badgerbag: messy, surly, full of bo (Free subscription) | 29/09/2008
This weekend we all went to the Computer History Museum in Mountainview. Take a look at my photos of some of the computers if you want a little history and nostalgia! They have a working Difference Engine, one of only...
Accelerating Future (Free subscription) | 24/09/2008
Convergence 08, our new unconference, will be held at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, CA on November 15-16. Early bird registration (available until Oct. 20) is cheap, just $70 for students and $145 for general. After Oct. 20, the price goes to $120 for students and $190 for non-students. Buy [...]
The Singularity Institute Blog (Free subscription) | 19/09/2008
Nano-Bio-Info-Cogno Revolutions to be Explored at Convergence08 Forecaster Paul Saffo to Keynote PALO ALTO, CA, September 17, 2008 – The Convergence08 Unconference on Nano-Bio-Info-Cogno (NBIC) technologies and their interactions will be held November 15-16, 2008, at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California. The event will use an innovative “unconference” format to enable participants...
Women's Bioethics Project (Free subscription) | 17/09/2008
Date: November 14, 2008 Place: Computer History Museum, Mountain View, CA Organized by: Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies and the Center for Responsible Nanotechnology. A day-long seminar on threats to the future of humanity, natural and man-made, and the pro-active steps we can take to reduce these risks and build a more resilient civilization. Seminar participants are strongly encouraged...
Phil Windley's Technometria (Free subscription) | 17/09/2008
We'll be holding the Internet Identity Workshop (IIW) again on November 10-12 at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View CA. The Internet Identity Workshop focuses on what has been called user-centric identity; basically asking the question how can...
Supercomputing Online (Free subscription) | 11/09/2008
IBM will today celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Stretch supercomputer -- a machine that was not a commercial success in its era, but helped revolutionize the computer industry by pioneering technologies that power everything from today's laptops and cellphones to the world's largest supercomputers.
FileSlinger(TM) Backup Blog (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
Before he went home to redesign the world’s most famous home office, the Ur-Guru and I visited the Computer History Museum in Mountain View. In addition to watching a demonstration of Babbage’s Difference Engine #2 and sitting down to rest on a Cray supercomputer (and of course pointing out which of the early personal computers each of us had owned), we saw one of the first ever hard drives. It was...
whump.com | More Like This WebLog (Free subscription) | 04/09/2008
John Scazli short-short story about a superhero booking service (what, you think that Wonder Person is going to stop that rampaging mecha without a damage waver?) Also note the shout-out to Scalzi’s fellow Hugo award nominee, the fan writer and Computer History Museum factotum, Chris Garcia.
Planet Intertwingly (Free subscription) | 04/09/2008
John Scazli short-short story about a superhero booking service (what, you think that Wonder Person is going to stop that rampaging mecha without a damage waver?) Also note the shout-out to Scalzi’s fellow Hugo award nominee, the fan writer and Computer History Museum factotum, Chris Garcia.
mac.ro (Free subscription) | 20/07/2008
Posted by Dave Merten Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple Computer in 1976, sits down at the Computer History Museum in Silicon Valley, California and explains “how it began.”
Valleywag (Free subscription) | 14/07/2008
Todays tweens and teens may not remember life before the Jonas Brothers, power windows, or texting, but that's no reason to hate. At Ypulse's National Mashup learn to harness your own mortifying... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Social Media (Free subscription) | 14/07/2008
Two years ago I wrote about attending an interesting new cross-borders conversation about media trends called the Future of Media Summit. Held along the Embarcadero in San Francisco, it featured Craig Newmark of craiglist, Chris Anderson talking about his new book The Long Tail, and a number of speakers in Sydney hooked up by an iffy videoconferencing connection. A couple of months ago in San Francisco...
Autopia (Free subscription) | 07/07/2008
*I wonder why I'm hearing about this through a press release in Montenegro. Because I'm in Croatia right now? No! Can't be! It's because almighty steampunk girdles the earth! *Besides, in Montenegro they still have big clanking pockets of no-kidding...
Portals and KM (Free subscription) | 04/07/2008
The third annual Future of Media Summit 200 8 will link events on both sides of the Pacific to create insights into the future of media. Speakers include thought leaders such as Mark Scott, Managing Director of ABC, Loic Le Meur, CEO of leading firm Seesmic, Mark Dorney, CEO of Macquarie Media Group, Chris Saad, Chair of DataPortability.org, Ross Dawson, Chairman, Future Exploration Network, and many...
ABC News (Free subscription) | 26/06/2008
'Warcraft' creators will offer downloadable tracks for the popular guitar game.
