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Watch this BBC report about computer addicts ... from 1983

A BBC report from 40 years ago features three people utterly addicted to the home computer, which at that time was in its infancy.

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A Preemptive Eulogy for 'Tokyo Vice'

In honor of ‘Tokyo Vice’s second, and likely final, season, let us celebrate the details that make this show, from its criminal ‘fits and millennial tech to newsroom drama and boy-band appreciation.

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Rand Paul's AM radio amendment gets consumer choice right

Is it the job of the federal government to ensure that AM radio lives to see another century? According to Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA), who introduced the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act back in May, the government must ensure auto manufacturers keep AM radio technology built into next-generation vehicles.

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Boot up your nostalgia drive with Retro Tech NL

If you haven’t seen a computer from the 1980s or 1990s since… the '80s or '90s, see what Retro Tech N.L. has pulled together. The group is showing off its collection of vintage gear this weekend at AC Hunter Public Library in St. John’s. Founding member Ryan Hayward takes the CBC’s Heather Barrett on a tour of computers through time.

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YouTube Introduces 'Select' Ad Initiative, Reveals Handful Of New Originals In "Brandcast Delivered" NewFront – Deadline

YouTube delivered its ninth annual NewFronts presentation in virtual form, announcing new ad initiatives and a handful of new originals.

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rail, but what is this attachment floppy disks, and retro tech, particularly within government circles that you think might try and be more on the cutting edge?— the cutting edge? japan is really strong _ the cutting edge? japan is really strong in _ the cutting edge? japan is really strong in hardware, | the cutting edge? japan is i really strong in hardware, if you talk about industrial robots, some of the most advanced come from japan, video game machines, little parts that go into smartphones, this is really more of a software problem. it's getting information that might be on my desk into the hands of a government official, maybe a list of employees or something. it could be anything. i think that's where japan really is struggling and finally is recognising that. the covid—i9 pandemic really inspired these reforms. ., pandemic really inspired these reforms.- early - pandemic really inspired these reforms.- early in - pandemic really inspired these reforms.- early in the| reforms. how so? early in the pandemic. — reforms. how so? early in the pandemic. you _ reforms. how so? early in the pandemic, you had _ reforms. how so? early in the pandemic, you had health - pandemic, you had health officials trying to fill out

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chinese city to be locked down after a fresh outbreak of covid—i9 as beijing continues to pursue its controversial "zero—covid" policy. around 21 million people have been ordered to stay indoors, with just one person per household allowed to go out for essential shopping. poland says it will formally demand reparations of more than $1.3 trillion from germany for losses inflicted during the second world war. the german foreign ministry has said berlin considers the issue of reparations to be closed. to japan, somewhere which most of us associate with hi—tech and innovation. but it's also a country whose government still uses floppy disks. that's right. it's reported up to 1,900 government procedures still require businesses to use the storage devices and now the country's digital minister has "declared war" on floppy disks and other retro tech that's still used. taro kono says regulations would be updated to allow people to use online services instead.

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i think right now, bureaucrats love paper most of all, they like the idea of someone looking for a construction permit for example, to bring in a piece of paper, having a shelf on the wall where everything is neatly organised, and the floppy disk was kind of what the bureaucrats might consider... an inferior substitute but at least it's a physical think someone could bring into city hall. and now the minister is saying, we need to make all of this illegal. it's so interesting, we often have this idea ofjapan being forward in the future, the bullet train introduced many years ago, years before other high—speed rail, but what is this attachment floppy disks, and retro tech, particularly within government circles that you think might try and be more on the cutting edge?

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it would be the costa del sol, costa did lose and this beautiful cove in gibraltar. i've just come back from there, the ship is metres away from this lovely beach, which is very, very popular with locals and tourists. now some good news through the morning, they are pumping the fuel from the ship, about 250 tonnes of diesel, half of that operation is now complete. there is a lot of concern but also optimism. to japan, somewhere which most of us associate with high tech and innovation. but it's also a country whose government still uses floppy disks. it's reported up to 1,900 government procedures still require businesses to use the storage devices and now the country's digital minister has "declared war" on floppy disks and other retro tech that's still used. taro kono says regulations would be updated to allow people to use online services instead. earlier i spoke to the wall streetjournal�*s tokyo bureau chief, peter landers, who said mr kono is on a mission to digitalise japan.

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Gadget Book: Nostalgia Nerd's Gadgets, Gizmos & Gimmicks

This book, charting five decade's worth of gadgetry and gizmos, sounds right up Gadget Master's street. Note, however, it's not out until October, so we're slightly jumping the gun here...

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