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

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!

„Doom auf dem C64 und ein atomarer Atari“

Nicht ohne Stolz: mein #Atari ST (ok, und ich) im Golem.de / Besser Wissen #Podcast ! In dem etwa 45 Minütigen Podcast geht es um „hochgezüchtete“ #Retro-#Computer, wie sie auch auf dem #RetroComputer Festival im Heinz #Nixdorf Museum bzw. Forum zu sehen waren. Von 13:06 – 23:02 geht es dabei um mein Atari #STE System. Es ist übrigens auch auf dem Podcast-Titelbild zu bewundern.

https://www.golem.de/news/podcast-besser-wissen-doom-laeuft-auf-dem-c64-mit-60fps-2404-184396.html

https://besserwissen.podigee.io/83-retrohardware

Viel Spaß beim Hören!

This is the Sharp PC-2000, or “Ratecaputer,” from 1979. Only 200 were ever made.

The name is a portmanteau:

Ra for radio
Te for television
Ca for cassette
Puter for computer

More:
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/1979-ratecaputer-sharp-wxfef

OpenAI pushes AI agent capabilities with new developer API - The AI industry is doing its best to will "agents"—pieces of AI-driven sof... - https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/03/openai-pushes-ai-agent-capabilities-with-new-developer-api/ #computer-usingagent #largelanguagemodels #machinelearning #aiagents #operator #chatgpt #chatgtp #biz⁢ #openai #tech #ai

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?

This may seem like a dumb question, but has anyone else ever struggled with feeling afraid to do anything on their #computer besides super basic tasks like gaming and using a browser? Like, updating, using a virtual machine, and setting up backups feel scary? I used to be far more bold with what I did with my computer, but now the mere thought of setting up timeshift and partitioning my external hard drive seems terrifying, and I just don't do it. It doesn't seem to matter how long I've been using my computer and how many times I messed things up and recovered my data, I seem to have become afraid of just using my computer. Like, I'm scared of breaking something with the wrong press of a button, despite the fact that I've made backups. Has anyone else dealt with this? If so, do you have any suggestions on how to fix it? I have a feeling just pushing myself to use my computer like I used to will help, but I wonder if there's something else I'm missing, or if it's more so due to my worsening #anxiety issues.

I'm going to ask a #computer question:

Give me your takes on: system 76,
MNT reform, lemur and darter pro.

Go!

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

Fedi, give me your cool #sticker shops please!

(it can be for absolutely everything but I'm looking more into #computer and #queer ones)

Boosts highly appreciated for more reach