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  • This is our government at work.

    April 24, 2023

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    scottlowther

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    AARRRGH, Crazy, Forward, Gah, I’m from the government, News, Politics, Weapons, youtube, ಠ_ಠ

    110 years in prison for selling flat pieces of metal.

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  • “2001” laptop: more keys

    April 24, 2023

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    scottlowther

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    Art, history, Science Fiction

    On the left of the briefcase computer are numeral keys. These seem to have come from a Remington Rand Printing Calculator or something

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  • “2001” laptop: second success

    April 23, 2023

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    scottlowther

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    Art, Awesomeness, blather, history, Science Fiction

    Part of the “keyboard” from the briefcase computer has been identified. Many of the keys come from a Remington “Super Riter” typewriter; a

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  • I’m sure this sort of society seems like a good idea to *somebody*

    April 23, 2023

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    scottlowther

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    AARRRGH, blather, Forward, Gah, I’m from the government, Politics, ಠ_ಠ

    Behold the Chinese surveillance state:   Almost any American would look upon this sort of thing with horror. And yet… I wonder how

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  • 2001 laptop: first success

    April 22, 2023

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    scottlowther

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    Art, Awesomeness, history, Hmm…, Science Fiction

    Thanks to commenter “Mr_Hiena: ” the phone component of the “laptop” appears to be a Bogen TQ12a intercom:   Fortunately there were (“were“)

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  • Pretty sure this’ll be a movie soon

    April 20, 2023

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    scottlowther

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    Gah, Hmm…, News, ಠ_ಠ

    The script writers are doubtless already hard at work. or at least, busy feeding news reports into chatbots to do the work for

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  • “2001” laptop: what phone is this?

    April 20, 2023

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    scottlowther

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    Art, Awesomeness, blather, history, Hmm…, Science Fiction

    I would love to have a replica of the briefcase “laptop” that was built for “2001: A Space Odyssey.” I don’t know that

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  • Starship: RUD

    April 20, 2023

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    scottlowther

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    AARRRGH, Awesomeness, News, rockets, spacecraft

    Well, it got off the pad. That’s good. But at least six of the engines didn’t seem to be burning, and the whole

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  • Not a headline I would have immediately expected

    April 20, 2023

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    scottlowther

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    AARRRGH, News, science, spacecraft, ಠ_ಠ

    Potatoes are better than human blood for making space concrete bricks, scientists say Potato starch was used to create bricks from simulated Martian

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  • Next Starship launch attempt

    April 19, 2023

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    scottlowther

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    Awesomeness, history, News, rockets, youtube

    Launch window opens tomorrow (suspiciously, 4/20) at 8:28 AM central time, lasts for about an hour.  

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