Category Archives: Technology
Programming in 1969
Unix at 50: How the OS that powered smartphones started from failure
Today, Unix powers iOS and Android—its legend begins with a gator and a trio of researchers.
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Your Pa$$word doesn’t matter – Microsoft TechNet
When it comes to composition and length, your password (mostly) doesn’t matter.
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How Honda’s jet engine technology is helping it in F1
Honda continues to make progress in Formula 1 with Red Bull this year, so far without tripping itself up along the way as it has in the past.
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Who needs a primary when we’re first in the nation for computer programming history?
The New Hampshire Department of Transportation has installed a historical marker to mark the invention of the BASIC computer language at Dartmouth College in 1964.
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March 6, 1983: Grace Hopper—She taught computers to talk – YouTube
A Conspiracy To Kill IE6
The bittersweet consequence of YouTube’s incredible growth is that so many stories will be lost underneath all of the layers of new paint. This is why I wanted to tell the story of how, ten years ago, a small team of web developers conspired to… | Chris Zacharias | Founder of imgix. YCombinator alum. Ex-YouTuber. Studied New Media at RIT.
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Privacy Is Just the First Step, the Goal Is Data Ownership
Privacy for privacy sake is a weak argument, and privacy advocates should abandon it.
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