Naming the technologies that result from this new architecture is a bit like someone in the 1970s suggesting that a bookseller would be the largest “cloud provider”, or that your phone could play “all the music ever produced” along with “high definition movies”. We are once again at the dawn of a new technology architecture. So the technologies that we take for granted such as Google Maps, social media, and modern communications, would not be possible without new architectures. And in my house at that time “touchscreen” was not in anyone’s vocabulary and our only screen was a black and white TV that took 5 minutes to warm up. Nor would we have GPS which received its name in that same year. Without new architectures, the first cell phone call would not have been made in 1973. The key to the advancement of technology is architecture… the novel assembly of existing technologies to enable new capabilities. Like the semiconductor, which led to transistors, which led to modern computing, these building blocks have spawned new mini-S curves such as cloud computing, big data, and social media. Semiconductors had actually been in development since the late 1800s, but it was a modern architecture in the 1950s that unleashed a technology revolution. The first commercial transistors produced in the 1950s introduced a new architecture that combined many technologies such as semiconductors. The mobile phone benefits from many S-curves with the most obvious being the transistor. One of the great examples of technology S-curves is the mobile phone. This is where investments are made that if made wisely, drive market leadership, new categories, new life changing experiences, and generational wealth for everyone who participate. ![]() These leap-frog periods are often called disruptions, or S-curves. What makes the business of technology exciting is the leap-frog advancements that transcend capabilities from evolutionary, to revolutionary. And who doesn’t want more agility and performance adeptness? After the pool party, Whiteside and his friends plan to have a sleepover.Technology comes from the greek word “techne” which can be translated in part as “cunning of hand” or in other words: the enablement of performance adeptness. To celebrate his birthday this year, Whiteside is going to have a party at the local wave pool. This year, Whiteside will be able to celebrate his birthday on the actual day. As he has gotten older and began to understand, however, he now wants his own special day. In the past, Gunnar shared a birthday with his sister Maddix. When Gunnar was young, he hated being a leap year baby because his sisters always teased him about only being a year old. Ruth Whiteside, grandmother to Gunnar, spoke of her grandson and stated what a joy he is to be around. Gunnar loves to play all sports and is a very outgoing boy and has a huge heart and infectious personality. Born to Thad and Mandy Whiteside, Gunnar has two sisters, Jessica and Maddix Whiteside. ![]() 29.Ĭarbon County is home to a leap year baby. Considering this statistic, about 4.1 million people around the world were brought into the world on the Feb. It is a rare situation, 1 in 1,461, of having a leap year birthday. Others choose to only observe their birthdays on the authentic date. A person who is born on February 29 is often considered a “leapling” or a “leap-year baby.” Since a leap year only occurs once every four years, some people with these special birthdays celebrate on either Feb. However, the rumors behind this tale are dubious at best.Ī big point of interest when it comes to leap year, however, is the leap year birthday. The man who refused the proposal was handed a fine. This particular law allowed unmarried women the freedom to propose but only during a leap year. Patrick then gave permission every four years for the women to ask the question.Īnother theory behind this is that Queen Margaret of Scotland was behind the fabled Scottish law of 1288. Patrick that women had to wait too long for their suitors to pluck up some courage and propose. According to legend, an Irish nun called St. The reason behind this, in theory, is that the custom dates back to the fifth century. Leap years are interestingly marked as a time for women to propose to men. Thus leap years are added as a means of keeping clocks and calendars in sync with the earth and its seasons. The Gregorian calendar, however, uses 365 days. A complete orbit of the earth around the sun takes exactly 365.2422 days to fully complete. The addition of the leap year is down to the solar system’s disparity with the Gregorian calendar. ![]() This occurrence technically takes place every four years. A leap year is a year where an extra day is added to the end of February.
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