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Aeroplanes, Airships and Beta Bias
"We cannot understand to what practical use a flying machine that is heavier than air can be put." - Manchester Guardian, 1908 This amusing quote was…
Feb 8
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Louis Anslow
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January 2024
When the Mac was a Munition
The US Government Classed the Power Mac G4 as a Weapon of War
Jan 24
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Louis Anslow
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December 2023
New Years Resolutions of Yore: Vices That Became Virtues
Virtues We Strive to Embrace Were Once Vices We Swore to Eschew
Dec 31, 2023
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Louis Anslow
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When the Wright Brothers Proved the NYtimes Wrong
Fears about old things when they were new
Dec 17, 2023
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Louis Anslow
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How Isaac Asimov Predicted the OpenAI Drama
In 1938, an 18-year-old Isaac Asimov penned his inaugural foray into science fiction, envisioning mans maiden voyage into space - with a twist. The…
Dec 1, 2023
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Louis Anslow
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October 2023
Joe Biden Kicked Off the Encryption Wars
The Crypto Wars, Part - 1
Oct 31, 2023
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Louis Anslow
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Joe Biden Kicked Off the Encryption Wars
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September 2023
When the Mac 'Ruined' Writing
🪶 Quills were once the default writing tool, when pens rose to prominence their impact on writing would be a hot debate in the literary world, one that…
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Sep 19, 2023
August 2023
Telegraph Doomers of the 19th Century - Part 1
Like the web, telegraphy brought rapid changes in society along with very familiar anxieties and criticisms.
Aug 27, 2023
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Louis Anslow
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July 2023
Photocopiers Terrified the Publishing World
“What Hath Xerox Wrought” asked a 1976 Time Magazine headline, the proceeding article prompted readers to imagine if: “some inventive and omnipotent god…
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Jul 27, 2023
The Moon Landing was Opposed by Majority of US
Today marks the 54th anniversary of the moon landing. In retrospect it has almost unanimous support and adoration in the US: pleasing the left as an…
Jul 20, 2023
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Louis Anslow
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When the Walkman was Banned
Surrendering an entire sensory input to wearable technology has always elicited strong responses: from Google Glass, to Oculus Rift and most recently…
Jul 1, 2023
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Louis Anslow
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June 2023
The Unabomber was an AI Doomer (Obviously)
Ted Kaczynski is dead. In this moment of hysteria about AI And its impact on civilisation, it is inevitable that debates about the merits of the…
Jun 12, 2023
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Louis Anslow
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