Steven Levy Revisits Tech Titans, Hackers, Idealists
As with countless others, no doubt, reading Steven Levy’s book, Hackers, set me on a determined path at the age of fifteen to a career in “computers.” I vividly remember reading the 450+ page tome with awe and reverence for the accomplishments of those whose story it chronicles.
I long ago lost my original copy, but this week I’ll buy the 2nd edition of Hackers and rediscover it all over again. Thanks, Steven.
Non-Apple’s Mistake
A very interesting perspective on what the rest of the computing market has failed to do, and how in (not) doing so, it has handed Apple its current market position.
Source: loper-os.org
Trust comes, in part, from simplicity. When something is simple, it’s possible to understand it in fullness. When you understand a thing, you can trust it.
High quality polaroids of the Xerox “Star” 8010 workstation screen and icon development, upon its release in 1981. This is the landmark graphic UI that was the aesthetic foundation for Mac and Windows OS.
Source: bauldoff
Are we using computers to sequence, store, and more faithfully replicate our own genetic code, or are computers optimizing our genetic code (and health) so that we can do a better job of replicating them?
Source: ethanb
Inside the Personal Computer: a 3-D Pop-up guide (1984)
Just got this in the mail today. This book was a gift from my friends Allison and Fred, both of whom are amazing. Exactly like the book itself. (More photos over here on my flickr stream.)
UPDATE: I found a (rather crappy but still fun) YouTube video of this book holy moly.
What a great find.
Source: Flickr / volcanologist
The Dearth of Artificial Intelligence
For the CompSci nerds among us
Source: 3quarksdaily.com
