Fascinating Story of a Calculating Device Born (in part) in a Concentration Camp
New Atlas tells the story of the Curta mechanical calculator, and it’s designer Hertzsark who had to draw designs as a prisoner at Buchenwald. It’s well worth reading.
New Atlas tells the story of the Curta mechanical calculator, and it’s designer Hertzsark who had to draw designs as a prisoner at Buchenwald. It’s well worth reading.
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)
I’ve heard a read a bit about this, and decided to look at it a bit more. You’ll the the Amazon.com link to the left. The difference in price/performance between laptops, tablets, and desktops continues to shrink. You can get excellent performance in a laptop. What I’m telling my clients these days is to give…
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I always love it when my lifelong involvement with technology meets my area of formal training, as in the post Manuscripts Digitized at Southern Methodist University from the Center for the Study of New Testament Manuscripts. One of the more interesting—and completely invalid—arguments regarding the text of the New Testament is the idea that I…
Here’s a laptop that will run just about anything you need. I have two clients who have these. One uses three external monitors plus the internal one while not on the road. Make sure to get enough RAM. You’re unlikely to have problems with hard disk space. (Featured image created in about 5 minutes with…
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