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April 30, 2021 Tales of the early days of the first digital video game. Sometimes it’s only a short sentence, a few words dropped as an aside, which changes our understanding. A short glimpse, which provides deeper inside and understanding in what is a complex process. As it is here the case regarding how Spacewar!, the first digital video game became this remarkable program that gave birth to an entire industry. As usually, what was intended to be just a brief dump of an idea — at least, this is what a blog post is all about, isn’t it? — became lengthier than expected. Not for the le...

Yanga SC defeated Biashara Mara United by a solitary goal in the Tanzania Mainland League on Saturday night.

featured Tell & See: National Poetry Day 2020 visionary poetry resource Explore 'Diamonds' by Evelyn Byrne, a commended poem in the Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award 2019 with the help of shiny fish, and celebrate this year's National Poetry Day, with the theme of Vision. Download featured Eco-poetry National Poetry Competition writing resource from Pascale Petit Explore two National Poetry Competition prize-winning poems that address ecological themes with poet, teacher and former NPC judge Pascale Petit. This resource was commissioned by The Poetry Society as part of the 2020 National Poe...

Hackers are friends not foes, says Alyssa Miller in this opening argument for our latest debate Alyssa Miller Wed 3 Mar 2021 // 11:00 UTC Share Register debate Welcome to the latest Register Debate in which writers discuss technology topics, and you – the reader – choose the winning argument. The format is simple: a motion is proposed, the argument for the motion is published today, and the argument against will be published on Friday. During the week you can cast your vote using the embedded poll, choosing whether you're in favor or against the motion. The final ...

A story of trains, computers, and two images. This is at the same time a continuation to what may become a loose series, namely, “Things on the Web that aren’t what they seem to be”, and the beginning of an entirely new one. Anyway, this is the story of two photos that are rather well known in the context of computer history. You may even have seen one or the other popping up on a website. Since you are reading this blog, you may be even familiar with the broader context. Context In 1961, the MIT recieved a DEC PDP-1 computer from Digital Equipment Corporation as a donation. It was one...