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John McCarthy — Father of AI and Lisp — Dies at 84

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Douglas Stetner

Another icon of the computer family is gone. John McCarthy — Father of AI and Lisp — Dies at 84.

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C and Unix pioneer Dennis Ritchie reported dead

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Douglas Stetner

C and Unix pioneer Dennis Ritchie reported dead • The Register. With Bell’s Ken Thompson, Ritchie helped develop Unix and got it running on a DEC PDP-11, and released the first edition of the operating system in 1971. I never … Continue reading →

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I won a dive trip to Kavieng, Papua New Guinea !!!

Posted on May 5, 2011 by Douglas Stetner

Made it down to Go Dive today to pick up my ScubaPro snorkelling kit that I won in a draw for people who contributed to Cyclone Yasi. I also won a trip to LISSENUNG ISLAND RESORT, Kavieng I will be … Continue reading →

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Marcus and Jenny

Posted on May 1, 2011 by Douglas Stetner

My nephew Marcus was married on Saturday to a wonderful girl, Jenny. It was a very nice ceremony and it was good to see lots of the family… Pictures here:

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Open Water (and Advanced) Course

Posted on April 9, 2011 by Douglas Stetner

Taught another openwater course over the weekend, good fun, good food, good students! Pictures here:

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