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MSX-DOS was a disk operating system developed by Microsoft for the MSX home computer standard. It was a combination of MS-DOS v1.25 and CP/M-80 v2.2. The goal was to add disk capabilities to MSX BASIC and provide a more affordable software medium than memory cartridges. MSX-DOS was compatible with CP/M-80, allowing users to access a […]
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This web content consists of references to various research articles, books, and journals about botulism. It includes information about the history of botulism, diagnostic methods, outbreaks, and different types of the disease. Some interesting points include the discovery of Clostridium botulinum in 1897, the occurrence of infant botulism from household dust, and an outbreak of […]
The software industry is seeing a shift in focus from technology to marketing and merchandising, according to Kevin O’Leary, president of SoftKey International. The rise of consumer software is being fueled by the increasing number of American homes with computers. Major players such as Microsoft and WordPerfect are expanding into the consumer market and adopting […]
In a heartbreaking and personal account, the author highlights the slow and bureaucratic nature of the FDA’s drug approval process and how it can cost lives. Facing terminal cancer, the author expresses frustration at the delays in approving mRNA tumor vaccines, which have shown great promise in treating treatment-resistant squamous cell carcinomas. The FDA’s reluctance […]
This web content provides an overview of the history of computers, with a focus on logic and the contributions of key figures. The author acknowledges their limited expertise on the subject but presents the information as a conversation starter rather than a comprehensive study. They highlight the importance of George Boole’s work on Boolean logic, […]
In March 2020, a group of scientists published a paper in Nature Medicine that contradicted their true beliefs about the origins of COVID-19. The paper, titled “The proximal origin of SARS-CoV-2,” stated that a lab leak was not plausible, despite the authors’ private uncertainty leaning towards that possibility. The authors manipulated the media narrative and […]
Living in Seattle, the author constantly dealt with fruit flies in their kitchen. Despite regular cleaning, the fruit flies would build up over time, requiring traps to catch them. However, the author discovered a more effective solution: carnivorous pitcher plants. Specifically, they purchased three pitcher plants, including a Purple Pitcher Plant which proved to be […]
In this web content, the author reflects on their experience of shutting down their digital health company and how they have struggled to talk about their failure. The author discusses how they used to carefully craft their response to make it sound like a success, but now they are more candid about their journey, sharing […]
This web content is a repository on GitHub that focuses on the proposal to add a new API for determining the integrity of web environments. It includes code and documentation for the API, with a specific code example provided: const attestation = await navigator.getEnvironmentIntegrity(“…”). The repository provides an explainer that gives a high-level overview of […]
The FBI has been found to have improperly used surveillance powers to conduct searches on a U.S. senator, a state lawmaker, and a state judge, according to court records released on Friday. The FBI’s use of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) was documented in an opinion from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance […]