Happy birthday to the integrated circuit, which turned 50 years old on Friday.  A tip of my hat to the eight great pioneers who gave birth to the IC, including my personal heroes Gordon Moore and Jay Last, who were honored at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View on Friday.  It was a treat to see their faces and hear them speak of the way their invention has changed the world for all of us.  Read about the celebration here at http://tinyurl.com/r84s5o.  That’s all.