Cerstin Mahlow @CerstinMahlow@qoto.org

“Beyond Word Processing: The Online Text System” (1979-10-03)

Very interesting memo by David Casseres on what what could perhaps be called “NLS-style text editing” in the context of Jef Raskin’s original Macintosh project (i.e., before Steve Jobs took over).

https://archive.org/details/Apple_Mac_Selected_Papers_1980/page/n110/mode/1up

#HistoryOfComputing #InteractiveEditing #Writing

Peter Kidd has published a first summary of yesterday’s discoveries about Carla #Rossi and her activities: “The RECEPTIO-Rossi Affair, Part I: The Staff.”

https://mssprovenance.blogspot.com/2022/12/the-receptio-rossi-affair-part-i-staff.html

We live in a benighted age where not everyone cares about vim and emacs, but among those who do, I believe there is a generational divide. If you have an opinion and an age, please respond:

Virtual hug

@CerstinMahlow As we’re speaking, astronauts are examining one of these alien communication systems. Its functioning is still a mystery, though.

The first test flight took us to Ursus minor. Alien life form is remarkably similar to the terrestrial Ursus arctos, except for size. Friendly, but hungry.

Peter Kidd has updated his blog post in the light of the latest developments in the #Rossi affair.

https://mssprovenance.blogspot.com/2022/12/nobody-cares-about-your-blog.html

For the latest #Receptiogate news, see this update from Peter Kidd: https://mssprovenance.blogspot.com/2022/12/the-receptio-rossi-affair-part-i-staff.html

I hate it

Things are going well, the robot brought a round of coffee for the astronauts and the engineers.

If you aren't following Peter Kidd's slow and steady takedown of the project that plaigerised his work, head over to Twitter and watch it happen in real time. It is CRAZY. @mssprovenance

Horrendous story of how a scholar’s work was lifted from his blog and published by another scholar as her own. For context, the blogger is highly respected and has made numerous contributions to manuscropt studies via his blog, which is his main publication platform. Among the worrying elements of this story: that blogs are not real publications, so contents can be used without attribution. It happens more often.

https://mssprovenance.blogspot.com/2022/12/nobody-cares-about-your-blog.html

Inspection time. #lego

Engineers find that something is not quite right.

How car are (under)used?

👉 4.7 million #cars have a capacity of 18 million seats for 8.5 million inhabitants in Switzerland
👉 1.6 occupants on average
👉 Unused 23 hours a day

Source Swiss Federal Office for the Environment @ofevCH https://bit.ly/3vdGXHA

Let there be light ! These are some of the most beautiful #atriums in #Switzerland
https://dominikgehl.com/switzerland-atriums
#architecture #photography

A stunning slow-motion tracking shot of a cheetah running captured at 1200 frames per second.

Source: https://vimeo.com/53914149
More details: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icFMTB0Pi0g

Credit: Gregory Wilson / CC BY 3.0

To celebrate my calculator app PCalc turning 30 today, I've written up all the history I can still remember:

http://pcalc.com/thirty

There's also a rare 30%-off sale, which runs until midnight tonight, PST:

Mac:
https://pcalc.com/store/pcalcmac

iOS:
https://pcalc.com/store/pcalc

A big thanks to everybody who has used PCalc during the last three decades!

Le Monde consacre un long article (15 minutes de lecture !) à la recherche scientifique sur le jeu vidéo en France, en Belgique et en Suisse.

L'article est très bien documenté et fournit la parfaite porte d'entrée dans notre domaine d'étude : https://www.lemonde.fr/idees/article/2022/12/23/le-jeu-video-un-champ-de-recherche-foisonnant-pour-la-science_6155458_3232.html

Il y a un paywall, mais vous y accéderez facilement en passant par votre bibliothèque. L'article sera demain dans le print. #SciencesDuJeu #GameStudies #GameLabUNILEPFL

The @snsf_ch's Data Team is looking for a Data Scientist. If you're interested in supporting evidence-based science policy decisions, here is the link to apply: https://recruitingapp-2829.umantis.com/Vacancies/728/Description/2?lang=eng #RStats #research #Jobs #data #datascientist