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NSA Line Eater
… 1970s, spread by people who had no idea of then-current technology or the storage, signal-processing, or speech … students and just let them listen in. Speech-recognition technology can't do this job even now (1991), and almost … -
What
… and ensuring seamless interactions between users and technology. In conclusion, what stands as a crucial … -
22: The Master Builder; The Master Architect
… positive and lasting way , whether through business, art, technology, or other fields. Ambition and Achievement … -
Waldo
… Now known by the more generic term telefactoring , this technology is of intense interest to NASA for tasks like … -
Toaster
Toaster /tōst-ər/ n. 1. The archetypal really stupid application for an embedded microprocessor controller; often used in comments that imply that a scheme is inappropriate technology (but see elevator controller ). " DWIM … -
Stone Age
… for any crufty, ancient piece of hardware or software technology. Note that this is used even by people who were … -
Splat
… character ( ASCII 0100011). [Rochester Institute of Technology] The command key on a Mac (same as ALT , … -
Slop
… good, and 10% is usually acceptable. With modern compiler technology, esp. on RISC machines, the compiler's slop may … -
Pen
… back to traditional writing tools like pens and pencils. As technology advanced, these writing instruments were adapted … -
Nanotechnology
Nanotechnology /na-nə-tek-ˈnä-lə-jē/ n. A hypothetical fabrication technology in which objects are designed and built with the individual specification and placement of each separate atom. The first unequivocal nanofabrication…