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Computers are smart but they can't understand apostrophes. It can stop you from voting, destroy your dental appointments, make it difficult to rent a car or book a flight, even interfere with your college exams. More than 50 years into the Information Age, computers are still getting confused by the apostrophe. picked by 2manyusernames 9 months ago tags apostrophe wired computers programming |
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A survey has found young Japanese women talk to their computers, give them names, and decorating them with toys. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago 3 comments edit related share weird |
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New research at the Georgia Institute of Technology could soon make that tangle of wires under desks and in data centers a thing of the past. Scientists are investigating the use of extremely high radio frequencies (RF) to achieve broad bandwidth and high data transmission rates over short distances. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago 0 comments edit related share technology |
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Apple Inc. updated its iMac computers Tuesday with a slimmer design, faster chips and glossy screens, hoping to further propel sales that already outpace the rest of the PC industry. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago 4 comments edit related share technology |
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A 20-year-old Boise man accused of stealing between 15-to-20 Dell computers from his workplace and attempting to sell them out of his home is charged with felony grand theft. 2 comments edit related share plime.comhe lives on my street. or he used to anyway. seems like he will be living in jail for a while. picked by muppet 8 months ago |
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Stuff about computers that only happens in movies picked by kamaloo 1 year ago 12 comments edit related share plime.com |
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Scientists developed a new revolutionary system to help individuals with disabilities to control wheelchairs, computers and other devices simply by using their tongue. picked by maxriter 4 months ago 1 comments edit related share technology |
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Copy and paste between computers in three easy steps picked by pjanaway 1 year ago 2 comments edit related share plime.com |
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Computers from "back in the day". And I mean really old... picked by kamaloo 1 year ago 2 comments edit related share plime.com |
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A student group at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind., has found a way to make money off the frustration that misbehaving computers generate. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago 2 comments edit related share plime.com |
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A growing band of collectors are gathering retro computers, considering them important relics and even good investments. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago 2 comments edit related share plime.com |
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For those of you who haven’t heard, Mary Kate and Ashley (yes, the Olsen twins), are in the process of launching a new high-end fashion line called “The Row.” picked by briananicole 2 years ago 3 comments edit related share entertainment |
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Optical computers, computers that use light instead of electricity will revolutionize life. Researchers have not been able to create the ideal crystal to manipulate light properly. However a beetle seems to have done it, its back has the crystal structure we have been looking for. picked by 2manyusernames 6 months ago 2 comments edit related share technology |
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A man in court for stealing computers stole computers from the courthouse. picked by musicgirldani 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
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Oak Lines IL has taken a new approach to getting People to stop at Stop Signs. By adding red octagons stamped with "... IN THE NAAME OF LOVE!" or "... AND SMELL THE ROSES." 15 comments edit related share entertainmentCute Idea. picked by muppetmaker 11 months ago |
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My favorite one: You Can Blow Up s**t At Will – With Hacking picked by sandman2 1 year ago 3 comments edit related share plime.com |
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An international team of scientists, including several at The Johns Hopkins University, has detected a hidden magnetic “quantum order” that extends over chains of nearly 100 atoms in a material that is otherwise magnetically disordered. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago 1 comments edit related share science |
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Computers the size of blood cells will create fully immersive virtual realities by 2033, leading inventor Ray Kurzweil has predicted. 1 comments edit related share scienceIn other news, sexually frustrated nerds everywhere rejoice. picked by mahler87 10 months ago |
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Researchers have discovered that the common blow-fly has a brain that fires neurons in a way that could be replicated by highly efficient next-generation computers. picked by deepcleanfun 9 months ago 1 comments edit related share technology |
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They feel that New York, known as The Big Apple since the 20'suse of an apple logo will cause harm and confusion regarding their company. picked by 2manyusernames 8 months ago 16 comments edit related share plime.com |
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Yet again. Ugh. picked by Moe 1 year ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |