Monthly Archives: April 2009

Feds Halt Massive Hacking Spree – PC World oldie but a goody – in 2001, ufo researcher hacked real defense computers looking for the evidence, man (tags: ufo paranoia history hacker)

The New Atlantis » Why Minds Are Not Like Computers (tags: philosophy ai computers brain psychology intelligence)

Tolkien-music.com: discography.htm exhaustive list (tags: music archive list elves) Sewing machine frenzy in red mercury hoax | Oddly Enough | Reuters "If the line cuts off when the telephone is placed close to the needle … that proves the existence … Continue reading →

Nine Words You Might Think Came from Science but Which Are Really from Science Fiction?? : OUPblog computer virus: 1972. computer worm: 1975 (tags: science language scifi history etymology words)

Sorting Algorithm Animations (tags: programming visualization reference animation)

Graduate School in the Humanities: Just Don't Go – Chronicle.com It's hard to tell young people that universities recognize that their idealism and energy — and lack of information — are an exploitable resource. For universities, the impact of graduate … Continue reading →

The Road to Area 51 – Los Angeles Times OXCART was declassified in 2007, so the old dudes are talking (tags: ufo paranoia history technology) 10 Smart People Who Died in Really Dumb Ways [The More You Know] | I … Continue reading →