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Blazecock Pileon — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 09:18:39 -0800

Coming from Uranus to check my style

Smedleyman — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 10:25:38 -0800

Another dimension, new galaxy - J.C.R. Licklider was one of the most influential people in the history of computer science . Dr. Joseph Carl Robnett Licklider (or “Lick”), was the Director of ARPA’s Information Processing Techniques Office and from 1963-64 put in place the funding priorities which would lead to the Internet, and the invention of the mouse, windows and hypertext. In 1960 he was writing about Man-computer symbiosis and The Computer as a Communications Device . He also wrote epic memos such as his 1963 memo to “Members and Affiliates of the Intergalactic Computer Network ”

Data-Driven Enhancement of Facial Attractiveness

phrontist — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 08:44:37 -0800

Data-Driven Enhancement of Facial Attractiveness

DR. SBAITSO WAS MY ONLY FRIEND.

chrismear — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 13:22:45 -0800

DR. SBAITSO WAS MY ONLY FRIEND.

Learn the game that adults play in private--and use it against them!

juv3nal — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:40:59 -0800

Dangerous High School Girls in Trouble! A "board game" where you gather a gang of girls in the roaring 20s and taunt, fib, & flirt your way to high school domination! Gamasutra interview with creator. PlayThisThing! review. (Used to be just a demo. I'd thought that they were going to monetize it, but it looks like the full version on there...maybe it makes you register later on..? Not done replaying to where the demo cut off yet.) Mac & PC versions available. Besides, how could you not love a game with a title like Dangerous High School Girls in Trouble? They're high school girls. They're dangerous. And in trouble.

Nature's Design on Your Desktop

netbros — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 17:01:21 -0800

Designers spend about 90% of their waking life in front of a computer, so the most appealing genre for a wallpaper would be one that has beautiful design mixed with the all important aspect of being outdoors. At their best, desktop wallpapers bring animation to often lifeless computer screens, reflecting the personality of the user and acting as a calling card for creative talent. The Desktopography Project first arrived in 2005 as a place to download nature / topological themed wallpapers with edits from selected designers. They have just released their 2008 library.

An introduction to Bletchley Park

jwells — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 05:16:12 -0800

Bletchley Park: A WWII juggernaut. It decrypted German Enigma (try one!) and Japanese messages on an industrial scale in huts and blocks, had an outpost in Mombasa, and built one of the first modern computers (it helped that Alan Turing was on staff). Now a diverse museum with or without a funding problem, it generated yet more intrigue in 2000 when an Enigma was stolen, and hosts a rebuilt, working Colossus that launched a cipher challenge. Beating it wasn't easy! For those that want to play at home the shop is fantastic, and there is an unrelated project breaking unbroken Enigma messages.

Not to be confused with the Glooper.

Upton O'Good — Sat, 24 May 2008 22:46:10 -0800

The Phillips Machine, also known as the Moniac, is a early analog computer for economic modeling with an unusual twist: all of the computation is done by water flowing through its pipes. The flows represent taxes, income, and so on, and the chambers represent balances held by various bodies. Floats attached to pens can provide graphical output such things as GDP and interest rates, and valves can be opened and shut to change the state of the system in real time. You can listen to a BBC radio segment on the origin of Phillips machine, or see a demonstration of one of the only extant working models at the University of Cambridge. For a more in-depth discussion of its workings, this book has a chapter devoted to the subject, with diagrams, equations, and explanations.

Guernica

Kronos_to_Earth — Thu, 15 May 2008 17:57:53 -0800

A 3D Exploration of Picasso's Guernica (flash movie via)

Technological Darwinism

desjardins — Wed, 14 May 2008 04:15:19 -0800

The Evolution of Computer & Video Games (Google video) The Evolution of Computer Commercials (video) The evolution of mobile phones (video)