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The Rise and Fall of 3M’s Floppy Disk

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If you ask the average person what the company 3M does, odds are if they have a few gray hairs hanging out on their scalp, they might say that the company makes floppy disks. I bought them from a junk store, and maybe paid $2 for them. In the mid-1950s, 3M advertised its Scotch audio reel-to-reel tape.

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Just Calm Down About GPT-4 Already

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You said then that you wanted an artificial general intelligence to exist—in fact, you said it had always been your personal motivation for working in robotics and AI. We see a person do something, and we know what else they can do, and we can make a judgement quickly. Or, how far can a person throw a Frisbee? Didn’t at all.

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The Essential Vannevar Bush

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During World War II, as personal science and engineering adviser to President Roosevelt, he led all research by civilians for the military and organized the Manhattan Project. He can dive under water and come up dry. Yet his coat is pervious to air as it should be for his good health, and it fits beautifully.

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Peapod Comes Out on Earth Day '09 - GoodCleanTech

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Intel Founder: Look to Silicon Valley for Electric Car Development - GoodCleanTech

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A 100 m.p.g. truck? A Bright IDEA | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press

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Three years ago, the magazine Popular Mechanics even wrote an article prodding the auto industry for not building the 100 m.p.g. They reality always seems to be just a few years away, the magazine complained. John Waters, the CEO of Bright Automotive, is a veteran of Detroits auto industry, just like most of the Bright team.

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GM Proposes Electric Car Plug Standard - GoodCleanTech

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