Technology
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Warhol Art Recovered from Floppies Try to imagine how much poorer we would be without this work. I think you will agree with me that the answer is "not at all."
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By robots, of course. I actually rather like the music. And the video is impressive in a sci-fi sort of way.
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Although there is still some argument about it, many experts seem to believe that the Voyager 1 spacecraft has left the solar system. In the absence of a marker out there with a sign saying "You are now leaving the sphere of Sol," there are subtle differences in the relative emptiness of space that distinguish…
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Here is a vision of how the automobile would change the world, as seen in the Illustrated World of May, 1922. It's easy to laugh at a lot of this: "There can be no slums in the future." But really, when you take away the naive gosh-it's-wonderful tone, and the irony of the predictions of…
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Destroy an office printer, I mean. Maybe you've seen this before, but I'm sure you'll enjoy it anyway. I wouldn't be surprised if I've posted it before. The first two scenes here are from earlier in the movie, the rest near the end. (Office Space, and it's very funny.) Warning: a bit of rough language, and…
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I have resisted the smartphone trend, partly out of general contrary reluctance but more out of parsimony: the dang things are expensive, and they cost a lot to use. I do have a mobile phone. I've had one for something like ten years, since I embarked on a long drive alone and my wife talked…
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…as I have, whether an object dropped through the upper surface of a bubble would also pierce the lower surface, or instead arrive at that location after the bubble had finished bursting and was no longer there. Of course the result would vary with the size of the bubble etc., but this answers the question…
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Or at least your email is. I don't think this is exactly a break in my promise not to post about politics till after the New Year, because it's really beyond politics in the usual sense: an NSA whistleblower says everyone in the U.S. is under virtual surveillance. This is a Russian web site, and I…
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Really out there. Somewhat awe-inspiring. And there's this to look forward to.
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As anyone who has a Gmail account knows, Gmail shows you advertising based on the contents of your email, which is creepy and annoying, and occasionally amusing. Like this one: In case anyone reading this doesn't know, I am not a girl of any standing at all, whether standout, stand-in, stand-up, or stand-down. No word…
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