Kenneth Harry Olsen was born on the 20th of February in 1926 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and he grew up in nearby Stratford. In the 1930s and 1940s when Olsen was a teenager, the electronics industry for the average person was … Read more
It was 8 May 1945, Victory in Europe Day. With the German military’s unconditional surrender, the European part of World War II came to an end. Alan Turing and his assistant Donald Bayley celebrated victory in their quiet English way, … Read more
This is a story about restoring and upgrading a Commodore Amiga 1000, the first model of the Amiga series. Many of you might be familiar with the popular Amiga 500 or later models, but the Commodore Amiga 1000 was actually … Read more
This is a story about restoring and upgrading a Commodore Amiga 1000, the first model of the Amiga series. Many of you might be familiar with the popular Amiga 500 or later models, but the Commodore Amiga 1000 was actually … Read more
Amund’s note on home server security 2025-01-04 Happy New Year! Or so I thought. After a refreshing Christmas vacation with my family, I was stashing something away in our storage room when I noticed the server fan running at maximum … Read more
We’ve talked with Glenn Wichman, one of Rogue’s original creators, about the game that created an entire genre. Rogue is the grandfather of modern games like Hades. But today, it has exploded in popularity, and you can hardly venture onto … Read more
Tuesday, November 19, 2024 • 54 minutes Your browser does not support the audio element. Earlier this year, our Financial Controller, Jen, realized our Playdate inventory was 2,000 units short. How did that eventually lead us to a Circle K … Read more
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority “Never take broken for an answer.” This motto, wrapped around a wrench, is emblazoned on Kyle Wiens’ red t-shirt. Wiens is the CEO of iFixit, one of the most popular destinations for everything you need … Read more
Discuss on Hacker News. You knew it from the first moment somebody tried to explain story points to you. Something in the back of your mind said, “Okay…but what if…?” a lot. You were reassured. Everybody on the team was … Read more
Opinion Last week, I committed a crime. No, I did not defraud the IRS/HMRC or steal some Snyder’s Pretzels/Cheesy Wotsits. It was much worse. A keen reader pointed out that I had miscounted the number of versions of Db2, IBM’s … Read more