Short bio of Margaret Hamilton, who coined the term software engineering and developed the software for the AGC – Apollo Guidance Computer. https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid033qv8ZvrxPXnePpMAZwdJZ4KusuUWxP1279o5RK67KfbtwnLFCD91kLDU4pyHjJu2l&id=61561797488597&post_id=61561797488597_pfbid033qv8ZvrxPXnePpMAZwdJZ4KusuUWxP1279o5RK67KfbtwnLFCD91kLDU4pyHjJu2l&mibextid=CDWPTG
Archive for the ‘computer history’ Category:
2026-05-26 Tesla’s unsupervised Robotaxi fleet has shrunk to only 20 active vehicles
Electrek article 😠 https://www.facebook.com/100064672212764/posts/pfbid06fd6bET3XApz6ydVPtPbC2JwrtHNZ6qwg8mBLgEpcxrpR9UMLTEBVkJa4WCMLoxul/?mibextid=CDWPTG
2026-04-18 What The Old Microwave Telecomms Channels Were Like Before Digital
I occasionally think of what possible things might have been sent over this microwave radio. When I was in Germany in the army we had microwave telecomm links on the tops of hills to connect our hawk missile sites to our headquarters. We had the voice channels connected to our switchboard and if you were
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2026-04-13 Asianometry Tells About The Regency TR-1 Using A Matched Pair Of 2N185 Texas Instruments Germanium Transistors
Asianometry tells about the Regency TR-1 using a matched pair of 2N185 Texas Instruments germanium transistors. After 2:20 time
2026-01-14 History Of First Digital Camera, Kodak Researcher
The used a cassette recorder to store the photo and play it back. https://spectrum.ieee.org/first-digital-camera-history?fbclid=IwdGRzaAPVVKFjbGNrA9VS7mV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHmbAC3KQ45zuuvHG-fgR6vTCncLee1hqvshLQ0ImklaCVZqVRjvVEz2FdmeY_aem_eXezm2tGP2Rnsz_HIO7IEQ
2025-09-19 Data Centers Are Causing Most Of The Increases In Our Electric Bills
This is a major reason why our electricity bills are going up. It’s happening all over the country.
2025-01-01 QR Codes Explained, Plus Bar Codes
Derek Veritasium shows us how QR codes work. He pronounces the a in Veritasium like the a in tassel. https://www.facebook.com/reel/2506467346230147?mibextid=9drbnH&s=yWDuG2&fs=e
2024-12-08 Derek Veritasium – Game Theory, Which Strategy Wins
Very interesting. So iets & nuclear bombs as first example. Then after many rounds of game to see which strategy works best. https://www.facebook.com/veritasium/videos/2169334116741310/?mibextid=9drbnH
2024-12-06 Elon Talks About Having $100 Thousand In Student Debt in 1995, Plus Others
Short video https://www.facebook.com/reel/2043595689418300/?mibextid=9drbnH&s=yWDuG2&fs=e A better version https://www.facebook.com/reel/1095946675337419?mibextid=9drbnH&s=yWDuG2&fs=e Elon talks about the speed of light, warping space and the energy required. https://www.facebook.com/reel/890344706387145?mibextid=9drbnH&s=yWDuG2&fs=e Elon talks about how his companies are philanthropy. https://www.facebook.com/reel/1290838595265386?mibextid=9drbnH&s=yWDuG2&fs=e Elon talks about climate, Tesla, sustainable energy. https://www.facebook.com/reel/1038792404669895?mibextid=9drbnH&s=yWDuG2&fs=e E tells a story about what he did one day at the office. 藍藍 https://www.facebook.com/reel/905393941551793/?st=3AGoz5z2q2c&mibextid=9drbnH&s=yWDuG2&fs=e How Elon
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