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Category: Computing
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Your Daily Equation | Episode 05: 1=.9999…
(more…)USB to 15 Pin Joystick Gameport Converter Adapter
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