Dan Bricklin @danb@social.cleverlibre.org

Let’s not miss this anniversary: According to @mkapor over on the birdsite, this past January 26 was the 40th anniversary of shipping Lotus 1-2-3. Congrats to Mitch, Jonathan Sachs, Ben Rosen, and all the many others involved.

@jimcarroll @michelleful Yes, by quite a bit, but part of the long history that inspired it! :)

Aww. May Jeff Beck's memory be a blessing. One of my early, vivid concert memories is seeing him at the Electric Factory in Philadelphia in 1968. I've remembered watching his incredible playing ever since. He had this singer in tight leather pants who swung the mic stand around: Rod Stewart. (I read that 10 Years After also played that day.) Was anybody else in the audience then? #jeffbeck

@apolloni Thanks

@jeffsonstein Fun how that works. I guess there is some destiny in getting certain groups together. Take care.

@Pitosalas Thanks, Pito! Hope things are well.

@Linkshaender @shanselman Thanks for letting me know. Scott finds interesting people but is also so interesting himself! I love his work.

@lauren My wife gave me a set of DVDs of those later programs. Some of my grandkids like watching them when they visit. I watched the original early ones as a kid getting up early Sunday morning on a B&W set.

Maybe more recently MythBusters inspired another generation. Now it could be Mark Rober. (Grandkids have been in to his stuff on their own.)

@lauren Yes. Mr. Wizard in the 1950's & 60's inspired many scientists and engineers (including me) some of whom got us to the moon. Movies, too, like Star Wars and iRobot co-founder Helen Greiner. As a child, she was inspired by the vision of robots like R2D2 in the initial 1977 Star Wars movie. R2D2 was just a facade, but Helen and her workmates brought the vision to life, with some robots autonomously cleaning living-room floors and others with human guidance defusing very real, deadly bombs.

@michael_nielsen Thanks! I guess that's it. I think things picked up right after I edited my bird-site profile.

@afwaller Thanks! We'll see if anybody confirms.

I have not sent many toots since starting on Mastodon (but will eventually), but I have been slowly amassing followers. They appear to be the type of people I've tried to address when I post. (Techie with feelings and appreciate big-picture.) This makes me happy. This is not just people I've followed here following back.

I've been wondering how people are finding me. I did add a link in my bird-site profile, but no post there about that.

@mzagaja Thanks for noticing! The innovations listed on that wall are amazing and I'm honored to be included. About it (near gate C9):
Four Centuries of Innovation: From Massachusetts to the World. Discover the many ways that Massachusetts changed the world throughout history-- including medicine, technology, education, business and social change. Made By : Dr. Robert Krim, Framingham State University, Bishoff Communications