History of Rat Control in Alberta
Explore pages in: Alberta’s Rat Control Program How to identify a rat Prevention and control History of the program Introduction to Canada The Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus) is unique because it must live with humans or in their structures. It cannot survive in natural areas and cannot overwinter in cultivated fields in Canada. Norway rats […]
History of Hangul
Koreans use their own unique alphabet called Hangul. It is considered to be one of the most efficient alphabets in the world and has garnered unanimous praise from language experts for its scientific design and excellence. Hangul was created under King Sejong during the Chosun Dynasty (1393-1897). In 1446, the first Korean alphabet was proclaimed […]
The History of PC Audio
JP’s Website Posted on 2024-06-29 This is a brief, abridged, and possibly in accurate history of audio on the IBM PC compatible. It’s based on an exhibition I prepared for Synthesised, a special event at the Centre for Computing History in Cambridge, England. In the beginning there was the IBM PC 5150. Launched in 1981, […]
A Very Deep History of Halloween
Or, how far back can historical analysis take us? You know the holiday: the one where people wear outlandish costumes and sweet things are eaten. It’s fun, but also otherworldly, with roots in an ancient belief that this evening — this one night at the change of the seasons — is when spirits roam the earth. […]
A History of Microwave Ovens
People started seriously thinking about heating things with radio waves circa 1940. Some molecules (notably water) are tiny magnets. Waves and magnets interact in spooky ways. Certain radio wave frequencies cause molecules to spin; spin is angular velocity is kinetic energy is heat. Many smart people call this ”dielectric heating”. Lots of cool radar technology […]
What is the history of the use of ”foo” and ”bar” in source code examples? (2012)
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Unix history and the `dc` calculator
When you need to do a bit of math, like most people, you probably reach for your phone’s built-in calculator. If you’re on a computer, you might bust open the Windows calculator, or any of the Linux equivalents. Perhaps, if you’re in a terminal, you do something like: $ python Python 3.12.4 (main, Jun 7 […]
The oral history of the Dinosaur Input Device
By Ian Failes In visual effects lore, it is well-known that the full-motion dinosaurs of Jurassic Park were originally intended as stop-motion puppets animated by Phil Tippett’s Tippett Studio. That is, until a secret ILM test with computer-generated dinosaurs convinced director Steven Spielberg to go with that digital approach, perhaps changing the course of VFX […]
The History of Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM)
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History of Hacker News Search from 2007 to 2024
We at Trieve are going to be launching a search engine for HackerNews with some additional features soon and thought it be worth studying the history of HN search before finalizing things. Here’s what we found! Note: Did the research using our own HN search engine! 🙂 Note: I was happy looking at these old […]