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David the expat sez: "Stack Exchange Rocks!" so, let Stack Exchange be Stack Exchange.

My goal is to spend less time in my "...snow white cube containing only the bare necessities, a computer, and a large library of treatises, maps, and precise scale models*."

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Why was 2^127 − 1 an interesting problem for "Baby"?
Jun 22 '18
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Are there vintage or historical bitmapped fonts available for non-commercial use?
Jan 1 '19
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Was there a clearly identifiable "first computer" to use or demonstrate the use of virtual memory?
Nov 7 '19
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In what ways was the Soviet STRELA computer "designed to function during a nuclear winter"? Or at least parts of it?
Aug 17
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When IPv6 was designed were there any specific considerations for other planets?
Oct 21 '20
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What were the main uses of the large CRT and light pen on early PDP computers?
Dec 7 '18
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Where was this Grace Hopper/Univac photo taken?
Feb 1 '19
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In what way could the Sperry Univac BC-7 computer "speak and understand" English?
Feb 1 '19
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Is the circuit board in this video a memory board?
Aug 26 '18
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What did Forest S. Mims III's RadioShack Sun & Sky Monitoring Station Do? What sensors did it have and how did it record data? [closed]
Jul 19
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How did the Apollo computers evaluate transcendental functions like sine, arctangent, log?
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What makes Ada the language of choice for the ISS's safety-critical systems?
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What aspects of image preparation workflows can lead to accidents like Boris Johnson's No. 10 tweet's 'hidden message'?
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Are there any satellites in geosynchronous but not geostationary orbits?
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If a massive object like Jupiter flew past the Earth how close would it need to come to pull people off of the surface?
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Could "peak Apollo levels" of support have gotten NASA astronauts to Mars in the 1980's?
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What can the KSP game actually teach about spaceflight and orbital mechanics, and what are its limitations?

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