The rise of brain-reading technology by hhs

In a laboratory in San Francisco, California, a woman named Ann sits in front of a huge screen. On it is an avatar created to look like her. Thanks to a brain–computer interface (BCI), when Ann thinks of talking, the avatar speaks for her — and in her own voice, too.In 2005, a brainstem stroke

ByHackTechNovember 9, 20230Comments

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We need a manifesto for technology, but not this one by h_stevens

In 1993, Marc Andreessen was an undergraduate at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where he also worked at the US-government funded National Center for Supercomputing Applications. With a colleague, the young software engineer authored the Mosaic web browser, which set the standard for cruising the information superhighway in the 1990s. Andreessen went on to cofound

ByHackTechNovember 5, 20230Comments

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Unix is both a technology and an idea by zdw

Unix is both a technology and an idea August 20, 2023 The thing we call Unix is both a technology (really a set of them) and an idea (really a set of them). Of course the two sides aren’t unrelated to each other; in Research Unix through V7, clearly two mutually reinforced each other, with

ByHackTechAugust 21, 20230Comments

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Can We Lose Technology? by aarroyoc

A few minutes ago I saw a news item saying that TSMC had to delay its microchip fab on US soil due to lack of talent. This reminded me of something I’ve been thinking about for a while and that is whether we can lose technology. And the answer is YES. Real life is not

ByHackTechJuly 22, 20230Comments

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Developing a Technology with Safety in Mind by feross

Lessons from the Wright Brothers If a technology may introduce catastrophic risks, how do you develop it? It occurred to me that the Wright Brothers’ approach to inventing the airplane might make a good case study. The catastrophic risk for them, of course, was dying in a crash. This is exactly what happened to one

ByHackTechJune 16, 20230Comments

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lemmy.ml/c/technology by goplayoutside

Lemmy is not going to be Reddit. It will not inherit the reactionary behaviours. Ensure civillity and disengage if uncomfortable. Have a good time!Early impressions sound like Apple may have actually pulled this off. Here’s what [The Verge](https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/5/23750003/apple-vision-pro-hands-on-the-best-headset-demo-ever) had to say: > Was all this made better by the wildly superior Vision Pro hardware? Without

ByHackTechJune 8, 20230Comments

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Technology Was Supposed to Transform Insurance Pricing. It Hasn’t by lxm

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ByHackTechMay 25, 20230Comments

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Technology Grows (A Restatement of Definite Optimism) (2018) by jseliger

I consider Definite Optimism as Human Capital to be my most creative piece. Unfortunately, it’s oblique and meandering. So I thought to write a followup to lay out its premises more directly and to offer a restatement of its ideas. The goal of both pieces is to broaden the terms in which we discuss “technology.”

ByHackTechApril 27, 20230Comments

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Show HN: Martian Technology (Audio-Article) by Simorgh

Team Atreides • 8 Min Read • Sometime 2035 • #exoearth It’s evident to all that in 2023 we cannot travel to Mars. No humans have ever visited Mars. No one lives there. However because the literal idea of Mars plays such a prominent role in science-fiction and in industries such as Hollywood, I would

ByHackTechFebruary 26, 20230Comments

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Technology Puts American Chestnut Trees on the Comeback Trail by jseliger

By Kristina PetersonUpdated Dec. 29, 2022 7:07 am ETWASHINGTON—More than a century after blight decimated the American chestnut tree, the U.S. government is weighing whether to allow a genetically engineered version to spread in the wild.The impending decision has unleashed a ferocious debate over the promises and perils of genetic engineering among legions of chestnut enthusiasts.

ByHackTechDecember 31, 20220Comments

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