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Jeopardy Super Computer WATSON Is Going To College At RPI [AUDIO]

Dalton Castle — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 19:15:15 +0000

Dalton Talks With The IBM Super Computer WATSON Its times like these I’m happy I spent all that time building an underground bunker and filling it with canned goods. WATSON going to school at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is the first step to the end of the world. I kind of always knew this day would [...]

Floppy Disk Drives Perform Dramatic 'Imperial March' From 'Star Wars' [VIDEO]

Paul Ciampanelli — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 23:16:40 +0000

Computer nerds, help us out here. By what wizardry are the dual floppy-disk drives (ask your parents, teenagers) in this video playing John Williams’s ‘Star Wars’ score? While we’re 95-percent certain it’s a fairly easy-to-accomplish hack, we’re also five-percent terrified that this computer has gained sentience and given itself over to the Dark Side of [...]

What To Do When There's Nothing To Do- Three Internet-Less Tips

Jennifer Beaudoin — Mon, 30 May 2011 04:16:19 +0000

You probably didn't notice, but I haven't blogged nearly as much this week as I usually do. That's because I've had so much electrical/technological drama associated with my mom's new computer that also affected my laptop. It's a long story that's still in the works, but not having the internet for a few days inspired me to write a blog about other things you can do when it isn't available. We as a society are way-too dependent and addicted to the internet, I'll be the first to admit, so here are some alternatives to the hopeless but all-too wonderful cyber world.

Tech Tuesday – $25 Computer on A Stick

Big Rich — Tue, 10 May 2011 14:00:17 +0000

The One Laptop per Child program was meant to get computers into the hands of kids that couldn’t afford them, giving them the ability to have the tools to learn like many kids in 1st world countries. But this new computer aims to increase the reach that OLPC started, and doing it for only $25. [...]

Monopoly Game Gets Revamped

Jennifer Beaudoin — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 19:11:46 +0000

The days of sitting around an old-fashioned Monopoly game board rolling the dice, using paper money and little figurine markers are over. The game has had a complete technological make-over, and is now using a computer which will monitors each player’s activity. The live game made its big debut this week at the annual Toy Fair in [...]