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Comment Hurricane - shareware (Score 1) 503

Back in the late 80's I wrote a hurricane tracking program called Hurricane (what else) and released it as shareware. I also obtained hurricane data back to 1886 from NOAH and by overlapping every storm track and summing the affected area with wind speed, I found that a section of Florida from Tampa, south to Sarasota, had the least cumulative wind speed. Actually that is the safest area in the southern U.S. when it comes to hurricanes.

But here's hoping for some change on that

Comment In year 2000, it sold for less than cash (Score 1) 398

I purchased Apple stock back in 2000 when it was selling for less than the cash it had in the bank. That is, the brand was worth less than zero. This was right around the height of the internet bubble, and Apple had no "internet play". I bought the stock because I was starting a new company that would consume all my time and wouldn't have time to look at my "portfolio". So I bought Apple, because, get this, it was about the "safest" play out there. Because Apple had a lot of cash in the bank and net income, I figured the worst thing that could happen is it would remain about where it was.

Comment Will there really be a need to own a car then? (Score 1) 650

When autonomous cars become ubiquitous, won't it be more convenient for many people to simple "call them up" on a phone and have it arrive at your door in minutes? No hassle parking downtown, it just lets you off where you want to go, and you fetch a new one when you are filling out the tip line after dinner. Want a luxury car instead for that special evening -- just select that preference. Seating arrangement possibilities allow for many new designs. This era might even be as exciting as the arrival of the horse-less carriage almost a century ago.

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