Holy retro human

In this issue, the Pope vs Tech, retro tech from the UK, music finds ways to confound AI, fundamental tech, and more!

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Micro Men

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This film inspired me to create an unfinished board game about the 19080s computing industry. Recently, I rewatched it in all its UK film budget glory. Still fascinating.

Angine de Poitrine The Microtonal Revolution Is Underway!

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Microtonal music, or to be blunt, music that doesn't use the standard 12-tone equal-tempered scale, is having something of a moment. Mostly due to this odd duo. Many cite them as an almost-perfect example of how wonderfully strange humans can be at a time when we're being told we're replaceable.

The Virtual OS Museum

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Ahhh yeah. Call me in a few hours, as I have an important conversation with the 1990s.

Fritzes 2026: Best Interfaces | Sci-fi interfaces

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If, like me, you are obsessed with interface design in movies and TV shows, then this blog and this award are for you.

FFmpeg: The Incredible Technology Behind Video on the Internet | Lex Fridman Podcast #496

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FFmpeg is a tool you likely use all the time; in fact, your computer probably has multiple copies of it embedded in other applications. This is a LONG interview, but it's worth watching to hear more about the open-source projects that run the world.

Scammers Are Using Your Real Hotel Reservations to Trick You With Spear-Phishing Attacks

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I have found many hotels I've stayed at the kinds of places I am least likely to want to hand over a bunch of quite personal data. But still, we have to do it. Apparently, my fears were justified.

Pope Leo Schooled the Tech Bros on Tolkien

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I have just started reading the Pope’s recent encyclical, but some of the quotes I heard from it are golden. When the Pope is a voice of reason in the world, something is wrong.

Your Glasses Got Worse On Purpose

worseonpurpose.com

It's very American-focused, but this website is brilliant! Prepare to be made grumpier!

Can AI read music? - by Yennie Jun - Art Fish Intelligence

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Music is full of patterns, isn't it? So an AI should be great at understanding it, shouldn't it? Well… No.

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