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10 Computer Hardware Names With Weird Origins
Quick Links GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) I had a professor at university who said that the sentence “click the icon with your mouse” would have been completely incomprehensible to people half a century ago—and he had a point. We use terms for our computer hardware every day without ever considering why they have the names they do. So here are…
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Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket launch: how and when to watch
Blue Origin is preparing for its biggest launch yet, but on Monday morning the attempt was scrubbed for technical reasons after several delays were made throughout the three-hour launch window. The window originally opened at 1AM ET. It’s unclear when the Jeff Bezos-owned commercial space company will next attempt to send its 320-foot-tall New Glenn rocket into space for the…
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