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Other Links of Interest
I have a separate page for sites related to Covid-19 Project Venona – How the NSA thwarted an “unbreakable” Soviet cipher system. The original NSA article that I referenced here has been replaced by the link above. This new link has both more and less information than the original; more in that it lists 100… Continue reading Other Links of Interest
Where I Live
Currently I live in the Greenmeadow community which is in the city of Palo Alto, California.
Where I Worked
I am now retired. Previous employers: Roku working on testing automation for set-top boxes and streaming sticks, smart TVs and speakers. Apple working on testing the Maps application. Lab 126 (a subsidiary of Amazon) where I worked on the Kindle, Fire Tablet, and the Echo. VMware where I worked on test automation for the Volume Manager. VERITAS where I worked… Continue reading Where I Worked
Professional Associations
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Mathematics, Music, and Emotion
Copyright © 2010, Glenn Story I begin with a warning: this is going to be technical, both mathematically and musically. My hope is to explain a complex subject clearly. I remember once being in a movie theater in Japan and laughing along with the audience even though I hadn’t understood the dialog. Perhaps you’ve experienced… Continue reading Mathematics, Music, and Emotion
Do Animals Love?
Copyright © 2009, Glenn Story Before I address the question of whether animals love, let me say what I don’t mean, lest there be any confusion on the subject. Certainly all animals experience sexual desire. If a species lacked that quality, they would swiftly die out. So I’m not talking about sexual desire. Nor am… Continue reading Do Animals Love?
Bike Ride
Copyright © 2009, Glenn Story The weather is warm — hot in the direct sun. But once I start riding the breeze created by my movement is cooling and refreshing. This is the shortest of the normal courses I ride. I ride past the abandoned HP facility — jobs all gone to India. Through an… Continue reading Bike Ride
PC Boot Sequence
This collection of pages describes how a PC boots. “Booting” is the process of loading and starting the operating system, the fundamental piece of software that in turn loads your applications. The boot sequence consists of these steps: Initiating the boot sequence. Power on Reset or Other Basic Input Output System (BIOS) Power On Self… Continue reading PC Boot Sequence