My wonderful colleague Hansen Hsu organized this walking tour of the first Apple facilities with some of Apple's first employees.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbCV...
A short documentary by the Computer History Museum on my colleague Al Kossow's incredible work to recover an essential version of Unix from a tape found at the University of Utah.
youtu.be/-xlq_MPWNKk
An absolutely incredible event on the history of Apple at the Computer History Museum. The launch of David Pogue's new book, "Apple: The First Fify Years."
www.youtube.com/live/w8wt0LB...
> @covie93.bsky.social
My guess is they will try before the general election
This is how he gets the public bailout.
2 Days Left! Call for Applications: ACM History and Archiving Fellowship program, due F. 28th '26 The ACM History Committee plans to support up to five research projects with awards of up to $4,000 each. Graduate students through senior researchers eligible. #histsci
history.acm.org/wp-content/u...
I've transcribed dozens of interviews. With rare exceptions, everyone speaks with those um/uh tics, little restarts, hesitations, and most of us speak in sentence fragments with emphases, tones, pauses that create coherence not replicable in print. Spoken and written are distinct. Translate fairly.
man I can't wait until all this is over and we can just hang around in the library and goof off, read about Cecil Beaton or whatever without a care in the world
Why wouldn’t you just say “new valuation.” It’s entirely redundant and confusing.
What does “post-money” mean?!
I will look into what's going on!
The new episode of the Computer History Museum's "Decoding Tech" podcast features my conversation with W. Patrick McCray about his new book from MIT Press, README.
open.spotify.com/episode/4h49...
Time for a look back at the code that built our world. At the Software Heritage Symposium in Paris, we're visiting the Source Code Exhibition. See it online: https://www.sourcecode-exhibition.softwareheritage.org
#SWH10 #OpenSource
They do have a process for doing this, but it’s lengthy!
Unicode
This is so enraging.
Here's the recording of my conversation with Patrick McCray (@patrickmccray.bsky.social) about his new book from MIT Press, README, at the Computer History Museum. Audio podcast to follow.
youtu.be/reeVfmw4sbI
If you're in the Palo Alto area on January 20, I'll be having a conversation about my new book et al. with @dcbrock.bsky.social at the Computer History Museum.
It will also be live-streamed...
computerhistory.org/events/read-...
Looking for a chance to think about something fun and interesting? Join us in-person or on-line at the Computer History Museum on January 20th to hear @patrickmccray.bsky.social talk about his new book (about books about computing), README.
computerhistory.org/events/read-...
If you're in the Palo Alto area on January 20, I'll be having a conversation about my new book et al. with @dcbrock.bsky.social
computerhistory.org/events/read-...
New CO2-holding #batteries can store 200 megawatt-hours of electricity, stabilizing the grid when renewables need a break. It takes less than two years to build and only requires 5 hectares of flat land to construct. spectrum.ieee.org/co2-battery-...
DC Public Library with a friendly reminder 📚
What is the depreciation schedule for a hyperscaler’s data center? For a non-hyperscaler? @edzitron.com? @karenhao.bsky.social? @bcmerchant.bsky.social?
Can you place a bet on Kalshi that DJT will pardon SBF?
Happy Publication Day to those who celebrate...README is out in the world via @mitpress.bsky.social
mitpress.mit.edu/978026255348...
My new book is a book about books about computing...enjoy!
NEWS: Libraries WIN in federal court!
A judge in RI issued a permanent injunction stopping the Administration from dismantling the Institute of Museum & Library Services and nullifying all actions taken to do so.
Read the ruling: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... (More to come from ALA)
My new book will be out in early December 2025 via
@mitpress.bsky.social
Details at: mitpress.mit.edu/978026255348...
#HistSci #Computing #History #Books 🗃️
Rolling into freshman year of high school with this in-wallet.
