When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is possible, he is almost certainly right. When he states that something is impossible, he is probably wrong. The only way of discovering the limits of the possible is to venture a little way past them into the impossible. Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. by […]
Author Archives: Eero
Man & computer
The film Man & Computer, made in 1965 by IBM’s UK branch, provides a basic understanding of computer operations. A large portion of the film shows the ways in which a computer can be simulated by five people using the standard office equipment of the day. Starting in the 1940s, IBM became a major producer of […]
Back in business
We spent spent June on the road, taking an Eastern Europe tour. Pardon our break in posting.
Web 3
A story about the Semantic Web by Kate Ray. Interviews with: Tim Berners-Lee, Clay Shirky, Chris Dixon, David Weinberger, Nova Spivack, Jason Shellen, Lee Feigenbaum, John Hebeler, Alon Halevy, David Karger, Abraham Bernstein
Apollo 11 Saturn V launch
This clip is raw from Camera E-8 on the launch umbilical tower/mobile launch program of Apollo 11, July 16, 1969. This is an HD transfer from the 16mm original. The camera is running at 500 fps, making the total clip of over 8 minutes represent just 30 seconds of actual time. Narration is provided by […]
Evil interfaces?
A good interface is meant to help users achieve their goals as easily as possible. But an “evil” interface is meant to trick users into doing things they don’t want to — misdirection of browsing, forced viewing of advertisements, malware that masquerades as anti-virus software, and pre-checked checkboxes for unwanted “special offers”. Evil interfaces are […]
A world without planes
Northern Europe, April 18, 2010 at 15:00. A screen capture from flightradar24.com, which shows live airplane traffic from different parts around the world.
