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The Year Was 1979
And silence became portable
Dec 23, 2024
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The Year Was 1978
And the aliens invaded
Dec 16, 2024
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The Year Was 1977
And the force was with us
Dec 9, 2024
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The Year Was 1976
And an AI pioneer became a heretic
Dec 2, 2024
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The Year Was 1975
And computing power slips through institutional fingers into individual hands
Nov 25, 2024
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The Year Was 1974
And AI went cold while authority folded
Nov 18, 2024
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The Year Was 1973*
*and we'll get there, but we revisit last week on the way
Nov 11, 2024
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The Year Was 1972
And we start to ask: can computers 'play?'
Nov 4, 2024
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The Year Was 1971
And the distance between institutions and individuals was about to collapse
Oct 30, 2024
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The Year Was 1970
And Future Shock was upon us
Oct 21, 2024
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