This is beyond…

#LeMonde reporting that a French scientist traveling to Houston to attend a conference was denied entry to #US after a #search of his #phone & #computer revealed messages critical of #Trump's #science cuts, "which [says #CPB] conveyed hatred of Trump & could be qualified as terrorism". Computer confiscated.

#law #geopolitics #USpol #authoritarianism #dictatorship #FreeSpeech #ThoughtPolice #Nazis #ViewpointDiscrimination
https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/03/19/etats-unis-un-chercheur-francais-refoule-pour-avoir-exprime-une-opinion-personnelle-sur-la-politique-menee-par-l-administration-trump_6583618_3210.html

Adam Osborne, who died OTD in 2003, introduced the Osborne 1, the first commercially successful portable #computer https://cromwell-intl.com/open-source/performance-tuning/?s=mb #history

Guys I've been thinking about this recently
So the telegraph has existed for a while, and became widespread in 1800s. Charles Babbage worked on the first mechanical #computers in the 1820s

What would be the earliest point in time in which a #Bitcoin like #Blockchain could've been made?

As I understand it all the system needs is a #network of computers each running a program that checks for transactions

I'm wondering if a different hash function was used it could be a lot simpler to implement into hardware, but if mechanical computing wasn't powerful enough for that the earliest might've been after WWII with the code breaking machines that the Allies invented

Any boosts would be greatly appreciated!

Howard H. Aiken, who died OTD in 1973, was the original conceptual designer behind IBM's Harvard Mark I #computer https://cromwell-intl.com/open-source/linux-boot.html?s=mb #history

Here are some useful and common keyboard shortcuts in Windows that can help you navigate and work more efficiently: Ctrl+C (copy), Ctrl+X (cut), Ctrl+V (paste), Ctrl+A (select all), Alt+F4 (close window), Win+D (show/hide desktop) https://www.windowscult.com/windows-10-keyboard-shortcuts/
#computer, #tech #technology

That's nice!

How old is your computer?

Buying fewer electronic devices is a great way to reduce our carbon footprint (and save money!).

Unfortunately, "planned obsolescence" is a reality, and it means that electronics are designed to break down quickly or software updates force you to buy more "modern" equipment.

So, if you want to track or celebrate the anniversary of your devices, check out this idea!

We don't know who is behind this small online shop, but they have created some nice stickers that you can use in your devices to celebrate every year they survive to the digital obsolescence.

Link here: https://vignette-tech.fr/produit/vignette-tech/

And we would like to know:

How old is your oldest computer or mobile phone?

And have you ever bought an electronic that didn't last two years and has already broken or become obsolete?

The critical #computer systems still relying on decades-old #code – #Software used by banks and the space industry may still rely on #archaic code. We went in search of the oldest code in use and asked, what happens when it #glitches?
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26535330-100-the-critical-computer-systems-still-relying-on-decades-old-code/

Een NUC: less is more – en veel beter
Een NUC is leuk, goedkoop en heel goed bruikbaar. Recent is een gebruikt exemplaar aangeschaft dat een fullsize pc vervangt. Het machientje kan ook makkelijk mee in de rugzak om extern te worden gebruikt. Brede in
https://www.niamat.nl/blog/een-nuc-less-is-more-en-veel-beter/
#Overig #computer #stroom

Howard H. Aiken, born OTD in 1900, was the original conceptual designer behind IBM's Harvard Mark I #computer https://cromwell-intl.com/open-source/linux-boot.html?s=mb #history

Make Tower Controller Again

Betty Holberton, born OTD in 1917, was one of the six original programmers of the first general-purpose electronic digital computer, ENIAC; she invented breakpoints in #computer debugging https://cromwell-intl.com/open-source/performance-tuning/?s=mb #history

Adam Osborne, born OTD in 1939, introduced the Osborne 1, the first commercially successful portable #computer https://cromwell-intl.com/open-source/performance-tuning/?s=mb #history

"A computer is like air conditioning - it becomes useless when you open Windows"
— Linus Torvalds

Photonischer Chip - schnell und energieeffizient

Rechenzentren verbrauchen immer mehr Energie. Ein Start-up aus Stuttgart will Abhilfe schaffen und hat einen Chip entwickelt, der mit Licht statt mit Strom rechnet - und deutlich weniger Energie verbraucht. Von Frank Wittig.

https://www.tagesschau.de/wissen/technologie/photonische-chips-100.html?at_medium=mastodon&at_campaign=tagesschau.de

Looks like time got away from me this evening. I have been working on locking down some private web services, and migrating my #Feedbin instance. Probably time to get off the #computer and relax for the rest of the evening. That and get some dinner!

#Docker #Proxmox #LXC #Ubuntu

Linux: Built different