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The Lost Story of Alan Turing's "Delilah" Project (2025)(spectrum.ieee.org)
38 points by asdefghyk 4mo ago|1 comments
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by asdefghyk 4mo ago
A look inside Turing’s notebooks shows his DIY approach
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Redundancies at Microsoft owned Zenimax have begun(thesixthaxis.com)
3 points by asdefghyk 4mo ago|1 comments
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by asdefghyk 4mo ago
The co-founder 3D Realms, George Broussard, is reporting that Microsoft has started swinging the axe at Zenimax, the umbrella company that includes Bethesda (Fallout), ID (Quake), Arkane (Dishonored), Machine Games (Wolfenstein) and Zenimax
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by asdefghyk 4mo ago
Seems to be the origianl collector of equipment ...? https://de-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Walter_Ameling_... Seems he was owner of computer muesuem that closed in 2009 . The next link has MUCH MORE DETAIL abou
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by asdefghyk 4mo ago
The people from computer history muesuem would know moew. They would have asked this info witht hte person that reported the trove too them ... Maybe the professor ( or his legal representitive) instigated the donation to CHM???
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by asdefghyk 4mo ago
WHy is US denying this?
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by asdefghyk 4mo ago
The photo shows a cable ( with insulation ) that looks at least 4 inches thick ... (from a distance )
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by asdefghyk 4mo ago
Very lucky not to have been killed by the high voltages or intense RF energy and or suffer severe burns / blindness ....
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Terrifying -Two airliners took off just metres above airport workers(sbs.com.au)
4 points by asdefghyk 4mo ago|3 comments
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by asdefghyk 4mo ago
A runway change led to two 'terrifying' near misses at this Australian airport. Incredibaly lucky not to be a majoe accident
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by asdefghyk 4mo ago
Having worked as a software configuration manager for several years ... Yes who ever allowed it to be installed .... Should have - before it was deployed ... Should have got independent review of the code and documentation and available sup
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by asdefghyk 4mo ago
RE "...A few years ago there was a story where the single Amiga that ran an entire US school district's HVAC....." https://web.archive.org/web/20150616052358/http://www.geek.c... From cira
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Yahoo reduces email storage limits for free and paid accounts(help.yahoo.com)
2 points by asdefghyk 5mo ago|1 comments
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by asdefghyk 5mo ago
Im not complaining, just observing its happening. I have a paid account, and it went from 1TB to 200 GB included storage. I checked mine and just using 20GB for a several decades old account. Free acounts went from 1TB to 20GB I always did
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by asdefghyk 5mo ago
This post - the title made me remember ... ( as a credit card is about the same size as a business card ) A Linux Business Card CD is a miniature, credit-card-sized optical disc containing a stripped-down, bootable Linux operating system
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by asdefghyk 5mo ago
RE"... title editorializes...." I agree. It seems I can not edit the title now.
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Gifts For Retrocomputing Fans – remix yesterday's tech with a modern spin(spectrum.ieee.org)
5 points by asdefghyk 5mo ago|1 comments
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by asdefghyk 5mo ago
Academic historians, collectors, gamers, and homebrew computer makers have all heightened interest in so-called retrocomputing, which we're going to broadly define as focused on creating a practical encounter with older systems, whethe
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by asdefghyk 5mo ago
Im shocked that in some cases there have been survivors of these attackes and then their has been another attack where these survivors have died .
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US strike campaign against drug boats tops 200 deaths(independent.co.uk)
28 points by asdefghyk 5mo ago|18 comments
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by asdefghyk 5mo ago
But the months-long attacks have reportedly done little to combat the flow of illicit drugs into the country, raising questions about the effectiveness of an operation that law of war experts say amounts to extrajudicial killings and war cr
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by asdefghyk 5mo ago
When you mention, Osborne computer books, and 1980s I think of these (different ) books Osborne Introduction to microcomputers, Volume 0 https://archive.org/details/an-introduction-to-microcomputer... Osborne Introdu
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No captain, my captain – a crewless warship(theregister.com)
10 points by asdefghyk 5mo ago|2 comments
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by asdefghyk 5mo ago
A shipbuilder has put forward a design for an uncrewed warship intended to complement existing naval vessels in what has been dubbed a "hybrid navy," although it may not be an exact fit for any current requirements. It is basicall
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by asdefghyk 5mo ago
RE "....a system costing like 1.5 million dollars, after 30 years of dutiful service....." I immediately wondered ... how long the new system would last or be used .... and how long it would be problem free ?
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by asdefghyk 5mo ago
Why not put a tracking device in it?
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by asdefghyk 5mo ago
AM RAdio also has the advantage of numerous AM recievers widely available. Good for mass communication over high population areas - particully in times of emergency. AM uses less complex systems to transmitt and recieve compared to other m
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Former Price Andrew sexual misconduct being examined(abc.net.au)
6 points by asdefghyk 5mo ago|2 comments
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by asdefghyk 5mo ago
https://inews.co.uk/news/police-widen-andrew-inquiry-include... Relevance to HN I find it fasinating how "rich and famous" people seem to be able to avoid getting into trouble with the law - I guess its the c

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