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About that time Steve Jobs came out to visit @BrownCSDept to help launch the Macintosh, and Andy van Dam went head-to-head with him…
https://blog.cs.brown.edu/2024/02/27/the-computer-hi…

The Computer History Museum’s 40th Anniversary Celebration Of The Macintosh Includes A Shoutout To Brown CS
On January 24 of 2024, I attended the Computer History Museum (CHM)’s huge celebration in Silicon Valley for the 40th anniversary of the launch of the Apple Macintosh, where Brown CS got a shout-out during the two-hour program. Why would that be? I thought it would be interesting to those who weren’t around to learn about how universities – Brown in particular – were instrumental to the success of the computer that many now take for granted.

The last lift lady guarding Tbilisi’s brutalist skybridge
In a one-room apartment behind a lift shaft, 70-year-old Mzia Sabanadze continues an almost extinct occupation,
manually operating one of the lifts at Nutsubidze.
The pay-to-ride elevator she operates
– the only one of the four in the blocks open to non-residents
– is for those living in the flats, local people taking a shortcut to the top of the hill, and tourists who come to see this monument to bruta…

The Browser Company debuts Arc on Windows, after testing began in December 2023, and says the Windows app has 150K users; the macOS app shipped in July 2023 (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/30/the-browser-company-releases-arc-…

The Browser Company releases Arc for Windows | TechCrunch
The Browser Company, makers of the Arc web browser, released its Windows version today. The company started testing the Windows client in December, and it

USA says something along the lines of "international justice is not for US or US allies, WTF?".
"Report: The American Congress is promoting measures against the High Court in The Hague, if it issues arrest warrants for Israeli officials".

Six Things You Need to Know About the Growing Anti-War Movement #Gaza

The criminal case against Trump in New York has many interlocking parts, and some people think it’s too technical, or too shaky.
It’s not. Bragg has organized a prosecution that is complex but strong—and it’s a case of the law doing exactly what it’s meant to do. @… explains.

The Conspiracy’s The Thing
How a little-known NY election law code section could bring down the ex-president

Olena Churanova: you can be sure that it is the Kremlin propaganda “When you hear or read that everything in Ukraine started with the best intentions, Russia is a peaceful country and protects its cul Source : https://uacrisis.org/en/olena-churanov

Meet the ‘Bronze Age Zionists’ — Far-Right Jews Embracing Fascism in the Wake of October 7 | Religion Dispatches
https://religiondispatches.org/meet-the-bronze-age-zionists-far-right-jews-embracing-fascism-in-the-wa…

Meet the 'Bronze Age Zionists' — Far-Right Jews Embracing Fascism in the Wake of October 7
The US online hard-right isn’t exactly known as the friendliest place for Jews. It’s the place where antisemitic conspiracies thrive and cries of ‘Jews will not replace us’ resound. It’s where the Pittsburgh and Poway synagogue shooters (and many more besides) not only got their start and inspiratio

A profile of and interview with Rabbit CEO Jesse Lyu, on the origins of the R1, taking "10 minutes to design" the device, the AI gadget competition, and more (Raymond Wong/Inverse)
https://www.inverse.com/tech/rabbit-r1-jesse-lyu-interv…

Exclusive: Inside the Rise of Jesse Lyu and the Rabbit R1
Rabbit’s founder and CEO, Jesse Lyu, tells all about the origins of the R1, how he worked with Teenage Engineering to design it in "10 minutes," and what he thinks about the AI gadget competition, including the Humane Ai Pin and Open Interpreter 01 Light.

Six Things You Need to Know About the Growing Anti-War Movement #Gaza