Human folly for 02015-10-29

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• From formulas to algorithms (vanemden.wordpress.com):

  #van-Emden opines about the “algorithmic paradigm” that is sort of supplanting the “formulaic paradigm”. Very thought-provoking, and kind of parallel to some of the stuff Alan Kay is working on at #CDG. #calendar #algorithms

• Introduction Magit Emacs mode git (masteringemacs.org):

  an #introduction to the #Magit user interface for #Git.

• Ru Sirius Facebook Ken goffman (nwn.blogs.com):

  RU Sirius banned from #facebook for #pseudonymity.

• The inner life of the cell (xvivo.net):

  A brilliant #animation about #biology.

• Europes Parliament just voted to grant asylum to Edward (gizmodo.com):

  #snowden

• 3966 the Scientist (signalvnoise.com):

  how to win by being a quitter like Elon Musk.

• Exhibiting the mk2 Turing machine (srimech.com):

  This may be the first general-purpose #mechanical-computer, although it runs at about ⅛Hz. (The author had previously 3-D-printed a Rule 110 automaton, but it operated on a finite grid.)

• Newbuild (github.com):

  The design of the #mechanical-computer Turing machine. From 2012.

• (oberonstation.x10.mx):

  An #Oberon workstation running on Oberon #Wirth-RISC on an FPGA.