Why “tell” is being discussed
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From the MIT-AI Lab's file "AI:HUMOR;PDP-* LIST", the inimitable Marc Crispin weighs in on DEC's PDP's: https://github.com/PDP-10/its-vault/blob/ma…
by DonHopkins · Oct 31, 2026
If you haven't been convinced by now, I don't think you ever will be. I've been in this game long enough (20+ years) to have seen shifts before and I can confidently tell what's…
by defgeneric · Oct 31, 2026
A cheap quartz watch from Japan and later Hong Kong was more accurate than a 5k handmade Swiss mechanical watch. Remember that the 1980s was a time when people still needed a wa…
by expedition32 · Oct 31, 2026
Productivity can be measured in many ways. Neoclassical economists will tell you there’s only one. In this case, is the change of this software from one language to another/…
by glenpierce · Oct 31, 2026
Good point. I have recommended G-Shocks in the past, to people that, like yourself, like to be out there and do stuff... it is most definitely about lifestyle too. I dont garden…
by pelagicAustral · Oct 31, 2026
Thank you for the nod to Metamorphosis of the Prime Intellect! I’ve been meaning to revisit it for dog’s years and now I have the impetus :) Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom co…
by alwa · Oct 31, 2026
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