Hacker NewsQian Xuesen: The missile genius America lost and China gained (2025)
#HackerNews #QianXuesen #MissileGenius #AmericaLost #ChinaGained #NavalHistory #TechnologyHistory
ResearchBuzz: FirehoseFound on GitHub: the HN Daily Index. “A daily archive of the top 10 stories on Hacker News, organized by date. Thanks to Hacker News by Y Combinator for the API, and to Colin Percival’s Hacker News Daily for the historical archive going back to 2010.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/03/hn-daily-index/
Dr Leon FurzeWhat happens when Generative AI disappears into the woodwork?
As part of my PhD studies, I read and write a lot of stuff that doesn't really fit into my research, but which I find interesting anyway. I'm categorising these "spare parts" on my blog, and if you're interested in following them you'll find them all here. At the moment we’re still in the thick of the Generative AI hype, with social media posts and articles telling us things like “you’re using ChatGPT wrong” and “here’s how you can maximise your profits and automate your […]https://leonfurze.com/2023/10/11/what-happens-when-generative-ai-disappears-into-the-woodwork/
Sanjay MohindrooA genuine question for policymakers, leaders, and practitioners:
If AI removes the reason many clerical and rule-based jobs existed—not just the tasks—what replaces employment as a source of stability and dignity?
Curious to hear perspectives, especially from those working in government, policy, and large institutions. #AI #FutureOfWork #AIRevolution #TechnologyHistory #AutomationImpact #ClericalWork #PublicSector #Governance #Employment #Productivity #AIReality #HumanInTheLoop
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/ai-isnt-next-industrial-revolution-its-break-pattern-mohindroo--7psic
If AI removes the reason many clerical and rule-based jobs existed—not just the tasks—what replaces employment as a source of stability and dignity?
Curious to hear perspectives, especially from those working in government, policy, and large institutions. #AI #FutureOfWork #AIRevolution #TechnologyHistory #AutomationImpact #ClericalWork #PublicSector #Governance #Employment #Productivity #AIReality #HumanInTheLoop
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/ai-isnt-next-industrial-revolution-its-break-pattern-mohindroo--7psic
Sanjay MohindrooA genuine question for policymakers, leaders, and practitioners:
If AI removes the reason many clerical and rule-based jobs existed—not just the tasks—what replaces employment as a source of stability and dignity?
Curious to hear perspectives, especially from those working in government, policy, and large institutions. #AI #FutureOfWork #AIRevolution #TechnologyHistory #AutomationImpact #ClericalWork #PublicSector #Governance #Employment #Productivity #AIReality #HumanInTheLoop
https://stayingalive.in/cataloguing-strategic-innov/ai-isnt-the-next-industrial.html
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/ai-isnt-next-industrial-revolution-its-break-pattern-mohindroo--7psic
If AI removes the reason many clerical and rule-based jobs existed—not just the tasks—what replaces employment as a source of stability and dignity?
Curious to hear perspectives, especially from those working in government, policy, and large institutions. #AI #FutureOfWork #AIRevolution #TechnologyHistory #AutomationImpact #ClericalWork #PublicSector #Governance #Employment #Productivity #AIReality #HumanInTheLoop
https://stayingalive.in/cataloguing-strategic-innov/ai-isnt-the-next-industrial.html
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/ai-isnt-next-industrial-revolution-its-break-pattern-mohindroo--7psic
MIT Whirlwind I: A High-Speed Electronic Digital Computer (1951)
https://dome.mit.edu/bitstream/handle/1721.3/40245/MC665_r12_R-209.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
#HackerNews #MIT #Whirlwind #I #DigitalComputer #1951 #TechnologyHistory #ComputingInnovation
Brewminate📞🌍 TODAY IN HISTORY: January 7, 1927 – Oceans of Communication
The first transatlantic commercial telephone service connected New York and London by voice.
Expensive and fragile, it nonetheless collapsed distance and reshaped diplomacy, commerce, journalism, and personal life.
The modern world would be built on instant global connection.
No Context Pictures1978 Vintage Calculator - Early Digital Age
The image shows a vintage calculator, likely from around the late 1970s to early 1980s. The device has an LCD screen that displays red text with white characters, indicating its operational state or current input.
https://nocontext.loener.nl/fullpage/01-January1978-Page-292.png
#photography #illustration #madman #nocontext #sfw #vintage #calculator #electronicdevice #technologyhistory #oldtech #redLCDscreen
1980
"How to buy" (likely part of a longer sentence)
Tags: technology history, personal computers, exhibitions, vintage computing
https://nocontext.loener.nl/fullpage/01-January1980-Page-338.png
#photography #illustration #madman #nocontext #sfw #technologyhistory #personalcomputers #exhibitions #vintagecomputing