An anthropologist at Tulane has just come back from a field trip to New Guinea with reports of a tribe so primitive that they have Tide but not new Tide with lemon-fresh Borax.
-- David Letterman
Category: Computing
Push Notifications
Push Notifications – Last Week Tonight with John Oliver:
(more…)HAL’s Birthday
Good afternoon, gentlemen. I am a HAL 9000 computer. I became operational at the H.A.L. plant in Urbana, Illinois on the 12th of January 1992. My instructor was Mr. Langley, and he taught me to sing a song. If you’d like to hear it I can sing it for you. — HAL 9000 (2001: A … Continue reading “HAL’s Birthday”
Algorithms, Complexity, Life, and The Art of Computer Programming
Donald Knuth: Algorithms, Complexity, Life, and The Art of Computer Programming | AI Podcast
(more…)A computer for the new decade
Twitter/Facebook/Instagram should be the side dish, not the main course
I’ve had a web presence since 1995… NONSTOP SINCE 1998, PALAlso, yes, this. I'm not leaving Twitter but I am strongly encouraging people to build/repopulate their own sites, stuff them full of content, and encourage people to visit them there. Twitter/Facebook/Insta should be the side dish, not the main course. https://t.co/5wkgo0E2lj— John Scalzi (@scalzi) January … Continue reading “Twitter/Facebook/Instagram should be the side dish, not the main course”
Voting Machines
Voting Machines – Last Week Tonight with John Oliver:
(more…)Major policy decisions at Facebook are being driven by three Republican political operatives
2. "Decisions are made to benefit Republicans because they are paranoid about their reputation among conservative Republicans, particularly Trump," one former Facebook employee who worked in the DC office said https://t.co/5mBoi8301s— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) October 17, 2019
Banned the Nazis
NEW: We have reporting inside Twitter that explains why Jack hasn't "banned the Nazis:" Treating white supremacy like ISIS would mean autobanning some Republican politicians https://t.co/2VmUpqzM7p— Jason Koebler (@jason_koebler) April 25, 2019
Public Shaming
Public Shaming – Last Week Tonight with John Oliver:
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