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The article explains that Address Windowing Extensions (AWE) in Windows does not require Physical Address Extension (PAE), but PAE enhances its utility for accessing more memory on 32-bit systems.

The article recounts Cliff Stoll's 1986 investigation into a hacker, starting from a 75-cent accounting error and uncovering early internet espionage on military networks.

The article provides a historical analysis of Project Cybersyn, a 1970s Chilean initiative that used cybernetics and early computers for economic management, detailing components like Cybernet, Cyberstride, CHECO, and a control room based on research and a book by Medina.

This article compiles and shares various human interface guidelines from platforms like Apple, Amiga, and others, serving as a valuable resource for UI designers and developers.

Vernor Vinge coined the term 'Singularity' 33 years ago, predicting that superintelligent machines would lead to rapid technological progress beyond current models in about 30 years.

Susan Kare, the original Macintosh artist, shares her design experiences and lessons from working with Apple and Steve Jobs at Startup School 2026.

A classic 1960 paper by Norbert Wiener examining the moral and technical implications of automation, including social responsibility and unintended consequences of machine decision-making.

The article recounts the historical impact of the BSD 4.2 sockets interface released in 1983, which standardized network access and paved the way for modern online services.

A tweet recounts the famous 1986 MIT lectures by Gerald Sussman and Harold Abelson for Hewlett-Packard engineers, where they taught abstraction and recursion rather than job skills, with Sussman famously wearing a wizard hat.

This paper introduces BLAD, a curated multilingual dataset of 1,484 Bangladeshi legal acts spanning 1799 to 2025, with structured metadata for temporal and cross-lingual legal NLP research.

A declassified 1964 CIA report reveals that Soviet artificial intelligence research, conducted under cybernetics, was on par with US efforts and could outpace them, with open Soviet debates about machine consciousness.

This article from 1997 describes netstrings, a simple data format for encoding and framing strings over networks.

BLISS is a system programming language developed at Carnegie Mellon University around 1970, known for its typeless design and optimizing compiler.

Article recounts that leaded gasoline was known to be toxic from its invention, highlighting the historical suppression of health risks.

A seminal 1965 paper by I.J. Good speculating on the development of an 'ultraintelligent machine' that could lead to an intelligence explosion, introducing key concepts in AI safety and superintelligence.

A collection of historic photographs showcasing NASA's large wind tunnels, used throughout the 20th century for aeronautical testing.

A bug in the original LLM scaling laws led to wasted compute on oversized undertrained models, a revelation shared by the author.

An excerpt from the tiny-c Reference Manual, describing the origins, design philosophy, and features of the tiny-c programming language, which combines elements of BASIC, LOGO, and C in a simple, integrated environment.

Korea's first personal computer, the SE-8001, has been registered as a National Important Scientific and Technological Material, recognizing its historical significance.

A 1968 paper on using computers to aid language development in non-speaking children.