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ibm watson laboratory
from computers, programming languages posted in technology by prof_improbable
In 1954, John Backus (and a team of developers) invented the Fortran programming language at the IBM Watson Laboratory on the Columbia University campus. Fortran was the first high level programming language, and it's still used in scientific and industrial applications today.
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from young guns posted in movies by donkeyoti
The town of Los Cerrillos (or just Cerrillos if you're a local) was a filming location for the 1988 film Young Guns. Standing in for Lincoln, NM, the town of Los Cerrillos was a mining boom town in the late 19th century. Today, the Cerrillos Turquoise Mining Museum contains many mining and Old West artifacts, as well as information on Young Guns. Many scenes from the film were shot in and around Cerrillos, including the peyote-eating scene.
view full location details...lifestylez ov da poor & dangerous album cover
from big l posted in music by nevereatshreddedwheat
The photo on the cover of Big L's 1995 debut Lifestylez ov da Poor & Dangerous was taken on the corner of Lenox Avenue and West 139th Street in Harlem.
On the album Big L calls 139 and Lenox the "Danger Zone," which I guess it is. In 1999 he was shot and killed during a drive-by not even a block away when he was only 24.
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from portlandia posted in television by pete_nice
Spyke and Iris bring the battle to MTV headquarters (Viacom building) in NYC to make them play music on their channel again in Season 3, Epidsode 2 of Portlandia.
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from portlandia posted in television by pete_nice
Sandra (Carrie Brownstein) settles into a 4-5 hour yoga meditation at Yoga Pearl during Season 3, Episode 2 of Portlandia.
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