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extreme_orangon First Al chatbot has been resurrected after decades

ELIZA is famous as a rudimentary artificial intelligence and the first ever chatbot, but versions found online today are actually knock-offs because the original computer code was lost - until now.

More coverage here

https://www.livescience.com/technology/eliza-the-worlds-1st-...

extreme_orangon The Evolution of Computer Science at the University Level

Good article. Definitely worth reading in conjunction with this one https://cacm.acm.org/research/why-computing-belongs-within-t...

extreme_orangon My search for the mysterious missing secretary who shaped chatbot history

Also see a giant archive of ELIZAs

https://sites.google.com/view/elizagen-org/original-eliza

extreme_orangon My search for the mysterious missing secretary who shaped chatbot history

There is a whole project devoted to ELIZA here

http://findingeliza.org/

Also see

https://sites.google.com/view/elizaarchaeology/blog/weizenba...

extreme_orangon AI or Ain't: Eliza

See http://findingeliza.org/

extreme_orangon AI or Ain't: Eliza

Take a look at this project that has rediscovered and recreated the original ELIZA source code. You can even try out an accurate reimplementation of ELIZA

http://findingeliza.org/

extreme_orangon The reMarkable as a notebook and eBook reader

They are both very good. I really liked the flexibility of the Boox.

The remarkable does have a superior screen writing feel by far. That was much more important to me in the end.

I won’t lie, I miss the Boox ability to customise the UI and install tons of things.

But I find the simple on/off notes and reading with remarkable just works for me.

extreme_orangon The reMarkable as a notebook and eBook reader

ps. I also own a Boox Note Air, and the remarkable quite simply blows it away. When I bought the Boox I loved it, but after getting the Remarkable there really is no competition. I do like the Boox for its novelty value, running weird things on an e-ink display, but I don't use it for notes or reading anymore.

extreme_orangon The reMarkable as a notebook and eBook reader

Having tried a number of notebook type devices I'll just add that the Remarkable (v2) is excellent. It is not a computer, not an iPad, just an excellent digital notepad and eReader. Price, yeah its high but you get what you pay for and this is something I do find genuinely useful for reading and taking notes.

Is it perfect? Far from it. There are lots of silly UI decisions that make no sense (e.g. limited pen size) and clunky modal menu system. So there is room for improvement. Why they don't incorporate the ddvk remarkable hacks into an update in one quick update I do not know - the ddvk hacks change the remarkable from a good device to a great one. See here:

https://github.com/ddvk/remarkable-hacks

But otherwise, I would recommend strongly for these specific use-cases. I still have to have a laptop with me occasionally, and sometimes an iPad. But if I am reading a PDF it is always with the Remarkable.

The battery life is pretty amazing, the lack of eye-strain fantastic, carrying a ton of books that I can catch up with wonderful. Digital note taking is the best in class due to the screen and pen/nib combination. (Yes lack of search and OCR is a bit annoying but I don't really use it, even on the iPad in Notability).

Anyway, I wanted to offer these thoughts from someone who reads a lot on the remarkable and takes notes daily.

Wish it had: More pen sizes, different highlight shades, easier syncing, iCloud support, better tools for cropping pdfs before sending them, etc.

Would I buy again: Yes.

extreme_orangon Joseph Weizenbaum's Original ELIZA source code rediscovered

Joseph Weizenbaum's Original ELIZA source code rediscovered. Missing for over 50 years, this really is an incredible find

extreme_orangon Manic Miner 2021 for the BBC Micro

Amazing work. This is why the internet is great.

extreme_orangon Ask HN: Why are e-ink note-taking devices so expensive compared to iPads?

I can recommend the Boox Note Air. Basically an android tablet with an e-ink display.

Excellent for PDF annotation and taking notes. Quirky as it runs Android apps.

Excellent display for reading

extreme_orangon YouTube was launched as a dating site

This might be interesting...

"A compellingly written and highly original study of the practices of the early-adopter video blogging community. This essential study will change the ways in which we think about past, present and future online creative communities and digital platforms."

http://networkcultures.org/blog/publication/tod-27-videoblog...

extreme_orangon The culture war at the heart of open source

Worth looking at these books in relation to this topic

Copy, Rip, Burn: The Politics of Copyleft and Open Source: The Politics of Open Source https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0745324142/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_...

Two Bits: The Cultural Significance of Free Software (Experimental Futures) https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0822342642/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_...