technology

Why It's Nearly Impossible For Us To Live On The Moon [Life Noggin]

We could try living on the moon... but it might not be a good idea.

Gabe Pérez 19 Dec, 2017

Dauphin DTR-1: A 1993 Windows Tablet PC!

The Dauphin Desktop Replacement 1 was a fully featured 486 DOS PC with a stylus-controlled touchscreen.

Gabe Pérez 18 Dec, 2017

Huffman Coding And Huffman Trees: How Computers Compress Text [The Basics - S01E03]

Computers store text (or, at least, English text) as eight bits per character. There are plenty of more efficient ways that could work: s...

Gabe Pérez 18 Dec, 2017

BASIC: The Programming Language Of The 1980s [The 8-Bit Guy]

In this episode of The 8-Bit Guy, 4 vintage computer enthusiasts take a look at BASIC, the language of the 1980s.

Gabe Pérez 18 Dec, 2017

Is Technology Killing Creativity? (Star Wars + Heidegger) [8-Bit Philosophy]

From Newton’s apple to the Large Hadron Collider, Technology promises progresses—but is the world getting better because of it? Or Worse?

Gabe Pérez 18 Dec, 2017

Hot Deal: Seagate Backup Plus Slim 2TB Portable External Hard Drive USB 3.0 (Model: STDR2000102)

Seagate Backup Plus Slim is an easy way to protect and share your digital life.

Gabe Pérez 02 Dec, 2017

10 Years Of Netbook Evolution

Oldtech81 shows us a quick look at how netbooks have changed in 10 years time.

Gabe Pérez 02 Dec, 2017

FizzBuzz: One Simple Interview Question [The Basics - S01E02]

There are a lot of opinions on how to hire coders, and most of them are terrible.

Gabe Pérez 02 Dec, 2017

The Tandy 1000: A Forgotten Classic (But Is It Worth Buying?)

In the early days of PC gaming, Tandy was one of the trendsetters with the 1000 line of machines.

Gabe Pérez 02 Dec, 2017

Running A Y2K Test In 2017! [Nostalgia Nerd]

Wait... WHAT? A Y2K/Millennium bug test, SEVENTEEN years after the event. What crazy occurrences could lay in wait? Maybe an exploding co...

Gabe Pérez 02 Dec, 2017