The Weekly Squeak — Chronosphere, fixing the internet, calculators and air con
In this episode I speak with Martin Mao of Chronosphere about the massive scale monitoring platform. I also cover fixing the internet, fixing air conditioning, the problem with calculators, switching from macOS to Linux, the death of Lil Bub and more!
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Podcast version
You can listen to the podcast version of this newsletter, featuring an interview with Martin Mao of Chronosphere.
Take a look inside the original PlayStation on its 25th anniversary — www.engadget.com
If you’re a gamer of a certain age (cough), you’re about to feel very old. Sony released the original PlayStation 25 years ago on December 3rd, 1994, and iFixit…
Big Calculator: How Texas Instruments Monopolized Math Class — gen.medium.com
his fall, Stephen Thompson began his first year of teaching Algebra 2 and college prep classes to 11th and 12th graders at a public high school in northwest Baltimore.
An Apple for a Penguin — leaving macOS — medium.com
I am trying Linux again… More on that soon, but here’s some preparatory reading in the meantime.
Tim Berners-Lee unveils global plan to save the web
www.theguardian.com
Inventor of web calls on governments and firms to safeguard it from abuse and ensure it benefits humanity
Why it’s time to redesign the old air conditioner — edition.cnn.com
The Global Cooling Prize is awarding $1 million to the most innovative and sustainable redesign of the air conditioning unit, which has barely changed in over 100 years.
Lil Bub, pioneer in internet-famous rich cats, dies — www.smh.com.au
With millions of followers on social media, Lil Bub was — to many — as familiar as the kitten next door.
