An anonymous reader quotes Inc: Our attention in the workplace is a precious resource that often falls victim to tools like email, Slack, and so on, which bring a nonstop supply of things to read, things to respond to, things to file, things to loop others in on, things to follow up on, and in…
This 6502 Made From 74-Series Logic Can Run At 20 MHz
If you always wished you could get closer to the hardware with the 6502 in your classic microcomputer you’re in luck, because [Drass] has created a beautiful implementation of a 6502 using TTL logic chips. What makes it special is that it sits on a very neat set of PCBs, and due to its use…
Ask Slashdot: Is There An Open Source Tool Measuring The Sharpness of Streaming Video?
dryriver asks: Is there an open source video analysis tool available that can take a folder full of video captures (e.g. news, sports, movies, music videos, TV shows), analyze the video frames in those captures, and put a hard number on how optically sharp, on average, the digital video provided by any given digital TV…
One Year After Net Neutrality Repeal, America’s Democrats Warn ‘The Fight Continues’
CNET just published a fierce pro-net neutrality editorial co-authored by Nancy Pelosi, the soon-to-be Majority leader in the U.S. House of Representatives, with Mike Doyle, the expected Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, and Frank Pallone, Jr. the expected Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. The three representatives argue that…
Was Commodore’s Amiga ‘A Computer Ahead of Its Time’?
Long-time Slashdot reader Mike Bouma quotes Gizmodo: Despite being ahead of its time when it was unveiled in 1985, the Commodore Amiga didn’t survive past 1996. The machine, which went up against with the likes of the IBM PC and the Macintosh, offered far superior hardware than its competitors. But it just wasn’t enough, as…
Maze Generator Keeps Plotter (and Kids) Busy
We can tell that [Jon Howell] is our kind of guy. After updating his vintage 1985 Hewlett-Packard plotter with WiFi and the ability to load SVG files, he obviously needed to find a bunch of stuff to run off with it. Gotta justify those hacks somehow. So he doubled down and decided support a hack…
Doctor Who Won’t Return Until 2020
AmiMoJo quotes the BBC: The next series of Doctor Who won’t start until 2020, it’s been confirmed. Series 11 ended on Sunday night, but after the festive special on New Year’s Day, Jodie Whittaker won’t be seen in the Tardis again next year. Showrunner Chris Chibnall said work on the new series had already begun……
What the world needs now is a $250,000 power amplifier – CNET
High-end cars, watches, planes, clothes prices have all gone through the roof, and now the high-end audio market is ready for the $250,000 Dan D’Agostino Relentless amplifier. …read more Source:: CNet
Screen Time Changes Structure of Kids’ Brains, NIH Study Shows
schwit1 shared this article from Bloomberg: Brain scans of adolescents who are heavy users of smartphones, tablets and video games look different from those of less active screen users, preliminary results from an ongoing study funded by the National Institutes of Health show, according to a report on Sunday by “60 Minutes.” That’s the finding…
Spellbound by the sound of Kinter’s $33 stereo amplifier – CNET
The Audiophiliac gets smitten by Kinter’s flyweight K2020A+ amp that costs and weighs next to nothing. …read more Source:: CNet
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