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This draft was released March 15, 2006. Please email comments to bret worrydream.com. You can also download the PDF. Magic Ink Information Software and the Graphical Interface by Bret Victor Of software and sorcery A computational process is indeed much like a sorcerer’s idea of a spirit. It cannot be seen or touched. It is not composed of matter at all. However, it is very real. It can perform intellectual work. It can answer questions. It can affect the world by disbursing money at a bank
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-05 05:00:00
Brain-computer interface startup Paradromics today announced that surgeons successfully inserted the company’s brain implant into a patient and safely removed it after about 10 minutes. It’s a step toward longer trials of the device, dubbed Connexus. It’s also the latest commercial development in a growing field of companies—including Elon Musk’s Neuralink—aiming to connect people’s brains directly to computers. With the Connexus, Austin-based Paradromics is looking to restore speech and commu
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According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, the name for the next version of macOS is set to be ‘Tahoe’, named after Lake Tahoe in California. This name will accompany Apple’s first macOS redesign since Big Sur in 2020. Gurman describes macOS 26 as the third significant macOS redesign since Apple adopted California names, and Apple wanted to find a special name to accompany it: I’m told that the company has homed in on Lake Tahoe as its next moniker, making it macOS Tahoe. It’s a famous resort area
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Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years.TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust Why it matters: A technological leap in fiber optics has shattered previous limitations, achieving what experts once considered impossible: transmitting data at 1.02 petabits per second – enough to download every movie on Netflix 30 times over – across 1,808 kilometers using a single fiber no thicker than a human hair. At the heart of this breakthrough – driven by Japan's National Institute of Info
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Nebraska is the latest state to crack down on how kids can use social media. The state's governor, Jim Pillen, recently signed into law a package of bills aimed at restricting certain social media features that keep kids hooked on the platform. The final bill signed, called the Age-Appropriate Online Design Code Act, will require companies to offer time limits on usage, restrict certain categories of content and provide chronological feeds instead of algorithmic ones that promote infinite scroll
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Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Call me a Luddite, but my eyes glaze over when a product claims it has an “AI-optimized” design. Whether it’s marketing oversaturation or a growing existential dread as AI threatens to take over both my career and my hobbies, the phrase goes into one ear and out the other as just another buzzword, even though AI is changing the world as I write this. This came back to mind recently after a viral Reddit post showed a screen protector with an “Optimized for AI
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-05 17:02:20
With just days to go before WWDC, the consensus is that Apple will unveil a big, visionOS-inspired redesign across its operating systems. And while some might be dreading a repeat of the iOS 7 announcement from a decade ago, it’s been long enough that many readers might not remember (or may have never even seen) what that overhaul actually looked like. So here’s a quick refresher on what happened, and why this year will likely (I mean, hopefully?) be different. The years between 2011 and 2013
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-06 01:28:40
If you thought the “iPhones are getting solid-state, haptic buttons” rumors were dead, well… so did it. But according to Chinese leaker Instant Digital, Apple is back at it not just for future iPhones, but potentially for other products as well. During the 2022 season of rumors for the iPhone 15, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said that Apple was planning to replace the clickable power and volume buttons on high-end models with solid-state versions: “My latest survey indicates that the volume button and
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is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen has signed a bill that cracks down on social platforms’ features that could keep kids online for longer. Under the Age-Appropriate Online Design Code Act (LB504), major platforms must let users choose to see a chronological feed, rather than one provided by a recommendation algorithm, which experts have found could negat
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-06 09:19:49
Apple Notes is easily one of the most powerful apps pre-installed on the iPhone, and recently, Notes added a key shortcut that unlocks two hidden powers in the app: instant conversions and equations. Instant conversions using only an equals sign For a few years now, iOS has offered support for doing all kinds of unit and currency conversions. Generally, this feature has been available when highlighting text and opening a context menu that revealed the answer. But this year it got even easier
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It appears the Trump administration has imposed new export controls on chip design software as it seeks to further undermine China’s ability to make and use advanced AI chips. Siemens EDA, Cadence Design Systems and Synopsys all confirmed that they have received notices from the U.S. Commerce Department about new export controls on electronic automation design (EDA) software to China. EDA tools are primarily used to aid with the design and validation of semiconductor manufacturing, testing, an
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Download Chapter 4: Creating an AM Receiver Look Inside! Whether you’re a hobbyist interested in exploring the airwaves, a student learning about wireless communications, or an engineer looking to prototype RF designs, Practical SDR will help you master the fundamentals of software-defined radio. You’ll build virtual radio receivers on your computer, then extract audio from real AM and FM signals; learn how amplitude modulation works by building an AM radio; understand signal filtering by cra
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In a nutshell: We've seen some pretty clever NES-related mods over the years but this latest one involving the Zapper light gun accessory may take the cake. Remarkably – and for reasons we haven't yet determined – one modder thinking way outside the box has managed to turn the iconic Nintendo controller into a functional wireless "telephone." Most will remember the Zapper as the bundled accessory that came with the NES Action Set, and the controller of necessity for playing Duck Hunt and a hand
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It’s hard to stand out in the phone world. Outside of foldable screens like the Flip and Fold pioneered by Samsung, most phones nowadays wind up looking suspiciously iPhone-esque—a rectangular glass slab with small variations in chassis that equate to flat or less-flat edges. That’s why, when phone upstart Nothing put out its Phone 1, a few design tweaks went a long way. First and foremost, the phones have a “transparent design,” which basically just means a slightly see-through backplate that s
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The 3 Gurus of 90s Web Design: Zeldman, Siegel, Nielsen With the rise of Flash and CSS in 1997, three web design philosophies emerged. David Siegel advocated for 'hacks', Jakob Nielsen kept it simple, while Jeffrey Zeldman combined flair with usability. My well-thumbed copies of three classic web design books: 'Creating Killer Web Sites' by David Siegel (1996-97), 'Taking your Talent to the Web' by Jeffrey Zeldman (2001), and 'Designing Web Usability' by Jakob Nielsen (1999). Like many of the
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While I’m neither religious nor extreme about it – my entire belongings do not fit into a backpack – I’m still one of the most minimalist people I know. Where both household items and design are concerned, I’m relatively close to the less-is-more end of the scale. But even I ended up feeling that iOS 7 had taken things a bit too far. I did enjoy the very stark aesthetic for a time, but I’m very much looking forward to something a little more interesting in iOS 19 … Sure, I don’t want to see us
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-11 09:40:55
Most smartwatches are looked at like bulky pieces of tech that happen to fit on your wrist. They’re utilitarian and hardly fashionable, though there are some ways to customize most so they don’t have to look like a massive screen on a bracelet. Still, design trends more toward sporty electronics. The Garmin Lily smartwatch is a lot different, and it tends to lean more toward delicate jewelry, a “normal” wristwatch instead of a multifaceted gadget. And if you’re into that kind of design, you can
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-12 05:40:00
Design Within Reach carries some of the best and coolest home decor you can find, from modern couches to fantastic office chairs and fun designers like Herman Miller and Dusen Dusen. It’s not a cheap store to shop at, though, which is what makes these coupons something to jump on. Unlock online-exclusive discounts of up to 50%, free shipping, plus 20% off featured brands and 15% off office furniture bundles with Design Within Reach promo codes and Summer 2025 sale events. Save on hundreds of sty
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-12 21:32:51
OpenAI is exploring ways for users to sign in to third-party apps using their ChatGPT account, the company noted on a web page published Tuesday. OpenAI is currently gauging interest from developers who might want to integrate this service into their apps. ChatGPT is quickly becoming one of the largest consumer application in the world, now with roughly 600 million monthly active users. To capitalize on this popularity, OpenAI seems eager to try and expand into other consumer areas, such as onl
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-13 05:00:56
If and when AI will start replacing human labor has been the subject of numerous debates. While it’s still hard to say with certainty if AI is beginning to take over roles previously done by humans, a recent survey from the World Economic Forum found that 40% of employers intend to cut staff where AI can automate tasks. Researchers at SignalFire, a data-driven VC firm that tracks job movements of over 600 million employees and 80 million companies on LinkedIn, believe they may be seeing first
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The— which can filter bacteria, parasites, and microplastics from water — is on sale at Amazon for $18.71 (about $6 off), one of its best prices to date. You can use the handy outdoor gadget to drink directly from streams or rivers, yet the convenient design also allows you to attach it to bottles or connect it to gravity hose systems. The Peak Series model also features a more durable design and faster flow rate than earlier models, which is a boon for anyone in the backcountry.
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Nielsen’s latest report serves as another wake-up call that YouTube is rapidly gaining ground in the TV landscape. On Tuesday, Nielsen released its April 2025 “Media Distributor Gauge” report, which showed that YouTube has achieved a significant milestone: it has maintained the largest share of TV viewing for three consecutive months, now accounting for 12.4% of total audience time spent watching television. This marks a significant uptick from 12% the previous month and an even more notable i
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Choose wisely! The correct answer, the explanation, and an intriguing story await. Correct Answer: Atari Falcon040 What was Comdex before it was shut down in the early 2000s? The Atari Falcon030 debuted in late 1992 as the final entry in the company's long-running line of personal computers. Powered by Motorola's 68030 processor, it was a technologically advanced system for its time, featuring 16-bit/32-bit architecture, a built-in DSP (Digital Signal Processor), and enhanced multimedia capab
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-14 04:23:31
Flat design is over. The future is colourful and dimensional. Those aren’t my words. They’re Brian Chesky’s, CEO of Airbnb, after what can only be described as a landmark redesign of the platform. A redesign full of whimsical, animated, 3D icons and warm, tactile surfaces. It’s always hard to pinpoint when a paradigm shift happens. Usually, you only recognize it in hindsight. iOS 7 in 2013 was one. These past few weeks have felt like another. The pendulum is swinging again. Some of us worked
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-14 18:50:48
I've spent the last week or two writing code to make sense of the massive hack of data from TeleMessage, the comically insecure company that makes a modified Signal app that Trump's former national security advisor Mike Waltz was caught using. I've decided to publish my code as open source in the hopes that other journalists will use it to find revelations in this dataset. While the source code for TeleMessage Explorer is public, it requires the TeleMessage dataset to use it. DDoSecrets is dist
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-15 01:31:07
A team of students at Shenandoah University is wrapping up work on a groundbreaking virtual reality project that will change how people learn about and experience the famed Lewis and Clark Expedition. The VR experience, titled “Following in Their Footsteps,” was developed by seniors Tyler Dossatt ’25 (Bachelor of Science in virtual reality design), Ann Fink ’25 (B.S. in VR design), Joey Miciotta ’25 (Bachelor of Arts in VR design) and Gabby Pieklo ’25 (Bachelor of Arts in media and communicatio
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The— which can filter bacteria, parasites, and microplastics from water — is on sale at Amazon and REI starting at $18.69 (about $6 off), one of its best prices to date. You can use the handy outdoor gadget to drink directly from streams or rivers, yet the convenient design also allows you to attach it to bottles or connect it to gravity hose systems. The Peak Series model also features a more durable design and faster flow rate than earlier models, which is a boon for anyone in the backcountry.
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I've spent the last week or two writing code to make sense of the massive hack of data from TeleMessage, the comically insecure company that makes a modified Signal app that Trump's former national security advisor Mike Waltz was caught using. I've decided to publish my code as open source in the hopes that other journalists will use it to find revelations in this dataset. While the source code for TeleMessage Explorer is public, it requires the TeleMessage dataset to use it. DDoSecrets is dist
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Reading time: 2 minutes The other day at work we had a Bash script that would set up a web server and wait for it to be up before proceeding to the next things. The script worked fine and we had no issues, until we had an infinite loop. We were using the Bash built-in until to check if the web server was up: until curl --silent --fail-with-body 10.0.0.1:8080/health; do sleep 1 done This works fine. Unless our web server crashes during startup and we sleep 1 forever. Here comes a handy utili
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Les Dilley, the award-winning art director and production designer on a number of films, passed away on May 20 at age 84 from Alzheimer’s complications. Born July 11, 1941 in Rhondda, Wales, Dilley began his film career with a construction and plastering apprenticeship at the Associated British Picture Corporation when he was 15. At age 23, he was a plaster worker on 1963’s From Russia With Love, then an assistant art director on Jesus Christ Superstar and Kelly’s Heroes. After being an art dir
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