“Dare and do”: That was the personal motto for computer coding pioneer and genius Grace Hopper. And it sounds like the perfect motto for your summer—and for your school year too! Win a copy of this book about Grace by submitting a comment to my blog. Let me know, what will you “dare and do”…
One of the most beautiful things in the world is the IBM Selectric typewriter. It looks like a work of Mondrian, sounds like a tango, smells like the future, and responds like a thoroughbred beneath one’s fingertips. (That covers four out of five senses. I’ve never tasted a Selectric.) When I was quite young, I…