The Great LonDini

Stay True To You.

In standing up for yourself or what you believe in, it's not always going to make you popular. People don't like it when others rock the boat. They would rather you go with the flow and just stay quiet. Yes you can go along and agree with everyone else because it's the easier thing to do... but in the end you'll only cheat yourself.  So remember this. Everyone holds the right to speak out or stand up for what they believe in. If others don't like it, then that's their problem - not yours...

This Day in Tech History.

Triode Announced 

October 20, 1906

Dr. Lee DeForest announces his three-element electrical vacuum tube, later known as a triode. The triode was able to produce a large voltage-amplifying effect, which when used to amplify weak signals, will make long-distance communication possible for the first time (2022-10-20 15:28:29 +0000 UTC View Post

Quote of the Day.

Never let your sense of morals get in the way of doing what's right.

-Isaac Asimov

Thank You

Thank you, to each and every one of you who attended our San Antonio event, and those who helped make it happened. It was a great success, for an amazing cause. A big thank you to Shelly Belly for her amazing show she put on. She had us all laughing so much to the point of tears. We would also love to give a HUGE shout out to PozVibez for raising over $2700 for TADSAW for our event. You all did an amazing job to help support our event. We cant thank you enough.

Quote of the Day.

The world is round so that friendship may encircle it.

-Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

This Day in Tech History.

First Phone Call Over Outdoor Wires

October 9, 1876

Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Watson demonstrate the first two-way phone call over outdoor wires. Bell and Watson made their call between the cities of Boston and Cambridge (https://thisdayintechhistory.com/).

Quote of the Day.

Love is an act of endless forgiveness, a tender look which becomes a habit.

-Peter Ustinov

This Day in Tech History.

The First Transistor Calculator

October 7, 1954

IBM researchers modify an existing model 604 vacuum tube calculator to use transistors. This experiment didn’t shrink the desk-sized machine nor make it any faster, but it did use only 5% of the power the vacuum tube-based design did. Encouraged by this successful experiment, IBM introduced the first commercial transistor ...

Quote of the Day.

If there is no struggle, there is no progress.

-Frederick Douglass

We’re On Facebook Now!

The great londini is a movement promoting positivity over popularity with over 8 million followers on tiktok and 100 k on Instagram now has a Facebook page and a Facebook group where u can now check out videos and post and join the private group to chat with other followers and supporters to share positivity through Facebook. The link to the private group is https://www.facebook.com/groups/636911151382885/ 2022-10-06 17:29:33 +0000 UTC View Post

This Day in Tech History.

Sputnik Launches the Space Age

October 4, 1957

The first man-made satellite to orbit the Earth, Sputnik 1, is launched from Baikonur, Kazakhstan, marking what is now considered the beginning of the Space Age. Surprising the world with its successful launch, Sputnik triggered the Space Race between the Soviet Union and United States ushering in an era of rapid advancement ...

Quote of the Day.

Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.

-William James

This Day in Tech History.

ENIAC Retired

October 2, 1955

Considered the world’s first fully electronic computer, after eleven years of continuous service the ENIAC computer was retired from service (https://thisdayintechhistory.com/).

Quote of the Day.

There are better starters than me but I'm a strong finisher.

-Usain Bolt

San Antonio

San Antonio

Here we come

October 14th and 15th

to help TADSAW

Through auctions

poker games

and fundraisers

helping veterans

get service dogs

to help them

through their

daily trials

and tribulations

A veteran

shouldn't ever

feel alone

in life

after serving

Dogs

are a veteran's

best friend!

Written by Truckbedpoet

Quote of the Day.

In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on.

-Robert Frost

This Day in Tech History.

The First CD Player

October 1, 1982

The first commercial compact disc player, the Sony CDP-101, goes on sale in Japan (https://thisdayintechhistory.com/.

Quote of the day.

Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go.

-William Feather

Quote of the day.

There are people who have money and people who are rich.

-Coco Chanel

This Day in Tech History.

Apple Asks Us to Think Different

September 28, 1997

Just a little over two weeks after naming Steve Jobs interim CEO, Apple launches their “Think Different” ad campaign. Designed to reintroduce the Apple brand, the campaign was nearly universally praised by the press, general public, and advertising industry, winning several awards along the way. Looking back in cont...

Quote of the day.

A person's a person, no matter how small.

-Dr. Seuss

This Day in Tech History.

Google’s Fake Birthday

September 27th, 1998

Google-Birthday For some peculiar reason, Google has at times chosen the date of September 27th as their birthday, even though it is more officially September 4th or 7th. Google has no explanation for celebrating their birthday on different days over the years other than to say:

"Google opened its doors in September 1998...

Auction Items

The Great Londini Family, TADSAW, and Military Finance hope you will join us in San Antonio, Texas October 14-15 for our fundraiser for Train A Dog, Save A Warrior (TADSAW). This is an amazing opportunity to not only provide much needed service animals to our veterans, but also meet many of your favorite TikTok creators! Tickets for this amazing event are on our website: thegreatlondini.com. Whatmakesusfire is back to MC alon...

This Day in Tech History.

The First Personal Computer You Never Heard Of

September 25, 1973

Micro Computer Machines of Canada introduces their MCM/70 microcomputer at a programmer’s user conference in Toronto. Possibly the earliest commercially manufactured device that can now be considered a personal computer, the MCM/70 gained customers at companies such as Chevron, Mutual Life Insurance, NA...

Quote of the day.

Teamwork – Alone we can do so little. Together we can do so much.

Poker Tournament

Leo is looking to hold a poker tournament while we’re in San Antonio for our event. Proceeds will go to TADSAW. Who is going to sign up and try to kick Leo’s butt in Poker? Sign up for is located at the bottom of our events page on the website.

https://thegreatlondini.com/upcoming-events

Quote of the day.

Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage. 

-Lao Tzu

This Day in Tech History.

Computer Code Protected by Copyright

September 22, 1986

The US District Court for the Northern District of California rules that computer code is protected under copyright law. The ruling stems from the case NEC Corp. v. Intel Corp, which was basically a battle over who had the right to produce x86 processors. The ruling, while finding that Intel had copyright protecti...

Quote of the day.

Happiness is not a goal; it is a by-product.

-Eleanor Roosevelt

This Day in Tech History.

First FORTRAN Program Runs

September 20, 1954

The first FORTRAN program is executed. FORTRAN was developed by IBM scientists who were looking for a better way to program the IBM 704 mainframe computer. It quickly became the dominant programming language for scientific and engineering applications and still is used today, especially in the area of high-performance computin...