The Nobel Prize in physics goes to Geoffrey Hinton for his work in computer science. What? (pivot-to-ai.com)

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[-] self@awful.systems 23 points 1 month ago

since 1969 all computers have been running Unix. This operating system has NO SCIENTIFIC RELATIONSHIP with our universe and actually causes the brain to become agitated.

[-] bitofhope@awful.systems 12 points 1 month ago

I like my music the way I like my CPUs, 432 Hz.

[-] froztbyte@awful.systems 7 points 1 month ago

oh what's this doing here presses it

[-] cstross@wandering.shop 9 points 1 month ago

@froztbyte @techtakes

Here, have a Macintosh Centris/Performa 610!

That button on the right? It's not a floppy eject button, much to the chagrin of hordes of students during the 1990s, but an on/off power button ...

[-] froztbyte@awful.systems 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

hahaha that's a wonderfully cursed design placement

(yes I looked up a photo quickly)

[-] V0ldek@awful.systems 11 points 1 month ago

This operating system has NO SCIENTIFIC RELATIONSHIP with our universe and actually causes the brain to become agitated.

This but about Windows and unironically.

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