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An agglomeration of links Physics, Occupy, George Dyson

These are my links from February 20, 2012 Physicists Foretell Quantum Computer With Single-Atom Transistor | Wired Enterprise | Wired.com – quantum computer quantum transistor Occupy.net – A collection of tools for activists worldwide – nice collection of tools activists open source tools occupy Q&A;: Hacker Historian George Dyson Sits Down With Wired’s Kevin Kelly […]

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Women as computers

Top Secret Rosies “In 1942, when computers were human and women were underestimated, a group of female mathematicians helped win a war and usher in the modern computer age. Sixty-five years later their story has finally been told. “ (tags: mathematics women history computing computers)

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Understanding Computers course, Harvard & Programming Languages links

Computer Science E-1: Understanding Computers and the Internet This course is all about understanding: understanding what’s going on inside your computer when you flip on the switch, why tech support has you constantly rebooting your computer, how everything you do on the Internet can be watched by others, and how your computer can become infected […]

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