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Cream of the Cool

Writer, Entrepreneur and Owner of E2.


"Jay? He's just one of the guys" - alex


Jay Bonci¹ is well-known to users of the website Everything2, both as a writing contributor, editing administrator and owner of the Everything2 business. A long-time member of the site, his personal life has nonetheless been shrouded in mystery for years. Just a handful of people claim to have…

American economist, professor, author, and pundit, born in 1953 to traveling circus folk in Zipperhead, New York. He grew up traveling throughout the Northeast with his family in Lucifer Bleake's Traveling Darkside Carnival and Hell Circus, one of a number of evil carnivals that roamed the nation during the early to mid-20th century, seeking souls to enslave and fantasy writers to inspire. While his family tempted and devoured farmhands and schoolteachers, young Paul…

A solid state disk, or disc, (hereafter SSD) refers to computer primary storage that has no moving parts. Whereas traditional forms of primary storage were rust-covered Frisbees, brown donuts or long strands of magnetized Christmas Tree trimmings, an SSD is comprised wholly of Flash Memory*.

SSDs are a huge advancement in computer technology in that they have become one of the best ways to wrest cash from the pockets…

In a small way for some, a huge way for others, history was made early this morning.

At 0744 GMT, a Falcon 9 booster with a Dragon spacecraft atop it successfully launched from Cape Canaveral. 13 minutes later, it was in orbit. It successfully shut down its engines and deployed its solar panels, switching to solar power.

Even as I write this, thousands of people involved - the employees and relations of SpaceX foremost - are celebrating.

The United States has placed a…