The world’s first laptop launched #otd in 1983. RadioShack’s TRS-80 Model 100 weighed 3 pounds with a 20-hour battery, a word processor, and a spreadsheet program. https://
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World’s First Laptop: RadioShack TRS-80 Model 100 1983
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RTL Verification Method Detects Side-Channel Attack Vulnerabilities
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Register-transfer level verification captures vulnerabilities to side-channel attacks, reducing the risk of hidden bugs in the chip design before shipping them to production. A new method from CSAIL uses shadow logic to improve RTL verification scalability while being
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Keras Neural Network Library Celebrates Ten Year Anniversary
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Happy birthday to Keras, the open-source neural-network library, which was launched 10 years ago today. It's now one of the world’s ten most-used software tools: https://
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MIT’s Computer-Generated Gibberish Paper Exposes Predatory Journal Flaws
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20 years ago today MIT researchers got a computer-generated gibberish paper accepted to a predatory journal: https://
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MIT’s Tactile Vega-Lite Tool Makes Data Charts Accessible
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Translating graphics into tactile charts for blind & low-vision readers requires compliance w/extensive design rules. MIT’s "Tactile Vega-Lite" tool hardwires such guidelines w/i its program, potentially streamlining the process for designers & teachers: https://
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MIT Introduction to Computer Science and Python Programming
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An MIT introduction to computer science & Python programming: https://t.co/8GPYllvO5Z pic.twitter.com/A6oKx5ZYnu
— MIT CSAIL (@MIT_CSAIL) 24 mars 2025An MIT introduction to computer science & Python programming: https://
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Understanding Transformer Encoders in Deep Learning
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The encoder of a transformer, as explained by @rfeers.
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Computer Workers Free Time Impact and Automation Effects
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Reasons why people who work w/computers seem to have a lot of free time: http://
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Joseph Fourier’s 1822 Equation Powers Modern MP3 Technology
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Happy birthday Joseph Fourier, whose 1822 equation allows us to listen to mp3s today: http://
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MIT’s Exo 2: High-Performance Programming Language Reduces Code Requirements
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A new programming language from MIT could enable high-performance coding that can compete w/state-of-the-art libraries w/a few hundred lines of code, instead of tens or hundreds of thousands. Called "Exo 2," the approach enables reusable scheduling libraries external to