Category Archives: Computers

The First Computer Bug

Posted on May 4, 2013 by

I had forgotten the origin of the term ‘computer bug.’ Here it is:

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1980s Video Sprite or Chimu Culture Hanging?

Posted on September 5, 2012 by

You decide: The Museum of Fine Arts tells me that this is from the north coast of Peru and was made between 1000–1476 by the Chimu Culture. I think it’s an homage to 1980s video graphics object-oriented programing code.

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With ‘Progressive’ Wisdom Like This, Our Economy Is Doomed: Thoughts on Apple’s Future, and Development Versus Production

Posted on October 17, 2011 by

Progressive wunderkinder Matthew Yglesias demonstrates he doesn’t have a clue as to what it takes to actually manufacture a consumer good: What I think is interesting, however, is a scenario that we can be completely confident won’t be next for … Continue reading →

Posted in Computers, Engineering, Jobs | 3 Comments

Are High-Tech Workers Also Like “Milk Cartons”?

Posted on September 22, 2011 by

Anthropologist Ashley Mears decided to learn more about the fashion industry and how it treats models by becoming one. Here’s one thing she learned: The catch is that there simply isn’t much time to invest; the older a model gets, … Continue reading →

Posted in Computers, Jobs, We're Really Fucked | 5 Comments

Will the Cloud Save Genomics?

Posted on August 10, 2011 by

We will be spending a lot more money on software and people than sequencing, cloud or not.
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Posted in Computers, Genomics | 4 Comments

The Coming Battle for the Cloud: Google+ Versus the iPad

Posted on July 19, 2011 by

In the midst of all the chatter about Google+, many people seem to have ignored what this is really about: monetizing the cloud.
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Posted in Civil Liberties, Computers, Internet | 7 Comments

The IT Version of the Mad Biologist’s Pentultimate Political Philosophy

Posted on June 13, 2011 by

Fix this crap.
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Posted in Computers, Internet | 9 Comments

Creationism and Cybervitalism

Posted on May 25, 2011 by

Revisiting the misuse of “information theory.”
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Posted in Computers, Creationism, Fucking Morons | 16 Comments

One More Reason Why We Need a Financial Transaction Tax: ‘Investing’ on the Millisecond Time Scale

Posted on May 17, 2011 by

Wall Street and the Rise of the Machines.
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Posted in Bidness, Computers, Economics | 14 Comments

Meet the Proto-Meal Organizer: You’re Gonna Need a Really Big App for That

Posted on March 6, 2011 by

It does put smart phones in perspective….
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Posted in Computers, Food