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March 3, 1923: US magazine Time publishes its first issue. It lacked the distinctive red border for which the magazine has come to be known. The cover subject was the now-obscure Joseph G. Cannon (the former House Speaker). The whole thing was only 32 pages, including the front and back covers. There are only a few photographs or illustrations, and nary a chart or graphic in sight.

The magazine contains word of the first helicopter, a possible change in divorce laws, the release of the film Adam’s Rib, a new one-cent cigarette tax in Indiana, the British Empire, the latest figures in German reparation payments, legal battle on West Virginia natural resources, Boys will be boys, a "floating school" for the children of the unfortunate rich, and other amusing tidbits from 102 years ago.


TIME magazine, March 3, 1923


The Good Old Days 3½-inch High Density Floppy 1.44 MB Collection.



Possibly, the first print use of the word "floppy" (as it pertains to data storage) is from this magazine article, "IBM's 370/145 Uncovered; Interesting Curves Revealed", Datamation, November 1, 1970.


In May 2016, the United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report that covered the need to upgrade or replace legacy computer systems within federal agencies. According to this document, old IBM Series/1 minicomputers running on 8-inch floppy disks are still used to coordinate "the operational functions of the United States' nuclear forces". The government planned to update some of the technology by the end of the 2017 fiscal year. Floppy Use in Japan's government ended in 2024.

"We have won the war on floppy disks on June 28!" Digital Minister Taro Kono, who has been vocal about wiping out fax machines and other analogue technology in government. (July 3, 2024)

The British Airways Boeing 747-400 fleet, up to its retirement in 2020, used 3½-inch floppy disks to load avionics software.
Boeing 747s still get critical updates via floppy disks


DEF CON 28 Aerospace Village: 747-400 Walk through From a Hacker’s Perspective:



Sony, who had been in the floppy disk business since 1983, ended domestic sales of all six 3½-inch floppy disk models as of March 2011.

Sony Announces the Death of the Floppy Disk


While production of new floppy disk media has ceased, sales and uses of this media from inventories is expected to continue until at least 2026.


"Cave of the Apocalypse" in Patmos, Greece where St. John the Evangelist received his visions and wrote the book of Revelation.

St. Prochorus was one of the 70 Apostles that Christ sent to preach the Good News. Christ told them to take nothing material with them. Their fruits were great. After Christ’s death and resurrection, St. Prochorus was among the first seven deacons in the Church of Christ, chosen by the twelve Apostles because they were full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom. Before going with St. John who was banished to the island of Patmos, St. Prochorus accompanied the holy Apostle Peter and was made by him bishop in the city of Nicomedia. At Patmos, he wrote down the Book of Revelation from the Holy Apostle John the Theologian concerning the final fate of the world. St. Prochorus returned from Patmos and converted pagans to Christ in the City of Antioch. There he received a martyr’s crown. St. Prochorus is commemorated on July 28, along with the Seventy Apostles.

St Nicholas Orthodox Cathedral of Los Angeles - Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America.

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Acting Witan of Mercia


Cause and effect. The pain flows both ways...


DOGE and HHS end $18M contract with Family Endeavors for 'empty facility'

"Baseless" my arse. Put another way it sounds like typical gubermint incompetence due to mismanagement because accountability did not exist in the Biden regime.


Tom Rowsell, British historian, Youtuber, apparently has never been on a roadtrip across America. America has more scenic overgrown roads than the UK has roads at all. Granted the UK may hold the title for potholes. I guess to be fair, extremely narrow country roads is not an American thing, unless you're a timber trucker, live in Appalachia or rural Oregon, etc.