Stories by fortran77

Science’s Demons, from Descartes to Darwin and Beyond

Capitol Hill IT Staff Faces a Security Mess

A Non-Aggressive Design for an Anti-Climbing Barrier

The Archaeologist Who Collected 4,500 Beer Cans

U.S. paid Texas company $70M for ventilators unfit for Covid-19 patients

The Autonomous-Car Chaos of the 2004 DARPA Grand Challenge

Sony finds a home for Crystal LED screens: virtual set backgrounds

Hate Working Out? Blame Evolution

ExamSoft’s proctoring software has a face-detection problem

Pence and Lawmakers Evacuate as Protesters Storm Capitol, Halting Count of Votes

U.S. Capitol Locked Down Amid Escalating Protests

The Senate has entered into a recess as the Capitol Police lock down building

Chatting with the Dead: Chatbots and Digital Ghosts

New York Doesn’t Need an “Amazon” Tax

The planet is speeding up and a negative leap second may soon be needed

I Miss the Commodore 64, My First Console and Computer

U.S. Security Agencies: Computer Hack Is 'Likely Russian'

How Not to Die from an Overdose: On Harm Reduction and Naloxone

Seattle’s inability to solve its homeless problem kills the city’s livability

FL is using EventBrite to schedule vaccination slots and it’s not going well