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Eyes Got Screen Fatigue? There's A Simple Solution – Blink.

Wes Styles — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 14:19:07 +0000

Stuck sitting at a computer all day? You knew we are here to help with audio stimulation via our online radio. But what about your eyes? Yes, our Babes page does wonders but how about if your eyes are fatigued? There's actually a simple solution

NASA is Unplugging the "Big Iron" – Tech Tuesday

Big Rich — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:30:14 +0000

Ever since the days of the Mercury flights, there has been "Big Iron" at NASA. "Big Iron" is slang for a computer mainframe, capable of running millions of computations a second. But with the current computer age and the power in a desktop or even a laptop, for what NASA does, those mainframes just are not needed any more. So, they are unplugging the last one.

Why Are Most Computer Voices Female?

Kathy Landin — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 15:00:06 +0000

Who knew — there’s a reason why most computer voices are female. In fact, there are several reasons. The main reason is probably biological. Research has shown that humans are simply programmed to favor female voices. Studies suggest that this preference starts in the womb, where fetuses have been shown to respond to the voices [...]