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Designer Jens Kutilek documents the mathematical and historical research behind reviving IBM Selectric Composer typefaces, exploring the unit-based spacing system and engineering constraints of the iconic 1960s typewriter. The project involved reverse-engineering IBM's 9-unit glyph width system used by the Selectric Composer's interchangeable 'golf ball' type elements.
A daily browser game where users sort six historical events into chronological order.
The article explores how William James and his contemporaries contributed to early data visualization in the 19th century, blending art and science.
IEEE Spectrum recounts how Milton Hershey built Cuba’s first electrified railway in 1916 to move sugarcane for his chocolate empire.
An analysis of how modern frontend development became increasingly complex, tracing the evolution from static HTML documents through AJAX to Single Page Applications (SPAs) with frameworks like React, Vue, Angular, and Svelte, examining whether this complexity is essential or accidental.
An essay exploring seven foundational programming language archetypes (ur-languages) that underlie most modern programming languages, arguing that learning fundamentals rooted in these archetypes is more important than the specific language chosen.
This article details the electromechanical Angle Computer used in the B-52 bomber's Astro Compass celestial navigation system, which automatically tracked stars and performed trigonometric calculations to enable accurate heading and position determination before the era of GPS.
OpenAI publicly released details about its falling out with Elon Musk, revealing he sought majority equity, board control, and CEO position, and later suggested merging OpenAI into Tesla before departing in early 2018.