player server. It plays audio files, organizes playlists and maintains a music database. In order to interact with it, a client program is needed. The MPD distribution includes mpc, a simple command line client. MPD is used in proprietary audio hardware. The MP...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information%20flow%20%28disambiguation%29
Information flow can have one of several meanings: Information flow, in discourse-based grammatical theory Information Flow: The Logic of Distributed Systems an influential handbook ( ) by Jon Barwise and Jerry Seligman for the analysis of theories using its framework based on a melange of topics from information, m...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monty%20on%20the%20Run
Monty on the Run is a computer game created by the software house Gremlin Graphics and released in 1985 for the Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC and Commodore 16, written by Peter Harrap for the ZX Spectrum with the iconic in-game music on the Commodore 64 provided by Rob Hubbard. It is the third game in the Mont...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inverse%20dynamics
Inverse dynamics is an inverse problem. It commonly refers to either inverse rigid body dynamics or inverse structural dynamics. Inverse rigid-body dynamics is a method for computing forces and/or moments of force (torques) based on the kinematics (motion) of a body and the body's inertial properties (mass and moment o...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Degree%20distribution
In the study of graphs and networks, the degree of a node in a network is the number of connections it has to other nodes and the degree distribution is the probability distribution of these degrees over the whole network. Definition The degree of a node in a network (sometimes referred to incorrectly as the connectiv...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LSQ
LSQ may refer to: Les Stewart Quartet, a predecessor of the band The Quarrymen Load-Store Queue, a structure used by some computer CPUs' memory disambiguation mechanisms Agua Santa Airport (IATA airport code: LSQ), Los Ángeles, Chile Quebec Sign Language (), a sign language used in Canada Lone Scout Quill, a grad...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KADN-TV
KADN-TV (channel 15) is a television station licensed to Lafayette, Louisiana, United States, affiliated with Fox and MyNetworkTV. It is owned by Allen Media Broadcasting alongside low-power NBC affiliate KLAF-LD (channel 14). Both stations share studios on Eraste Landry Road in Lafayette, while KADN-TV's transmitter i...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8-bit%20color
8-bit color graphics are a method of storing image information in a computer's memory or in an image file, so that each pixel is represented by 8 bits (1 byte). The maximum number of colors that can be displayed at any one time is 256 per RGB channel or 28. Color quantization In order to turn a true color 24-bit imag...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master%20of%20Magic%20%281985%20video%20game%29
Master of Magic is a role-playing video game for the Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum home computers. It was distributed by Mastertronic in 1985 under its M.A.D. label. Description The player controls an unnamed hero who has been dragged into a strange world by Thelric the Master of Magic while exploring caverns. Thelric ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mpls
Mpls or MPLS may refer to: Minneapolis, Minnesota, a city in the United States Multiprotocol Label Switching, a data-carrying mechanism in computer networking
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obvio%21
Obvio! is a Brazilian automobile manufacturer that specializes in the production of microcars. Plans were made to sell their cars in the United States through the ZAP distribution network. The company was wound down for a while with the death of vehicle designer Anísio Campos in 2019. Details Obvio! vehicles are descr...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sangonet
SANGONeT is a South African organisation, whose acronym stands for The Southern African NGO Network. It is a civil society organisation with a focus on ICT, which was founded in 1987, and has a history closely linked to the social and political changes experienced by South Africa during its transition to democracy. I...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omega%20Virus
The Omega Virus is a talking electronic board game released by Milton Bradley in 1992. It involves collecting weapons and room keys to destroy the computer virus which has taken over a space station while either hurting or helping your fellow players. Creator Michael Gray designed The Omega Virus board game. He also ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alvy%20Ray%20Smith
Alvy Ray Smith III (born September 8, 1943) is an American computer scientist who co-founded Lucasfilm's Computer Division and Pixar, participating in the 1980s and 1990s expansion of computer animation into feature film. Education In 1965 Alvy Smith received his bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from New M...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile%20Telephone%20Service
The Mobile Telephone Service (MTS) was a pre-cellular VHF radio system that linked to the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN). MTS was the radiotelephone equivalent of land dial phone service. The Mobile Telephone Service was one of the earliest mobile telephone standards. It was operator assisted in both directi...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image%20moment
In image processing, computer vision and related fields, an image moment is a certain particular weighted average (moment) of the image pixels' intensities, or a function of such moments, usually chosen to have some attractive property or interpretation. Image moments are useful to describe objects after segmentation....
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KUCW
KUCW (channel 30) is a television station licensed to Ogden, Utah, United States, broadcasting the CW network to Salt Lake City and the state of Utah. It is owned and operated by network majority owner Nexstar Media Group alongside ABC affiliate KTVX (channel 4). Both stations share studios on West 1700 South in Salt L...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Djezzy
Djezzy (Arabic: جازي) is one of Algeria's three main mobile network operators, with a market share of 65% (over 16.49 million subscribers in December 2016) and a network covering 90% of the population (48 wilayas). Djezzy is wholly owned by the Algerian state since 2022, previously was a subsidiary of the Egyptian comp...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaws%20Wired%20Shut
"Jaws Wired Shut" is the ninth episode of the thirteenth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on January 27, 2002. In the episode, Homer's jaw is broken when he collides with a statue of Drederick Tatum. Homer's jaw is wired shut, le...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terr
Terr. or TERR may refer to: Abbreviation for territory (subdivision) TIBCO Enterprise Runtime for R, a runtime engine for the R programming language developed by TIBCO Software short for terrorist, used by white Rhodesians for the insurgents during the Rhodesian Bush War People with the surname Terr include: Lenore Ter...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space%E2%80%93time%20block%20code
Space–time block coding is a technique used in wireless communications to transmit multiple copies of a data stream across a number of antennas and to exploit the various received versions of the data to improve the reliability of data transfer. The fact that the transmitted signal must traverse a potentially difficult...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WIFN%20%28AM%29
WIFN (1340 kHz "ESPN Atlanta 103.7 FM"), is an Atlanta AM radio station. The station is currently broadcasting a sports format, and is a sister station to WCNN "680 The Fan", running programming from ESPN Radio. History and ownership The station is co-owned with AM radio stations WCNN AM 680 and WFOM AM 1230. All thr...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Differential%20space%E2%80%93time%20code
Differential space–time codes are ways of transmitting data in wireless communications. They are forms of space–time code that do not need to know the channel impairments at the receiver in order to be able to decode the signal. They are usually based on space–time block codes, and transmit one block-code from a set i...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actrix%20%28computer%29
The Actrix computer, released in 1983 by Actrix Computer Corporation, was a Zilog Z80-based transportable personal computer running CP/M-80 V2.2. It was initially released as the Access Computer, made by Access Matrix Computer Corporation (later Actrix Computer Corporation), but both the company and its product changed...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goertzel%20algorithm
The Goertzel algorithm is a technique in digital signal processing (DSP) for efficient evaluation of the individual terms of the discrete Fourier transform (DFT). It is useful in certain practical applications, such as recognition of dual-tone multi-frequency signaling (DTMF) tones produced by the push buttons of the k...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WUTB
WUTB (channel 24) is a television station in Baltimore, Maryland, United States, airing programming from the digital multicast network TBD. It is owned by Deerfield Media, which maintains a shared services agreement (SSA) with Sinclair Broadcast Group, owner of Fox/MyNetworkTV affiliate WBFF (channel 45), for the provi...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VTech%20CreatiVision
The VTech CreatiVision is a hybrid computer and home video game console introduced by VTech in 1981 and released in 1982 during the second generation of video game consoles. It cost $295 Australian Dollars in Australia. The hybrid unit was similar in concept to computers such as the APF Imagination Machine, the older ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ITRON%20project
The ITRON project is the first of several sub-architectures of the TRON project. Originally undertaken in 1984, ITRON is a Japanese open standard for a real-time operating system (RTOS) initiated under the guidance of Ken Sakamura. This project aims to standardize the RTOS and related specifications for embedded syste...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snapshot%20%28computer%20storage%29
In computer systems, a snapshot is the state of a system at a particular point in time. The term was coined as an analogy to that in photography. Rationale A full backup of a large data set may take a long time to complete. On multi-tasking or multi-user systems, there may be writes to that data while it is being bac...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daxter%20%28video%20game%29
Daxter is a 2006 platform video game developed by Ready at Dawn and published by Sony Computer Entertainment on the PlayStation Portable on March 14, 2006. A spin-off of the Jak and Daxter series, Daxter takes place during the 2-year timeskip occurring during the opening cutscene of Jak II; unlike the other installment...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%26E
T&E may refer to: T+E (TV channel) - Canadian cable network European Federation for Transport and Environment Trial and error Travel & entertainment
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conquest%20of%20Elysium%20II
Conquest of Elysium II ("II" denotes the version 2.0, the first Windows compatible version) is the title of a computer game produced by the Illwinter Game Design. Conquest of Elysium is a fantasy turn-based strategy game. The game can be played with up to eight human players. Single player against computer is possible....
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emacs%20Speaks%20Statistics
Emacs Speaks Statistics (ESS) is an Emacs package for programming in statistical languages. It adds two types of modes to emacs: ESS modes for editing statistical languages like R, SAS and Julia; and inferior ESS (iESS) modes for interacting with statistical processes like R and SAS. Modes of types (1) and (2) work...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E0%20%28cipher%29
E0 is a stream cipher used in the Bluetooth protocol. It generates a sequence of pseudorandom numbers and combines it with the data using the XOR operator. The key length may vary, but is generally 128 bits. Description At each iteration, E0 generates a bit using four shift registers of differing lengths (25, 31, 33,...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum%20programming
Quantum programming is the process of designing or assembling sequences of instructions, called quantum circuits, using gates, switches, and operators to manipulate a quantum system for a desired outcome or results of a given experiment. Quantum circuit algorithms can be implemented on integrated circuits, conducted wi...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European%20Association%20for%20Theoretical%20Computer%20Science
The European Association for Theoretical Computer Science (EATCS) is an international organization with a European focus, founded in 1972. Its aim is to facilitate the exchange of ideas and results among theoretical computer scientists as well as to stimulate cooperation between the theoretical and the practical commun...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connection-oriented%20communication
In telecommunications and computer networking, connection-oriented communication is a communication protocol where a communication session or a semi-permanent connection is established before any useful data can be transferred. The established connection ensures that data is delivered in the correct order to the upper ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BootSkin
BootSkin is a computer program for Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Vista that allows users to change the screen displayed while the operating system is booting. It is made by Stardock, and distributed for free under the WinCustomize brand. BootSkin uses a boot-time device driver (vidstub.sys) to access ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RDU-FM
RDU 98.5FM is a student radio station operating in Christchurch. It broadcasts on a frequency of 98.5 MHz, and is a member of the Student Radio Network of stations. RDU began in 1976 on 1420kHz. During the period 1977 to 1985 the station was on 1230, 1503 (3XU) and 1422 kHz (3XB). FM broadcasts started in 1986 on 90....
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swansea%20railway%20station
Swansea railway station serves the city of Swansea, Wales. It is measured from London Paddington (via Stroud) on the National Rail network. In 2021/22 it was the third-busiest station in Wales (after Cardiff Central and Newport). History The station opened in 1850. It was built by the South Wales Railway, which ama...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ordination%20%28statistics%29
Ordination or gradient analysis, in multivariate analysis, is a method complementary to data clustering, and used mainly in exploratory data analysis (rather than in hypothesis testing). In contrast to cluster analysis, ordination orders quantities in a (usually lower-dimensional) latent space. In the ordination space...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickelodeon%20Magazine
Nick Magazine is a defunct American children's magazine inspired by the children's television network Nickelodeon. Its first incarnation appeared in 1990 and was distributed at participating Pizza Hut restaurants; the version of the magazine only saw two issues. The magazine returned in Summer 1993 with all types of co...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20programs%20broadcast%20by%20Disney%20Channel
This article lists past, present and future television programming on American basic cable channel and former premium channel, Disney Channel, since its launch on April 18, 1983. Current programming Original Live-action Animated Shorts Acquired Animated Repeats of ended programming Shorts Disney Junior A lis...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adaptec
Adaptec, Inc., was a computer storage company and remains a brand for computer storage products. The company was an independent firm from 1981 to 2010, at which point it was acquired by PMC-Sierra, which itself was later acquired by Microsemi, which itself was later acquired by Microchip Technology. History Larry Bou...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain-specific%20modeling
Domain-specific modeling (DSM) is a software engineering methodology for designing and developing systems, such as computer software. It involves systematic use of a domain-specific language to represent the various facets of a system. Domain-specific modeling languages tend to support higher-level abstractions than ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shriners%20Hospitals%20for%20Children
Shriners Children's is a network of non-profit medical facilities across North America. Children with orthopaedic conditions, burns, spinal cord injuries, and cleft lip and palate are eligible for care and receive all services in a family-centered environment, regardless of the patients' ability to pay. Care for childr...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shriners%20Hospital%20for%20Children%20%E2%80%93%20Canada
The Shriners Hospital for Children – Canada (; also known informally as the Montreal Shriner's Hospital) is the Canadian branch of the Shriners Hospitals for Children network. It is located in Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, Montreal, Quebec, at 1003 Decarie Boulevard. It overlooks downtown Montreal, and is close to Royal Victori...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Functional%20data%20analysis
Functional data analysis (FDA) is a branch of statistics that analyses data providing information about curves, surfaces or anything else varying over a continuum. In its most general form, under an FDA framework, each sample element of functional data is considered to be a random function. The physical continuum over...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KTNQ
KTNQ (1020 AM) is a radio station licensed to Los Angeles, California, with a Spanish talk format. It is owned by Latino Media Network; under a local marketing agreement, it is programmed by former owner TelevisaUnivision's Uforia Audio Network. From its original licensing on March 13, 1925 until 1955 it was called KFV...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter%20Bauer%20%28computer%20specialist%29
Peter Bauer (born October 29, 1957) is an author and computer graphics professional. He served as the Help Desk Director for KelbyOne (formerly the National Association of Photoshop Professionals)from 1999 to 2020. He is the author of "Photoshop for Dummies," as well as a number of other books on Adobe Photoshop, Adobe...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star%20Force
also released in arcades outside of Japan as Mega Force, is a vertical-scrolling shooter computer game released in 1984 by Tehkan. Gameplay In the game, the player pilots a starship called the Final Star, while shooting various enemies and destroying enemy structures for points. Unlike later vertical scrolling shoot...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Window%20on%20the%20World
Window on the World is an American variety show which aired on the now-defunct DuMont Television Network. The program aired from January 27, 1949, to April 14, 1949. Each episode was 30 minutes long. Overview Each episode featured performers from various countries, with film clips of exotic locales. Merle Kendrick con...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recommended%20Records
Recommended Records (RēR) is a British independent record label and distribution network founded by Chris Cutler with Nick Hobbs in March 1978. RēR features largely "Rock in Opposition" and related music, but it also distributes selected music released on other independent labels. In 1982 Cutler established November B...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precision%20Time%20Protocol
The Precision Time Protocol (PTP) is a protocol used to synchronize clocks throughout a computer network. On a local area network, it achieves clock accuracy in the sub-microsecond range, making it suitable for measurement and control systems. PTP is employed to synchronize financial transactions, mobile phone tower tr...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CFRE-DT
CFRE-DT (channel 11) is a television station in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, part of the Global Television Network. The station is owned and operated by network parent Corus Entertainment, and maintains studios on Hoffer Drive and McDonald Street on the northeast side of Regina; its transmitter is located near Louis R...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CFSK-DT
CFSK-DT (channel 4) is a television station in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, part of the Global Television Network. Owned and operated by network parent Corus Entertainment, the station has studios on Robin Crescent on the northwest side of Saskatoon (near the Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport), an...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African%20Movement%20of%20Working%20Children%20and%20Youth
The African Movement of Working Children and Youth (AMWCY), or (Maejt) in french, is a network of associations of working children from 20 African countries. The purpose of this child-led organization is to protect working minors through the establishment of local benefit societies, awareness campaigns to influence pu...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard%20Fateman
Richard J Fateman (born November 4, 1946) is a professor emeritus of computer science at the University of California, Berkeley. He received a BS in Physics and Mathematics from Union College in June, 1966, and a Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics from Harvard University in June, 1971. He was a major contributor to the Mac...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivor%20Corps
Survivor Corps, formerly known as the Landmine Survivors Network, was a global network of survivors helping survivors to recover from war, rebuild their communities, and break cycles of violence. The organization currently operated programs in Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Burundi, Colombia, Croati...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reiner%20Protsch
Reiner Protsch (von Zieten), born 14 January 1939 in Berlin, is a German anthropologist who published allegedly erroneous carbon dating data of human fossils. Protsch's fraud, which ended his 30-year-old academic career, was announced after it was discovered that he made up data and plagiarized the works of others. Hi...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20programs%20broadcast%20by%20Noovo
This is a list of programs currently, formerly, and soon to be broadcast by Noovo. This includes programming that aired under the network's former brands of TQS and V. Programs 0-9 2 laits, un sucre - morning news and talk show hosted by Dominic Paquet, François Maranda and Valérie Simard 10-07: L'affaire Zeus - dra...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VSE
VSE may refer to: Education University of Economics, Prague (), in Czechia Vancouver School of Economics, at the University of British Columbia Science and technology VSE (operating system) Odakyu 50000 series VSE, a Japanese electric multiple unit Vision for Space Exploration, a space policy of the United State...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nebulus%20%28video%20game%29
Nebulus is a platform game created by John M. Phillips and published by Hewson Consultants in the late 1980s for home computer systems. International releases and ports were known by various other names: Castelian, , Subline, and Tower Toppler. The game's original 8-bit release received some critical acclaim, in parti...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brawl%20in%20the%20Family%20%28The%20Simpsons%29
"Brawl in the Family" is the seventh episode of the thirteenth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on January 6, 2002. In the episode, the Simpsons get arrested for domestic violence, prompting social worker Gabriel to move in and make t...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VUI
VUI or Vui or variation, may refer to: Computing Voice user interface, a voice/speech platform that enables human interaction with computers Video usability information, extra information that can be inserted into a video stream to enhance its use Medicine and biology VUI – 202012/01, a "variant under investigatio...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voice%20user%20interface
A voice-user interface (VUI) enables spoken human interaction with computers, using speech recognition to understand spoken commands and answer questions, and typically text to speech to play a reply. A voice command device is a device controlled with a voice user interface. Voice user interfaces have been added to au...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-reader%20%28disambiguation%29
An e-reader is a device or computer program used for reading electronic books. E-reader may also refer to: eReader (format), a file format for e-books Nintendo e-Reader, an add-on for the Game Boy Advance portable video game system A person who reads e-books
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NUMAlink
NUMAlink is a system interconnect developed by Silicon Graphics (SGI) for use in its distributed shared memory ccNUMA computer systems. NUMAlink was originally developed by SGI for their Origin 2000 and Onyx2 systems. At the time of these systems' introduction, it was branded as "CrayLink" during SGI's brief ownership ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pruning%20%28morphology%29
The pruning algorithm is a technique used in digital image processing based on mathematical morphology. It is used as a complement to the skeleton and thinning algorithms to remove unwanted parasitic components (spurs). In this case 'parasitic' components refer to branches of a line which are not key to the overall sha...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy%20Speer
Roy Merrill Speer Jr. (June 23, 1932 – August 21, 2012) was an American attorney, and entrepreneur. He was also the former CEO, co-founder and chairman of the Home Shopping Network. Early life and education Speer was born in Key West, Florida and graduated from Stetson University in Deland, Florida and from Stetson Un...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganglia%20%28software%29
Ganglia is a scalable, distributed monitoring tool for high-performance computing systems, clusters and networks. The software is used to view either live or recorded statistics covering metrics such as CPU load averages or network utilization for many nodes. Ganglia software is bundled with enterprise-level Linux di...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kisekae%20Set%20System
Kisekae Set System (commonly known as KiSS) is a blending of art with computers originally designed to allow creation of virtual "paper dolls". Kisekae is short for , a Japanese term meaning "dress-up dolls". Unlike "computer art" which creates or displays traditional art via a computer, KiSS uses the computer as the m...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss%20Chinese%20International%20Pageant
Miss Chinese International Pageant (, formerly 國際華裔小姐競選), or MCI () for short, is an annual international beauty pageant, organized and broadcast by TVB, a network television station in Hong Kong. It was established in 1988 and the Chinese name of the pageant was rebranded in 2007. The current Miss Chinese Internation...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twisted%20Metal%204
Twisted Metal 4 is a vehicular combat video game developed by 989 Studios and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation. The game was released in North America on November 16, 1999 and was re-released for the Sony Greatest Hits line-up in 2000. Like the previous installment, it wasn't released in the...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gran%20Turismo%202
Gran Turismo 2 is a 1999 racing simulation video game developed by Polyphony Digital and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation. It is the sequel to Gran Turismo, the second installment of the Gran Turismo series and the first installment in the series without involvement from Japan Studio. It was...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jet%20Moto%202
Jet Moto 2 (known as Jet Rider 2 in Europe and Jet Moto '98 in Japan) is a 1997 racing video game developed by SingleTrac and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation video game console. It is the sequel to the 1996 game Jet Moto. It was released in North America on November 11, 1997, in Europe in A...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple%20Interactive%20Television%20Box
The Apple Interactive Television Box (AITB) is a television set-top box developed by Apple Computer (now Apple Inc.) in partnership with a number of global telecommunications firms, including British Telecom and Belgacom. Prototypes of the unit were deployed at large test markets in parts of the United States and Europ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ManKind%20Project
ManKind Project (MKP) is a global network of nonprofit organizations focused on modern male initiation, self-awareness, and personal growth. Scope The ManKind Project has 12 regions: Australia, Belgium, Canada, French Speaking Europe, Germany, Mexico, New Zealand, Nordic (Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Finland), South Afr...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Corporate%20Machine
The Corporate Machine (known in Europe as Business Tycoon) is a business simulation computer game from Stardock in which the goal is to create a corporation in one of four industries (automobiles, aircraft, computers, or soft drinks) and eventually dominate rival companies. To win the player must dominate the chosen ma...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spyro%202%3A%20Ripto%27s%20Rage%21
Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!, known as Spyro 2: Gateway to Glimmer in PAL regions, is a 1999 platform game developed by Insomniac Games and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation. It is the second game in the main Spyro series. A remake was released as part of the Spyro Reignited Trilogy in 2018. Gamep...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spyro%3A%20Year%20of%20the%20Dragon
Spyro: Year of the Dragon is a 2000 platform game developed by Insomniac Games and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation. Year of the Dragon is the third game in the Spyro series. The game follows the adventures of the purple dragon Spyro. After an evil sorceress steals magical dragon eggs from t...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syphon%20Filter%203
Syphon Filter 3 is a third-person shooter video game developed by Bend Studio and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for PlayStation. It is the third installment in the Syphon Filter franchise and a sequel to 2000's Syphon Filter 2. It was added on January 17, 2023 as part of PS Plus Premium Classic Catalog. Plo...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twisted%20Metal%3A%20Small%20Brawl
Twisted Metal: Small Brawl is a vehicular combat video game developed by Incognito Entertainment and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation. Santa Monica Studio assisted on development. It was released in North America on November 27, 2001.Twisted Metal: Small Brawl is the sixth installment in the...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anime%20Web%20Turnpike
Anime Web Turnpike (also known as Anipike) was a web directory founded in August 1995 by Jay Fubler Harvey. It served as a large database of links to various anime and manga websites. With well over 40,000 links, it had one of the largest organized collection of anime and manga related links. Users could add their own ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WTIC-TV
WTIC-TV (channel 61) is a television station in Hartford, Connecticut, United States, serving the Hartford–New Haven market as an affiliate of the Fox network. It is owned by Tegna Inc. alongside Waterbury-licensed CW affiliate WCCT-TV (channel 20). Both stations share studios on Broad Street in downtown Hartford, whil...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob%20Ziv
Jacob Ziv (; 27 November 1931 – 25 March 2023) was an Israeli electrical engineer and information theorist who developed the LZ family of lossless data compression algorithms alongside Abraham Lempel. Biography Born in Tiberias, British mandate Palestine, on 27 November 1931, Ziv received his B.Sc., Dip. Eng. (1954) a...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top%2040%20Tracks
Top 40 Tracks was a chart from Billboard magazine. It debuted in the issue dated December 5, 1998 to preserve the notion of Hot 100 Airplay when it expanded to include airplay data from radio stations of other formats such as R&B, rock and country. The Top 40 Tracks was compiled by measuring audience impressions (based...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social%20peer-to-peer%20processes
Social peer-to-peer processes are interactions with a peer-to-peer dynamic. These peers can be humans or computers. Peer-to-peer (P2P) is a term that originated from the popular concept of the P2P distributed computer application architecture which partitions tasks or workloads between peers. This application structure...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MDAC
MDAC may refer to: Mental Disability Advocacy Center Microsoft Data Access Components Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce Multiple-dose activated charcoal Multiplying digital-to-analog converter Muscular Dystrophy Association of Canada
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimeware
Crimeware is a class of malware designed specifically to automate cybercrime. Crimeware (as distinct from spyware and adware) is designed to perpetrate identity theft through social engineering or technical stealth in order to access a computer user's financial and retail accounts for the purpose of taking funds from ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camlp4
Camlp4 is a software system for writing extensible parsers for programming languages. It provides a set of OCaml libraries that are used to define grammars as well as loadable syntax extensions of such grammars. Camlp4 stands for Caml Preprocessor and Pretty-Printer and one of its most important applications was the de...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Hobbit%20%281982%20video%20game%29
The Hobbit is an illustrated text adventure computer game released in 1982 for the ZX Spectrum home computer and based on the 1937 book The Hobbit, by J. R. R. Tolkien. It was developed at Beam Software by Philip Mitchell and Veronika Megler and published by Melbourne House. It was later converted to most home computer...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MUSASINO-1
The MUSASINO-1 was one of the earliest electronic digital computers built in Japan. Construction started at the Electrical Communication Laboratories of NTT at Musashino, Tokyo in 1952 and was completed in July 1957. The computer was used until July 1962. Saburo Muroga, a University of Illinois visiting scholar and mem...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Trouble%20with%20Trillions
"The Trouble with Trillions" is the twentieth episode in the ninth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on April 5, 1998. It was written by Ian Maxtone-Graham and directed by Swinton O. Scott III. The episode sees Homer being sent by...