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The history of technology and technology throughout history; human innovation from the first stone tool to the iPhone and beyond.
Wedge Rats Wreak Revenge!
My hubster’s a programmer. Has been since he was in elementary school, long before we met in college, that’s how long. He de-bugged his father’s punch card programs; his father worked for Pratt & Whitney. Dad had a patent with his name on it and everything. Look up the JT8D engine, and you’ll see that smarts run in the family. (Not so much common sense, but that’s a whole bunch of different stories…)
By Meredith Harmonabout 8 hours ago in 01
Remember When AOL Came in a Box of Cheerios?
There was a time when getting on the internet could begin with breakfast. You could open a box of Cheerios, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, or Honey Nut Cheerios and find a little cardboard sleeve containing a CD-ROM. Printed across the packaging was an offer that seemed almost too good to be true: 50 Free Hours! Sometimes it was 700 Hours Free! Apparently, the internet was giving itself away, and all you needed was a bowl of cereal to get started.
By Tim Carmichaela day ago in 01
From Dial-Up to Broadband
I recently heard that Al Gore claimed to be the inventor of the internet. As it turned out, it was in a 1999 CNN interview that he actually said, “During my service in the United States Congress, I took the initiative in creating the Internet.”
By David E. Perrya day ago in 01
Digital Entertainment in Nepal: Understanding Online Platforms, Payments, and Responsible Choices
The internet has changed how people in Nepal access information, communicate, make payments, and spend their leisure time. Activities that once required physical visits or face-to-face interactions can now be explored through websites and mobile applications. This development has created new opportunities, but it has also introduced questions about privacy, financial security, and responsible online behavior.
By charliesamuel2 days ago in 01
My Own Personal History Of Computer Gaming
I am going to start this with the reason why I could never learn to ride a motorcycle as a teenager. I learned to drive, but when I got on a full-blown motorcycle, there were so many things to remember and control that I usually ended up just falling off. I could ride a moped because everything was on the handlebars, and a speedway bike was brilliant, just an accelerator and no brakes, perfectly simple, but a full-blown motorcycle, I just couldn’t cut it.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 3 days ago in 01
My First Internet Memories Are A Mixed Bag of Emotions
Contact has been made How do I describe my first Internet experiences? They were unique and opened the world to me. Logging on for online access seemed magical and mystical when I first used the Web in the late 1990s.
By Cheryl E Preston3 days ago in 01
FIRST POSTER REVEAL — SIXTY SECONDS ⏱️ The clock is ticking. Get your first look at Sixty Seconds - and stay tuned for what’s next. Andreas Szakacs Productions presents.
In filmmaking, anticipation often begins long before audiences see a trailer or watch the first scene. Sometimes, a title, a single image, or a carefully designed poster is enough to introduce a project and encourage people to start asking questions. That is exactly what happens with Sixty Seconds , an upcoming film presented by Andreas Szakacs Productions, which has now revealed its first official poster.
By Andreas szakacs5 days ago in 01
Australian Author Junior Joseph Returns with a New Exploration of Reality and Ancient History
Questions about human existence, spirituality and the nature of reality have occupied philosophers, historians and religious thinkers for centuries. While some seek answers through scientific research, others explore ancient texts, cultural traditions and personal experiences. Queensland-based Australian author Junior Joseph brings several of these perspectives together in his forthcoming book, The Echo That Rewrote the Firmament .
By charliesamuel9 days ago in 01
Ten Everyday Objects With Surprisingly Dark Origins
We use them without thinking twice. We cut paper, check the time, apply lipstick, set alarms, and heat leftovers in the microwave. These objects are so deeply woven into everyday life that it's easy to forget they all had to come from somewhere.
By Kristen Barenthaler14 days ago in 01
Ten Unsettling Unsolved Mysteries From the Internet Age
Cicada 3301’s Impossible Puzzles Cicada 3301 is a complex, multi-layered international internet puzzle that first appeared on 4chan in January 2012 and ran through 2014. Billed as an elaborate recruitment test by an anonymous group focused on privacy, cryptography, and information freedom, it is widely regarded as one of the most difficult and enduring mysteries on the internet.
By Kristen Barenthaler18 days ago in 01
No Longer Laughing
I wonder if I am taking things too seriously in life. I will admit to you all that I write for multiple pages online, and that one of those pages had this image on its remaining screen when I went to see what I could add this week. Peliplat was a web site devoted to media, meaning television, movies, anime, videogames, and the like. Many of the contributors seemed to come from the west coast, meaning Vancouver and California (certain articles were all in Spanish). It also ran challenges, but these were far less lucrative in the last years (they gave out something called Light Points for a particularly good piece of writing). And I was a regular contributor this past year…until I noticed something odd.
By Kendall Defoe 27 days ago in 01
