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more about #computer more comments → eviladrian: I sometimes wonder about people like Babbage, who feature heavily in alternate-history novels. Does living all those possible lives wear them out? A ... more » rotwang: This is great stuff. Thanks, Lauren. more » braak: You are, as usual, completely correct.: This looks really good. more » Grey_Area: Great art! I like the expressions and loose brushstrokes that convey all the action and emotion so economically. The glimpse of Ms. Padua's creative p... more » CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard): io9...With all this black and white artwork. You are really spoiling us!! more » twDarkflame: Recognising is far different from understanding. For some sentient being to have empathy they have to have the capacity to "emulate" what they think s... more » TheFaithfulStone: But isn't the reason that humans "pass" the Voight-Kampf test is that they fail it? So Leon is distressed because he's not helping the tortoise, but R... more » B: Wait, since I don't have empathy, that means I'm a robot? more » Mount_Prion: ...so...my Sims will finally love me back? /wrists more » Belabras: Stay out of the Uncanny Valley folks. Pick a side and stick with it. more » crashedpc - Haifisch: AHHHHH! AHHHH!!!!! It's not even at Uncanny Valley levels and AHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!! MELDED TEEF more » if'n: What could possibly go wrong? more » SulochTapir: A programmed virtual intelligence is in no way like a human mind. Human minds develop from birth with a physical body. That alone will make this mod... more » -
#comics
Babbage and Lovelace Fight Crime with the Power of Math
If Charles Babbage and Ada Lovelace had managed to complete the Analytical Engine and usher in an age of Victorian computing, what would they do next? According to one comic, the obvious answer is: team up and fight crime. More » -
#serverarchitecture
Our Homes Have Turned into Server Farms
Nestled among the towers of midtown Manhattan is a new housing development made entirely of prefab houses (top) that look like rack-mounted computer servers (bottom). In fact, these houses are intended to be mounted and stacked in giant racks that can be built in days. Soon, all of New York City may look like a giant Google server farm. Check out the rack server house being built below. More » -
#ironman
Marvel Really, Really Wants You To Know Iron Man Is Theirs
Marvel Comics has made some high quality wallpapers from the upcoming Iron Man movie available on the web, and we won't argue that they are spiffy, shiny, and gorgeous. However, did they really need to brand the things four times? In the shot above (mega-version here) you've got an awkwardly placed Iron Man logo right under Tony's fist, along with the release date. Do you really want a release date on our computer's desktop? Check out what else is wrong with this picture inside. More »
