Fly.io turns Docker images into running VMs on physical servers all over the world. We built an API for booting VMs very quickly. Here’s what you need to know. Fly Machines are VMs with a fast REST API that can … Read more
Tech as a system of values, and not just an industry, is heavily driven by its subcultures and their ideologies. Where do these ideologies come from, and how do they influence what’s accomplished? One of the most visible ideologies in … Read more
Computers have changed a lot in 51 years. 51 years ago computers were so expensive that we had to have multiple users per machine to make it financially feasible. 51 years ago most multi-user operating systems were messy, inconstant, and … Read more
Abstract What have been the causes and consequences of technological evolution in world history? In particular, what propels innovation and diffusion of military technologies, details of which are comparatively well preserved and which are often seen as drivers of broad … Read more