A Post From The Stone Age – Boogieman In Lavender
Stone Knives and Bearskins By Jeff Baker Our computers are down as I write this. At least, the modem and Internet are out. (Word processor still works.) Should have … Read more
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Are Conscious Computers Impossible?
Many advanced artificial intelligence projects say they are working toward building a conscious machine, based on the idea that brain functions merely encode and process multisensory information. The assumption goes, … Read more
SCIENCE: Storing Data in DNA
Government intelligence agencies have a plan to build computers that store information inside DNA and other organic molecules. Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA), a group within the Office of … Read more
TECH: Want a Computer That’s a Million Times Faster?
A billion operations per second isn’t cool. Know what’s cool? A million billion operations per second. That’s the promise of a new computing technique that uses laser-light pulses to make … Read more
Will Handwriting Be Written Off?
When I was in elementary school, we learned both block writing and cursive. I hated cursive. Some people are able to write in cursive and create beautiful handwriting. Mine always … Read more