History of Technology

Sat, May 31, 2025 12:32

According to Nikkei Asia, the trend of longer movies is at odds with the rise of faster playback speeds on streaming platforms, reflecting viewers’ desire to watch videos more …

Wed, Mar 05, 2025 15:31

As of today, March 5, 2025, Microsoft has shut down Skype. I honestly thought Teams had already replaced it years ago. Still, reading the news made me nostalgic about how I, my …

Mon, Feb 17, 2025 14:13

A Tedium article by Ernie Smith reveals a potential connection between a technical Linux kernel coding issue and the influence of the creator economy on open-source development. In …

Wed, Jan 01, 2025 16:21

It looks like the U.S. will enter a new age of advanced semiconductor chip manufacturing now that the TSMC’s Arizona facility will start producing chips. The geopolitical …

Thu, Nov 28, 2024 16:17

In an article at The MIT Press Reader, Prof. Robert Hassan argues that Friedrich Nietzsche’s use of the Malling-Hansen writing ball may have influenced his philosophical work, …

Tue, Oct 15, 2024 13:24

You should check out this informative Vox video that discusses why electric cars require artificial sound. The video provides captivating insights into the technology behind sound …

2023-05-21T13:09:22+02:00

Please take a moment to appreciate the stunning interactive essay from The New York Times, which uses the medieval manuscript Les Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry as a reference …

2023-03-16T22:12:08+01:00

The following video provides a fascinating look into the gradual demise and transformation of the electronics giant Philips. Since I’ve seen the brand so much throughout my entire …

2022-11-17T09:19:16+01:00

After the acquisition of Twitter by Elon Musk the whole platform seems to be in disarray and to have an uncertain future. Ian Bogost writing at The Atlantic provides some …

2021-12-07T22:32:28+01:00

In this older article from Dave Young he writes about the change of how we interact with computers and their filesystems. He notes how the hierarchical structure of files and …