… or going to Mars. They’re working on some new ideas, with Soyuz as the only remaining vehicle.
I enjoyed reading a short article on the history of Computer Bulletin Board Systems (later just BBS) on ZDNet, not because I was there at the start (in 1978 I was learning how to work with a programmable calculator), but because it ended up at Fidonet. Starting in 1985 I operated a Fidonet BBS in…
Opensource.com provides some important predictions about AI over the coming year.
Social media and other technology is taking over the way you get information. Learn and take control.
They look at gadgets that apply existing technology. My only comment is that I think many of these things will happen sooner than that. Related articles On the go: Top gear in the year 2031 (gizmag.com) Touchscreen made of ice (makezine.com) NASA envisions neighborhood micro-airports to let travelers bypass pesky streets [Airports] (io9.com)
In 1980, when I was in graduate school, a friend of mine and I attended a computer show that was intended to demonstrate the latest in information technology to graduate students. The entire show could be fit into a single classroom. I remember stopping at one of the tables, run by a major company, and…
… and does it matter? Most people probably don’t. Claire Evans on ScienceBlogs gives an overview with a look at how most of us relate to technology. I often wonder whether technology can continue to progress at its current pace if less and less of us understand it. But perhaps it only requires a few…
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