The Bug
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| Originally published | 2003 |
| Authors | Ellen Ullman |
| Genres | Thriller |
| Suspense | |
| Psychological Fiction | |
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| ID | 2380105 |
About The Bug
"The story is narrated by Roberta Walton from the perspective of 2000, remembering her first IT job as a quality-checker for Telligentsia, which she takes after a failed bid for an academic job in linguistics. . . .
Cardiff Half Marathon: Runners get engaged near finish line
... " We just got The Bug and we ve actually booked another [half marathon] in two weeks time so we can get the pace that we want, " she said...
Amateur photographer snaps pink grasshopper in Lincoln
... Mr Ward, a keen macro photographer, estimated The Bug was between 15 and 20mm in length, adding: " I didn t think much of it at first until I looked up how rare seeing one actually is...
Pigeon racing: The young fanciers keeping the sport alive
... A year-round commitment, mucking out a pigeon loft is certainly not every child s idea of fun but some young people have caught The Bug from their family...
Dad completes 1,000 days of toy car photos around the UK
... It started as a lockdown project in 2020 but he caught The Bug and it turned into a three-year project capturing images of his son s Hot Wheels miniature cars in locations from Edinburgh Castle to Buckingham Palace...
New superbug-killing antibiotic discovered using AI
... Dr Jonathan Stokes, from McMaster University, describes The Bug as " public enemy number one" as it s " really common" to find cases where it is " resistant to nearly every antibiotic"...
Music festivals where Glastonbury meets Vicar of Dibley
... " The most important thing - the musicMore than 70 Welsh unsigned artists are among the acts at this year s festival hoping to follow in the footsteps of Boy Azooga, BBC 6 Music favourites The Bug Club and Violet Skies and get a record deal after playing Devauden...
Eurovision 2023: Airbnb host tried to increase rent from £465 to over £2,000
... I just love it, I ve got The Bug, " he said...
North West Computer Museum aims to give new life to old consoles
... " The biggest buzz in the world for me would be for a young kid from Leigh to come in and check out an electronics board and then for them to get The Bug and go on to develop their own company, " he said...
North West Computer Museum aims to give new life to old consoles
By Jenny ColemanBBC News
From Pong and Pac-Man to Halo and Half-Life, a new computer museum is celebrating the rich history of gaming - and is ready to help fix people's broken consoles too.
The North West Computer Museum showcases video game classics from the 1970s to The Present day.
It also has a myriad Of Machines , such as Acorn Electrons, Sinclair ZX80s, Xbox 360s and even a replica Apple-1.
Joseph Kay , who set it up, said it was all about " getting hands-on".
He Said as much as he wanted people to enjoy the exhibits, he also wanted anyone with an old or unwanted console to bring it in for a revamp.
" I want to help people understand they often can fix and not just bin broken computers and games consoles, " He Said .
" It's sad seeing we have become such a throwaway society.
" It's not good for The Environment and it's not good for people's pockets. "
He Said The Museum 's staff would be available to anyone wanting to give repairs a go.
" We can help teach people to fix their broken Xbox-360, " He Said .
" You don't have to buy a new one. Bring it to us, swap some parts, and we'll help you fix it.
" This museum is about people getting hands-on, using and understanding how computers actually work. "
The crowdfunded museum, which has opened at Leigh Spinners Mill in Greater Manchester , has More Than 140 items are on display, all of which have been collected by Mr Kay and refurbished by the 56-year-old and his team of volunteers.
It also features a retro arcade room and an educational suite to teach Computer Programming and electronical repairs.
Alongside his own collecting, Mr Kay also works with Wigan Council Recycling Centre to obtain electronics which would have otherwise been Thrown Away .
He Said the idea for a permanent site came after the success of a pop-up exhibition he ran for a week in 2018.
" Kids were being dragged in by their parents who wanted to show them old tech they used to use as children, " He Said .
" Once The Kids got their hands on the technology for themselves, they couldn't be dragged out.
" That's when I knew I should Do Something to encourage that. "
Mr Kay, who has a background in computing, has spent three years securing a permanent site and, after delays due to the Covid-19 pandemic, said he was " excited and nervous" to finally be opening The Doors .
" The biggest buzz in The World for me would be for a young kid from Leigh to come in and check out an electronics board And Then for them to get The Bug and Go On to develop their own company, " He Said .
" Who Knows ? We might even help inspire The Next Steve Jobs .
" That would Make Me and The Team here extremely proud. "
Source of news: bbc.com
