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2024-12-29 20:31 UTC

@jessitron@hachyderm.io My gateway drug was "Fire in the Valley" chronicling the history of the PC. That led to reading about Douglas Englebart and Ted Nelson, which took me to Vannevar Bush's essay "As we may think" (1945) I really like all the history of technology as there are so many forgotten ideas that power our lives that we simply take for granted. I also enjoyed Kernighan's "UNIX: A history and a memoir" More broadly I like learning about the creativity that emerges from working under constraints.

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@Michaelcarducci@mastodon.social 2024-12-29 20:33

@jessitron@hachyderm.io Currently, I'm reading "Empire of the Sum: The Rise and Reign of the Pocket Calculator" which begins with ancient counting systems through the various breakthroughs that led to the pocket calculator. Because I'm a dork I bought a slide rule to play with. (I haven't figured out how to use it). I'm also interested in how camaratas encourage cross-pollination of ideas and encourages interdisciplinary thinking and creativity. The idea of putting a lot of smart, curious people together...

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