A busy day was had today!
For the first time ever, I took the huge step in finally recapping my A1200. I've been scared to do this for years, but I previously recapped a Mac Classic logic board's surface mount capacitors successfully and so I thought... Why not?!
Well, it's not a pretty job but it works! The through-hole caps were the most troublesome. Surface mount is much easier.
All recapped and working perfectly for the future!
It’s not too late to stop Trump and the Silicon Valley broligarchy from controlling our lives, but we must act now | Carole Cadwalladr https://www.theguardian.com/global/2025/apr/20/carole-cadwalladr-ted-talk-this-is-what-a-digital-coup-looks-like-its-not-too-late-to-stop-trump-and-the-silicon-valley-broligarchy-from-controlling-our-lives-but-we-must-act-now #Artificialintelligence(AI) #SiliconValley #Technology #SamAltman #Computing #Wikipedia #ElonMusk #ChatGPT #OpenAI #Ted
Designing an Efficient Tree Index on Disaggregated Memory
https://cacm.acm.org/research-highlights/designing-an-efficient-tree-index-on-disaggregated-memory/
Quantum Computing’s Impact on Algorithmic Complexity
https://cacm.acm.org/blogcacm/quantum-computings-impact-on-algorithmic-complexity/
Uxn - Virtual Computer - Equipment - lines
So, let’s have a dedicated Uxn thread! Sound potato What? Uxn is a portable 8-bit virtual computer inspired by forth-machines, capable of running simple tools and games programmable in its own assembly language. In English: Imagine a workstation that is so simple that it can be implemented in an afternoon by a single person. Imagine that every tool/application is a only a few bytes. Software for Uxn are most similar to roms for the classic Nintendo, except that the console is designed es...
I haven’t read all of this gigamegahypersuperthread, but it is too amazing not to share.
After 6 weeks of fiddling, my custom #cellular_automaton just crossed a major milestone: I built a fully functional S-R Latch with it.
This might be the last key component needed to prove it's #Turing_complete.
Feeling hyped. More updates (and logic gates!) coming soon.
Finally, an upgrade! Here's a picture of my new PC with a classic Model M keyboard.
‘Don’t ask what AI can do for us, ask what it is doing to us’: are ChatGPT and co harming human intelligence? https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/apr/19/dont-ask-what-ai-can-do-for-us-ask-what-it-is-doing-to-us-are-chatgpt-and-co-harming-human-intelligence #Artificialintelligence(AI) #Technology #Computing #Chatbots #Science #Society #ChatGPT #Google
I need a momentary button switch (a reset button) that can solder into one of these through-hole pairs, more often used for jumper pins. I can't find any with simply through pins - such buttons always have the rounded fin connectors with an in-bored hole.
Anyone know where I can find such a button? Thanks.
New book in the Unconventional Computing series: Post-Apocalyptic Computing
https://www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/13960#t=aboutBook
#unconventional #computing
This spa’s water is heated by bitcoin mining - At first glance, the Bathhouse spa in Brooklyn looks not so different from other high-en... - https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/04/18/1114464/bitcoin-mining-heat-spas-water-climate-warming/ #subscriber-onlystories #computing #app
Nvidia’s CEO makes surprise visit to Beijing after US restricts chip sales to China https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/apr/17/nvidias-ceo-surprise-visit-beijing-restricts-chip-sales-china #Artificialintelligence(AI) #Internationaltrade #Technologysector #Globaleconomy #Trumptariffs #AsiaPacific #Technology #Worldnews #Computing #Business #DeepSeek #Nvidia #USnews #Taiwan #China
How a 1980s toy robot arm inspired modern robotics - As a child of an electronic engineer, I spent a lot of time in our local Radio Sh... - https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/04/17/1114456/toy-armatron-modern-robotics-ai-nostalgia/ #subscriber-onlystories #computing #app
The thing about "features" is that they aren't linear, they form a tree: *every* technical artifact--hell, every *line* of code--both satisfies some demands and (often) creates new ones.
Deciding which branches to follow, which to prune and when to do both is complex and ever-changing as the delivery system cycles demands...
Much of what's wrong with "product thinking" and "agile" today can be explained as a consequence of placing this responsibility in the hands of folks that neither understand this, nor are accountable to those who do.
Nvidia expects to take $5.5bn hit as US tightens AI chip export rules to China https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/apr/16/nvidia-expects-to-take-55bn-hit-as-us-tightens-ai-chip-export-rules-to-china #Artificialintelligence(AI) #Trumpadministration #Technologysector #Trumptariffs #DonaldTrump #AsiaPacific #Technology #Worldnews #Computing #Business #Tariffs #Nvidia #USnews #China
I have a large pile of old laptop 2.5" HDD drives (NOT SSD) in varying GB sizes. I think I might do something mad with them and build a 20 drive (or more) RAID NAS.
The only thing I need really, is 20 port (or more) SATA PCI-E card... Does such a thing exist?
The Guardian view on Donald Trump’s industrial policy: inward turn by ultimatum | Editorial https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/apr/15/the-guardian-view-on-donald-trump-industrial-policy-inward-turn-by-ultimatum #Artificialintelligence(AI) #Pharmaceuticalsindustry #Intellectualproperty #Internationaltrade #Airlineindustry #Globaleconomy #DonaldTrump #Technology #Computing #Worldnews #JoeBiden #Nvidia #Boeing #USnews
Intel To Sell Majority Stake Of Altera Business For US$4.5 Billion #altera #computing #intel #news
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