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DEC PDP-11 History

http://williambader.com/museum/vax/pdphistory.html

theory of evolution of computers called the Instruction Set Processor (ISP). This language provides a concise and powerful generalized method for defining an abritrary computer sy

action guided by humility

http://communism.org/community/BenSeattle/2019/Proyect-FALC-Roche.htm

connected a total of 6 computers, each located at a different university campus. The current situation (ie: where what posts we see, and who can see what we post -- are controlled

Pipedot

https://pipedot.org/

a pile of brand-new computers to six Office Depot locations around Portland, Ore. Technicians at four shops claimed the PCs showed "symptoms of malware," and offered to sell repai

Moratorium on freaking out about AI

https://kyledrake.com/writings/ai

of the digital world. Computers, he predicted, would be the next important trend after psychedelic drugs: “That’s good news, maybe the best since psychedelics. It’s way off the tr

https://www-users.cse.umn.edu/~odlyzko/doc/decline.txt

https://www-users.cse.umn.edu/~odlyzko/doc/decline.txt

instruction set computers) is an example of unfettered research, in that IBM allowed him to work on whatever he chose. However, Cocke had already made valuable contributions to th

Cybercide III

https://milesfortis.us/dunn/cybercide03.htm

a strong background in computers and owns a houseful of them. One day he had innocently turned one of them on (an old Packard Bell it should be mentioned) and his monitor shorted

THE HISTORY OF COMPUTING

https://ei.cs.vt.edu/~history/

of the Department of ComputerScience at Virginia Tech , and is sponsoredin part by a grant from the National ScienceFoundation ( CDA-9312611 ). This site has been chosen by " Edu-

Geek Test: the original test from innergeek

https://www.innergeek.us/geek-test.html

to program or repair computers   to read or study   to game and/or chat online   because I'm not cool enough to go argued about which "Trek" is the b
Geeks everywhere have taken the Original Geek Test, a comprehensive 542-point survey of how geeky you are. Possible ranks include Geekish Tendencies, Geek, Total Geek, Major Geek,

An Exploration in the Space of Mathematics Educations

http://papert.org/articles/AnExplorationintheSpaceofMathematicsEducations.html

Journal of Computers for Mathematical Learning , Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 95-123, in 1996.     Metaphorical Intentions A mathematical metaphor frames the intentions of this pa

Interfluidity :: Liquidity As Information

https://www.interfluidity.com/posts/1168424241.shtml

that's been ported to computers. Most people who do computerized finance seem to learn this system in much the way one might learn, say, VMS, or the Win32 API - in a practical con

Monero Maximalism: Or, How Bitcoin Is a 💩coin | Luke Smith

https://lukesmith.xyz/articles/monero-maximalism-or-how-bitcoin-is-a-coin/

mining on consumer computers more possible for longer and makes it hard to farm Monero. They use a technology called RandomX to do this. Other Monero Perks In short, Monero is cry
The Biggest Problem with CryptocurrencyMost normal people hear the word "cryptocurrency" and assume thatmeans that they are "cryptic" or "private," bu

Jaron Lanier's Homepage

https://www.jaronlanier.com/

What If Aliens' Quantum Computers Explain Dark Energy?" - A wild thought experiment with physicist Stephon Alexander "The Conscience of Silicon Valley" - GQ Profile "Bringing Us T


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