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10 Words You Might Think Came from Science (But Are Really From Science Fiction) Terrence Dorsey25-Oct-11 12:55 Terrence Dorsey 25-Oct-11 12:55  "There is no 'quantum flux'." Source: io9 Wicked use of HTML5 to display sensor data Terrence Dorsey25-Oct-11 12:54 Terrence Dorsey 25-Oct-11 12:54  Keeping an eye on the internet of things. Source: Hack a Day A Fun Little JSON Murder Mystery With IE9 Terrence Dorsey25-Oct-11 12:54 Terrence Dorsey 25-Oct-11 12:54  And I would have gotten away with it, too, if it weren't for your meddling spec. Source: WekeRoad Ten years of Windows XP: how longevity became a curse Terrence Dorsey25-Oct-11 12:53 Terrence Dorsey 25-Oct-11 12:53  Blue screen of decrepitude. Source: Ars Technica The Life and Times of Windows XP Terrence Dorsey25-Oct-11 12:53 Terrence Dorsey 25-Oct-11 12:53  Alt-Tabbing back to the Start. Source: Technologizer Holodesk prototype puts life in computers Terrence Dorsey25-Oct-11 12:52 Terrence Dorsey 25-Oct-11 12:52  Slate... Surface... Star Trek. Source: Physorg.com The Apple-fication of everything Terrence Dorsey25-Oct-11 12:52 Terrence Dorsey 25-Oct-11 12:52  If it hasn’t been re-imagined yet, it will be eventually. Source: SplatF A Eulogy for the Visionaries Terrence Dorsey25-Oct-11 12:51 Terrence Dorsey 25-Oct-11 12:51  Who will remember the Legends of Code? Source: Control Group John McCarthy - Father of AI and Lisp - Dies at 84 Terrence Dorsey25-Oct-11 12:51 Terrence Dorsey 25-Oct-11 12:51  “He wanted AI to pass the Turing test.” Source: Wired Tele Vision Terrence Dorsey25-Oct-11 12:50 Terrence Dorsey 25-Oct-11 12:50  We interrupt this program to bring you... innovation? Source: asymco MarkdownPad is a full-featured Markdown editor for Windows. Terrence Dorsey25-Oct-11 3:33 Terrence Dorsey 25-Oct-11 3:33  *Handy!* **Useful!** # Free! # Source: markdownpad.com/[^] Director of Content Development, The Code Project Father of Lisp and AI John McCarthy has died Terrence Dorsey24-Oct-11 14:37 Terrence Dorsey 24-Oct-11 14:37  (RIP "John McCarthy" (- 2011 1927)) Source: The Register How not to optimize a database Terrence Dorsey24-Oct-11 10:52 Terrence Dorsey 24-Oct-11 10:52  To int or not to int... Source: The Code Project More fun with databases Terrence Dorsey24-Oct-11 10:51 Terrence Dorsey 24-Oct-11 10:51  The Northwind blows. Source: The Code Project The Roots of Lisp Terrence Dorsey24-Oct-11 10:51 Terrence Dorsey 24-Oct-11 10:51  A closer look at John McCarthy's legacy. Source: Paul Graham Why IE6 Still Matters And Why You Should Not Care Terrence Dorsey24-Oct-11 10:51 Terrence Dorsey 24-Oct-11 10:51  The Browsing Dead. Source: ConceivablyTech Bad Timing Terrence Dorsey24-Oct-11 10:50 Terrence Dorsey 24-Oct-11 10:50  What DateTime is it? Source: Dadhacker I hate cut-and-paste Terrence Dorsey24-Oct-11 10:50 Terrence Dorsey 24-Oct-11 10:50  ...but it's better than resorting a pile of punchcards. Source: jacquesmattheij.com Why I Don't Use the GPL Terrence Dorsey24-Oct-11 10:49 Terrence Dorsey 24-Oct-11 10:49  For me, the GPL places far too many restrictions on the free use of software. Source: Radar or get the... How hackers get caught Terrence Dorsey24-Oct-11 10:49 Terrence Dorsey 24-Oct-11 10:49  "Hey y'all... Watch this!" Source: ITworld A New Angle on Cheap LCDs: Making Positive Use of Optical Distortion Terrence Dorsey24-Oct-11 10:48 Terrence Dorsey 24-Oct-11 10:48  Who's looking over your shoulder? Source: Chris Harrison Desktop dreams: Ubuntu 11.10 reviewed Terrence Dorsey24-Oct-11 10:48 Terrence Dorsey 24-Oct-11 10:48  Observing Oneiric Ocelot. Source: Ars Technica Secret iOS business; what you don’t know about your apps Terrence Dorsey24-Oct-11 10:47 Terrence Dorsey 24-Oct-11 10:47  They know you have an app for that... and when you last used it. Source: Troy Hunt Why computer voices are mostly female Terrence Dorsey24-Oct-11 10:47 Terrence Dorsey 24-Oct-11 10:47  MU-TH-R knows best. Source: CNN Re: Why computer voices are mostly female Peter Adam25-Oct-11 8:30 Peter Adam 25-Oct-11 8:30  Article summary: Everyone uses female voices. Apple brilliantly added personality to Siri using female voice. Siri was not an AI according to a CP newsletter of the last week, but it is for the readers of CNN.

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