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That was a weekend...
My parents were in town this weekend. We had some fun, as evidenced by the following statistics:
Bookstores visited: 7 (In Berkeley: Black Oak Books, Other Change of Hobbit, Comic Relief, Half-Price Books, and Pegasus Books. In Mountain View: Book Buyers, Books, Inc.)
Books Purchased: 7 (1 by me: Michael Chabon's Gentlemen of the Road)
Coffee shops visited: 5 (Yali's Cafe, the original Peet's in Berkeley, Berkeley Espresso, Prolific Oven, and a Peet's in Mountain View)
Cups of coffee consumed: I accounted for 5 myself, and I lost track of everyone else's.
Computer history museums visited: 1
Mainframe computers that my father has used in his career viewed: 4 (IBM 7094, IBM 360, SAGE Air Defense computer (possibly the world's only computer with a built-in ash tray), and the PDP-10. Actually, I keep thinking that there was maybe one more in there that I've missed in my count, but those are the ones I can remember.)
Working Difference Engines observed: 1
Miles walked: Uncounted, but I'd say we all got our quota of physical activity this weekend.
Bookstores visited: 7 (In Berkeley: Black Oak Books, Other Change of Hobbit, Comic Relief, Half-Price Books, and Pegasus Books. In Mountain View: Book Buyers, Books, Inc.)
Books Purchased: 7 (1 by me: Michael Chabon's Gentlemen of the Road)
Coffee shops visited: 5 (Yali's Cafe, the original Peet's in Berkeley, Berkeley Espresso, Prolific Oven, and a Peet's in Mountain View)
Cups of coffee consumed: I accounted for 5 myself, and I lost track of everyone else's.
Computer history museums visited: 1
Mainframe computers that my father has used in his career viewed: 4 (IBM 7094, IBM 360, SAGE Air Defense computer (possibly the world's only computer with a built-in ash tray), and the PDP-10. Actually, I keep thinking that there was maybe one more in there that I've missed in my count, but those are the ones I can remember.)
Working Difference Engines observed: 1
Miles walked: Uncounted, but I'd say we all got our quota of physical activity this weekend.
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My folks have been in town this weekend as well. I only took them to one bookstore, but it was Borderlands during LitCrawl, so I think it counts extra.
Most of the coffee we have consumed this weekend has been Peet's, but at home (Major Dickason's Blend).
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I once saw Babbage's difference engine #1 on display at the Science Museum in London, but it was under glass and never turned on.