Monthly Archives: November 2013

Cyber Monday Launched

Posted on November 21, 2013 by GilPress

Today in 2005, Shop.org announced in a press release “‘Cyber Monday’ Quickly Becoming One of the Biggest Online Shopping Days of the Year.” According to Shop.org/BizRate Research 2005 eHoliday Mood Study, 77% of online retailers said that their sales “increased substantially” … Continue reading →

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History of English (Animated)

Posted on November 17, 2013 by GilPress

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Alan Turing On Computable Numbers

Posted on November 12, 2013 by GilPress

Today in 1936, Alan Turing delivered to the London Mathematical Society his paper “On Computable Numbers, with an Application to the Entscheidungsproblem.” In the paper, Turing described the Universal Machine, which later became known as the Turing Machine. This was an idealized … Continue reading →

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General Meetings of The Boston Computer Society (Video)

Posted on November 10, 2013 by GilPress

“These are a few brief samples from more than 20 hours of The Boston Computer Society General Meetings. Each meeting featured a leading personal computer industry visionary introducing a new product or technology to the world’s largest personal computer user … Continue reading →

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A Perspective on Time (Infographic)

Posted on November 8, 2013 by GilPress

“Humans are good at a lot of things, but putting time in perspective is not one of them. It’s not our fault – the span of time in human history, and even more so in natural history, are … Continue reading →

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