“Thank You, Beep …”: a 1979 look at personal technology
“Thank You, Beep …” has been part of me since the first time I read it, in an hp publication forty years ago. I’ve...
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‘Right to Repair’ Movement Fights Back Against Unfixable Devices
An interesting discussion on Michael Krasney’s Forum program. ” The “right to repair” movement is growing. A range of D.I.Y. groups offer classes and...
From the mines to your mobile: the questionable lithium battery supply chain
“Laptops, smartphones and tablets are all powered by rechargeable batteries – and lithium-ion is the market choice. Aside from portable devices, these batteries are...
100 Websites That Shaped the Internet as We Know It
” will be the 30th anniversary of Tim Berners-Lee’s first proposal to CERN outlining what he originally called the “WorldWideWeb” (one word). Since...
How a Bunch of Lava Lamps Protect Us From Hackers
Remember lava lamps? turns out, they’re like tiny universes. After the bulb’s heat distributes fully throughout the lamp’s interior fluids, spherical globules in various...