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Aug 31, 2026
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- Feb 17, 2009 - Minor interface improvements.
- Feb 11, 2009 - Site had been moved to a new, faster web server.
- Jan 09, 2008 - Contact form implemented. Also some copyright / terms of use notes publshed.
- Jan 08, 2008 - Quotes by source functionality improved. Other cosmetic changes.
- Jan 04, 2008 - Quick Search functionality added. More advanced search is on the go.
- Jan 03, 2008 - Word cloud functionality added. Also all site news are now available on one page.
- Jan 02, 2008 - Added biographies of the authors. Better support for languages other then english
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Random Person of the Day: Jaron Zepel Lanier |
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Jaron Zepel Lanier |
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Jaron Zepel Lanier (born May 3, 1960 in New York City) is a virtual reality developer. He was a pioneer in, and popularized the term "Virtual Reality" (VR) in the early 1980s . At that time, he founded VPL Research, the first company to sell VR products.
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I remember standing there on stage in my new Christmas dress, trying not to cry as the church members smiled, nodded and murmured encouragement from the front row. 'Go 'head, baby.' 'Say it now, Luc.' 'Come on now, baby' But I couldn't remember, and to hide my deep humiliation, my embarassment, I became sullen, angry. 'I don' wanna.' And I stood there with my mouth poked out. It was a scandal! This fresh young nobody baby standing in front of the Lord in His own house talking about what she don't want! I could feel the disapproval pouring over my new dress. Then, like a great tidal wave from the ocean of God, my sanctified mother poured down the Baptist aisle, huge as love, her hand outstretched toward mine. 'Come on, baby,' she smiled, then turned to address the church: 'She don't have to do nothing she don't want to do.' And I was at the same time empowered and made free....
Lucille Clifton
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