Discarded computer parts could one day wind up fueling your car. That’s because researchers in Romania and Turkey have developed a simple, efficient method for recycling printed circuit boards into environmentally-friendly raw materials for use in fuel, plastic, and other useful consumer products. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

An old computer these days is no longer a completely useless system. In fact, even though I might upgrade my main computer every couple of years, I usually take ten to fifteen years before I completely remove it from my home network and send it to that great LAN in the sky! picked by Sandman2 2 years ago

Loads of pictures of modded computer cases, some of these look really really cool. picked by pjanaway 2 years ago

Janos Marton, a hardware moding enthusiast got the idea for this wacky computer, when he decided to make a quiet, low-power home server. But being so passionate about tuning hardware he wanted something unique for the case. So he went ahead and used an empty 1.5 litre bottle of Ballantines whisky. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Here's a $30,000 jewelry computer that could predictably make you ponder between a Mini Cooper and the computer.

Of course, I'd always take the Mini. picked by bingo 8 months ago

The Stanford Center for Professional Development has digitized more than one hundred tapes of Knuth's musings, lectures, and selected classes and posted them online. These archived tapes resonate with not only his thoughts, but with insights from students, audience members, and other luminaries in mathematics and computer science. picked by jLoSsDh 6 months ago

I don't remember where I got this url from and just went to check it out today. No frills on the graphic end of this site, just straight text. It's like a stock market of prices for computer and electronic equipment. Shows a link and whether the price just went up or down. Mostly computers and electronics (and accessories for those items) but just found a great deal on a canon lens! picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

We don’t usually get to see these types of keyboard in homes and offices. Let us take a look at some of these unusual but cool Computer Keyboards that make the use of Keyboards easier and much more sophisticated. picked by iamamaniac 8 months ago

Don't know if id trust having a computer in my wall picked by TomorrowAgain 2 years ago

Are you ready to entrust your destiny to a computer? Researches say that a new computer program can make life-or-death decisions for disabled people better than their closest relatives. picked by Maxriter 3 years ago

In 1982, 25 years ago, ninth-grade student Rich Skrenta decided to play a prank on his friends. He wrote the Elk Cloner virus that infected Apple II machines. Although there were earlier viri, it is thought to be the first computer virus to be unleashed "in the wild." picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Hackers who commandeer your computer are bad enough. Now scientists worry that someday, they’ll try to take over your brain.Researchers have developed technology that makes it possible to use thoughts to operate a computer, or maneuver a wheelchair without lifting a finger. But as neural devices become more complicated some say the risks of “brain hacking” should be taken seriou... read full post picked by Bingo 5 months ago

Terry Childs was going to be fired from his computer engineer job with San Francisco. He disabled all the admin passwords but his own and refuses to divulge the pw. The city fears that he may have a 3rd party access the system and delete 1000's of highly sensitive documents. picked by bernardblack 1 year ago

Computer Culture In Our Life picked by cafeaaa 2 years ago

... it's much worse if you're a minister, on the church's computer, and you infect the entire church network. picked by tigertony 1 year ago

Many of us think of the movie “Tron” as the the first film to use computer animation or effects in any form. But the technology goes back a lot further than 1982, when Tron was released. Here are some notable milestones in computer animation and effects in film: picked by power832 3 years ago

Employees provided computer data without questioning identity picked by deepchill 2 years ago

A primitive star has been born in the heart of a computer, revealing how the basic building blocks of life were present soon after the Big Bang some 13.7 billion years ago. Stars convert light elements such as helium and hydrogen into the heavier elements necessary for life and it has often been remarked that human beings are glorified stardust. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

The computer has since become a central feature of much contemporary art, be it in the execution, reconfiguration or reproduction of work. Entire artistic disciplines like algorithm art, software art and digital illustration have evolved with computers at their very core. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

A scratchy recording of Baa Baa Black Sheep and a truncated version of In the Mood are thought to be the oldest known recordings of computer generated music.

Audio included in link. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago