The specter is that when fully mature, this technology would be able to generate undetectable attacks and the defenders will be constantly fighting these fires....Saurabh Bagchi From BLOG@CACM | April 18, 2023 at 12:45 PM
Centralization leads to more efficient communication and control, which leads to lower transaction costs, which increases the useful work each node can spend on...Sorin Adam Matei From BLOG@CACM | December 19, 2022 at 11:32 AM
The digital computer of today arose in the first half of the 1940s independently in three different countries: Germany, the U.K. and the U.S.
Herbert Bruderer From BLOG@CACM | June 20, 2022 at 11:54 AM
In my opinion, the main problem of the InnovateFPGA contest is the lack of a permanent team to lead.
Aleksandr Romanov From BLOG@CACM | June 1, 2022 at 09:44 AM
Although far ahead of his time, in the German- and English-speaking countries, Torres Quevedo has been largely forgotten.
Herbert Bruderer From BLOG@CACM | March 7, 2022 at 10:56 AM
Simply stating the problem is not enough; it is necessary to look for a quick way out of the situation, relying on available resources.
Andrei Sukhov and Aleksandr Romanov From BLOG@CACM | March 4, 2022 at 09:20 AM
Napier's multiplication and division rods, deriving from the basic multiplication table, simplify calculations considerably.
Herbert Bruderer From BLOG@CACM | September 9, 2021 at 10:00 AM
To organize the productive work of multiprocessor chips, it is necessary to establish an efficient distribution of computational processes between computational...Andrei Sukhov and Aleksandr Romanov From BLOG@CACM | June 1, 2021 at 02:18 PM
The design of today's electronic computers is usually not very appealing, in contrast to magnificent mechanical calculating machines from earlier times.
Herbert Bruderer From BLOG@CACM | April 8, 2021 at 10:24 AM
Automatons are ubiquitous. Some of the most magnificent works in the genre have survived in museums.
Herbert Bruderer From BLOG@CACM | March 8, 2021 at 03:02 PM
A rare find: the user manual of the oldest surviving computer in the world, the Zuse Z4 relay machine (1945).
Herbert Bruderer From BLOG@CACM | September 21, 2020 at 10:04 AM
One does not get the impression the Google Translate and DeepL translation programs are self-learning and have made real progress.
Herbert Bruderer From BLOG@CACM | June 8, 2020 at 12:53 PM
The world's largest mass-produced cylindrical slide rules come from Loga-Calculator AG in Zurich/Uster, Switzerland.
Herbert Bruderer From BLOG@CACM | May 13, 2020 at 04:53 PM