history of technology

Chinese Keyboards: A Forgotten History

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Chinese Keyboards: A Forgotten History

Today, typing in Chinese works by converting QWERTY keystrokes into Chinese characters via a software interface, known as an input method editor. But this was not always the case. Thomas S. Mullaney’s new book, The Chinese Computer: A Global History of the Information Age, published by the MIT Press, unearths the forgotten history of Chinese … Read more

Fakes: Not an Internet Thing, a Human Thing

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Fakes: Not an Internet Thing, a Human Thing

Every day, as the Internet becomes more indispensable to modern life, the drawbacks of deep engagement with the virtual realm capture as much attention as the wide-ranging benefits. On the Internet, of course, anyone can in all too many forums pretty much say anything—regardless of whether the facts are on their side or not. University … Read more