This is a series of posts that will talk about my favorite songs that mention celebrities either in the title or lyrics. See if you agree with any of these!
“Buddy Holly” is a 1994 song by Weezer, written by frontman Rivers Cuomo, and released as the second single from their debut album, Weezer (The Blue Album); the track blends power pop and alternative rock with playful lyrics that reference pop culture, most notably name-dropping 1950s rock and roll pioneer Buddy Holly and actress Mary Tyler Moore,
Created to simplify and standardize the myriad of connectors used to interface peripherals with personal computers.
The Universal Serial Bus, more commonly known as USB, is a standardized technology that has revolutionized the way electronic devices connect and communicate. Initially developed in the mid-1990s, USB was created to simplify and standardize the myriad of connectors used to interface peripherals with personal computers.
Because people are round, not square
A manhole is just what it seems, an access hole, large enough for a man to climb down to the sewer. So why aren’t they rectangular or square? Well, a round cover can’t fall through its hole. A square cover turned diagonally will slide right through its square opening.
x,y position indicator for a display system
In 1967, the patent was filed for the first mouse, calling it an “x,y position indicator for a display system.” The patent was awarded in 1970. Douglas Engelbart (January 30, 1925 – July 2, 2013) conceived the mouse while attending a conference on computer graphics, where he started thinking about how to improve interactive computing.
