Mavis Beacon Was a Fictional Character Played by a Real Saks Employee. Here's the Surprising Amount She Was Paid by the Typing Empire

Adrienne Hankin, public relations director for tech company Mindscape told the 'New York Times' in 1998: "Mavis is the Betty Crocker of software" ...
Hackaday

A VIC-20 Emulator In Your Browser

The Commodore VIC-20 was a solid microcomputer that paved the way for the legendary Commodore 64 to come. If you’re a fan of ...
Hackaday

Getting The VIC-20 To Speak Again

The Commodore Amiga was famous for its characteristic Say voice, with its robotic enunciation being somewhat emblematic of ...
PolitiFact

Was Jeffrey Epstein recently spotted in Tel Aviv? No, this image is AI-generated

An image shows Jeffrey Epstein “still alive and walking the streets of Tel Aviv,” Israel. The image seemed to show Hebrew street signage, but the street name doesn’t match any in Tel Aviv, Israel.
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ZX Spectrum flies simulated spacecraft using BASIC, Python, and serial — Kerbal Space Program lunar lander powered by 1980s hardware

Controlling a lunar lander using a 1980s home computer is not for the faint of heart, and this project shows how one intrepid ...