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technology

A collection of 43 posts

computers

Quantum Computing

Form bits to qubits: how computers leverage quantum quirks run things even faster.

Quantum Computing

The Curious Cat

Superposition, tunnelling, entanglement, and other bits and pieces of quantum mechanics.

Algorithms

The Nature of the Profile

Do users have a ‘body’ that exists independently from the online profile?

CERN

The Beauty of Physics

Join my journey from the mid-galactic black-hole to the keratin in your hair, and discover the beauty of physics.

Black Holes

Black Hole Photography

Or, how to make a telescope as large as the world.

Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Irrelevance

A super-smart AI may not be evil. But what it could be, is even more dangerous.

Programming

Building Code

How were programming languages built? Here’s a brief history.

communication

The Fediverse

Why can’t people from different social networks stay in touch with each other?

Crime

Font Forensics

No matter where or how you write, a bit of you stays behind.

Freud

Freudian Typo

The conscious, the subconscious, and the neural network of your smartphone’s keyboard.

Bitcoin

Trust Money

You can’t always trust people to pay you — but what if you could trust the money itself?

communication

Physical Messaging

A netizen’s guide to the postal service.

Gps

Singing Satellites

They wanted to listen to Sputnik. Instead, they invented the GPS.

Autocorrect

Types of Typos

When solutions end up creating more problems.

Delay Tolerant Networking

Interplanetary Internet

Will Martian astronauts be able to load YouTube?

E Ink

Electronic Paper

It was first invented in the 1970s. They’re still working on it today.

It Happened To Me

WhoseApp?

Why you may get WhatsApp messages from people you’ve never heard of before.

future

A Trap for Cars

Learning to drive is not easy. Especially if you’re a car.