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- computer, instruction, manual, retro
A mistress of perfect consistency, the computer rejects all but the flawless, offering no explanation. When the acceptable is finally offered, the machine’s acceptance is total, unwavering and eternal.
›› Paul Lutus articulates why programmers are societal misfits
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- computer, mistake, relationship, women
Apple excels at taking existing concepts – computers, MP3 players, conceit – and carefully streamlining them into glistening ergonomic chunks of concentrated aspiration.
›› Charlie Brooker ruminates over the iPad
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- apple, charlie brooker, computer, device, iphone, marketing
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- computer, download, hardware, repair
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- computer, excel, installation, office, powerpoint, support, technical, virus
The Stealth MacBook Pro is a limited edition modded MacBook Pro with a smooth, matte black paint job that can be yours for US$6,000. Or you could buy about 3 MacBooks over the next 6 years for the same money and not worry about faster CPUs.
Just saying’, you know.
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- apple, computer, laptop, mac, painting
Wired has some awesome pictures of computer equipment and parts awaiting their end at an electronics scrap recycling factory in the United States.
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- computer, electronics, recycle
What a fantastic CG video! You have to watch it even if you’re not an F1 fan. (I wonder whether it was done by the same people who did the Red Bull F1 Singapore video.)
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- computer, formula 1, graphics, racing, red bull, video
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- computer, programming, retromercial, scientific, univac
Datacent has a (not very) nice, long list of hard drive sounds, which you usually hear before they die and go to cyberspace hell with all your data.
If imagining a drive failure makes your heart skip a couple of beats, make sure you back up your stuff regularly.
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- backup, computer, failure, hard disk, mechanical, storage
Almost eight years old, but Dialtones (A Telesymphony) is an awesome software, idea and performance all rolled into one big ball of awesomeness.
[Via It’s Nice That]
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- computer, concert, mobile, sound, soundscapes
Don’t worry about people stealing an idea. If it’s original, you will have to ram it down their throats.
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- computer, IBM, original, steal
The XO Laptop, despite all the criticism, is for a noble cause and is a wonderful product. I bought it last year and I’ve had hours of great fun on it – it’s got great battery life, a superb screen that works great outdoors and it’s (almost as) hard as nuts. I can’t wait for our kid to grow up and bang away on it!
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- cheap, children, computer, donate, education, emerging world, tool
This beautiful coin won a Dutch contest to design a 5 euro commemorative coin. The winning designer, Stani Michiels, (actually, it’s more the winning architect) has a nice detailed process story about the winning design. The stunning thing for me was that the entire process of designing the coin was all done with free software — Python, SPE editor, PIL, pyCairo, Gimp, Inkscape, Phatch — on an Asus Eee PC that ran Ubuntu.
Absolutely stunning work and a glowing tribute to the versatility, quality and cost of Linux in a ‘production’ environment. If only Linux and most other free software were easy enough for more people (like our parents) to access and use on their desktops, the world might be better, freer and less energy-hungry than it is now.
[Via Design Oberserver]
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- alternative, architecture, coin, computer, dutch, euro, free, linux, mint, python, unix
I love seeing retro ads but I didn’t know there is an entire cottage industry that sells vintage magazine advertisements. I guess real riches are truly in the niches…
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- 60s, 70s, ads, business, computer, retro
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