Ternary computing is some serious alt-history fodder.

From what I hear, the war spending is still pretty low, all things considered. This could just be another autarky subsidy.

IIRC “Calendar” was one of the proposed solutions, but the bone actually had a lot more than 28 holes. It’s one of the reasons it’s purpose is considered unknown.

I always find this particular strain of antiintellectualism deeply ironic, because it claims to oppose women being forgotten, but the premise assumes the “scientists” are all male.

If you’re a customer, sure. But if you’re a seller, it’s about as handy for the basic “I need some form of web presence but don’t wanna make and upkeep a website” use case, which facebook, instagram and twitter are increasingly failing at.

I don’t see the problem with mastodon, people without accounts can’t reply, but it can still be used as a message board. It’s not much different from linking to a wordpress blog.

Yes. This lesson must be shared.

Doesn’t really work unless you know the original joke.

Same with ISO docs. Imagine being required by law to follow specs you have to pay to know.

“I am already eating from the trash can all the time”?