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quirkot
banging on the door like a madman where's the clock? where's the clock we all donated money for? tell us about the clock you cowards!
aftbit
Yeah.... that was a cool idea. Too bad it'll never be built.

(Supposedly they're building it in West Texas - last update in 2024)

quirkot
I cannot express how much I drank this kool-aid. When there were still updates every 2-3 years I would scour google maps to try and find the site. Based on Long Now promo images and local newspaper photos, this is my leading contender. The dirt roads were all gradually expanded and construction equipment was visible here in the 2009-2013 time frame. https://maps.app.goo.gl/3QWhyYGu7DrD8jQWA
fmajid
I have a bronze replica of the equation of time cam, Levenger sold it as a limited edition item in 02009.
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icedata
Danny Hillis was an MIT colleague of a friend of mine. Didn't know until now that Connection Machine had Darpa funding.
pjmlp
Star Lisp would be great for the modern heterogeneous computing landscape, and being compiled.
ryandvm
I'm a huge fan of Feynman and his autobiographies - some of my favorite books. There are a number of YouTube videos that purport to be Feynman's audio lectures, but they're actually AI generated readings of his script. Against my better instincts I listened to a couple and it was surreal experience.

On one hand, they were actually pretty decent simulacra and I loved hearing Feynman's voice and mannerisms; but on the other hand, they... weren't... real. What am I even listening to?

We are in for a weird future.

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tanseydavid
Feynman is my notion of what a "Chad" really is.