Python has become one of the most popular programming languages out there, particularly for beginners and those new to the hacker/maker world. Unfortunately, while it’s easy to get something up and ...

These techniques can help you handle the ups and downs of daily life. By Jancee Dunn I have an odd place that I like to visit when I’m unsettled: the Stop & Shop grocery store in my town. The whole ...

On Wednesday, Microsoft released the complete source code for Microsoft BASIC for 6502 Version 1.1, the 1978 interpreter that powered the Commodore PET, VIC-20, Commodore 64, and Apple II through ...

You may have heard that you should try to avoid eating too many simple sugars, but what does that mean? What are simple sugars? Are simple sugars carbohydrates? To answer both questions: simple sugars ...

There are certain types of people who interpret the world in a direct and literal way. They have a practical attitude towards life, which often leads them to accept things as they are, instead of ...

The Philadelphia trio pays tribute to a baffling 1984 LP of programmed drums and indulgent guitar recorded by an obstinate Lou Reed collaborator. They’re not so much imitators as acolytes. Here are ...

In one of my recent LinkedIn discussions about business strategy, a commenter lamented: “Unfortunately, many of the strategic plans we see are no more than a mish-mash collage of ‘individual level’ ...

To convert a dynamic disk to a basic disk without losing data, you may use the free edition of NIUBI Partition Editor. The software offers a straightforward, step-by-step approach to disk conversion, ...

I was entering the miseries of seventh grade in the fall of 1980 when a friend dragged me into a dimly lit second-floor room. The school had recently installed a newfangled Commodore PET computer, a ...

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