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Creating Computers Out of Mushrooms
Researchers at the Unconventional Computing Laboratory are exploring the potential to build computers out of living systems in order to create more complex machines. Current technology operates in binaries despite the fact …
Via newscientist.com
Building Sustainable Computer Chips Out of Mushrooms
There are 50 million tons of electronic waste produced per year, including computer chips which are made from un-recyclable plastic. Within each chip, the substrate—an insulating and cooling layer that transmits data—is …
Link About It: This Week’s Picks
Donating frequent flyer miles to migrants, unveiling Minecraft's Uncensored Library, archiving the internet and more from around the web
Ergonomic iMac Base
$99.00
Designed specifically for 2015 to current Apple iMac and iMac Pro, Nack Studio’s Base lends height and stability to an office set-up. The domestically grown and sustainably sourced black maple ash stand …
Via gizmodo.com
Farewell to Cut, Copy, and Paste Inventor Larry Tesler
An Apple, Xerox, Amazon, Yahoo, and 23AndMe alum—and an early researcher in the field of artificial intelligence—Larry Tesler may not be as well-known as early computing icons like Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, …
Insight on the Keyboard, Speakers + Performance of the All-New 16-Inch MacBook Pro
From the return of the escape key to substantial spec upgrades inside and out
The Mysterious Affair at Olivetti
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Respected biographer Meryle Secrest seeks to uncover a Cold War era conspiracy in her new book The Mysterious Affair at Olivetti: IBM, the CIA, and the Cold War Conspiracy to Shut Down …
Via nytimes.com
Google Announces Breakthrough in Computing Speed
Since the 1980s, Google has been developing technology called “quantum supremacy” that could revolutionize computing speeds. This past week, “a mathematical calculation that the largest supercomputers could not complete in under 10,000 …
Do You Compute? Selling Tech from the Atomic Age to the Y2K Bug
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Covering the years 1950 to 1999, Do You Compute? Selling Tech from the Atomic Age to the Y2K Bug compiles the most memorable tech (specifically computer) advertising of the 20th century. A …