"Well, magnetic core memory is the only data storage format that is robust enough to withstand high-radiation environments. Jeri is clearly interested in magnetic logic and memory because it is the only computing platform that will be able to survive the first wave of nuclear blasts that will unavoidably come from the beginning of the third great world war. "<p>Erm, this premise is factually untrue though. A lot of next generation resistive RAM devices, especially OxRAMs, have been demonstrated to be rather rad hard, making them good candidates for future space electronics platforms or.. all the other attendant apocalyptic scenarios.
I have not read the article, but I find the choice of date interesting. 2038 is unix rollover time [1]. It does not appear to be mentioned in the article so it might be a coincidence.<p>[1]: <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_2038_problem" rel="nofollow">https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_2038_problem</a><p>---Edit---<p>> but the meek will inherit the earth when judgement day begins on the 19th of January 2038 at 03:14:07 UTC.<p>I stand corrected, Unix rollover time is exactly why this date was chosen. It must have broken AI safety protocols in the robots which turned them into killing machines. Cool, I will read this article tonight.
FYI: <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeri_Ellsworth" rel="nofollow">https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeri_Ellsworth</a><p>There is a youtube talk linked in the articles references which is ... just watch it. I am always amazed by these stories - especially as I tried the opening a store in mid nineties flogging computers and internet cafes.
I for one really liked that Blade Runner reference with the repetition of "interlinked". My initial vision of the post's future was of The Terminator, but that reference made me consider a more interesting future with different kinds of artificial beings.
What makes core memory resistant to EMP?<p>Wouldn't the pulse change the polarizations stored in the iron cores?<p>> The highly irradiated port-war landscape will be unable to make use of standard silicon computer memory for centuries to come.<p>So we really couldn't use any silicon that was hit to make new semiconductors?
>"I ended up dropping out of high school when I was racing cars because I was making so much money."[3] "I started seeing how far I could push the rules. One of the things I built was a traction control system for my race car. I built a single-board 6502 computer (wire-wrap) and I measured the front-wheel spin by putting a hall sensor on it, and I measured the engine RPM." "I had a rev limiter in the car and it would just tell the rev limiter you're over-revving if the back tires were spinning more than the front tires." "Then, I started dominating, just completely dominating.<p>Sounds a lot like cheating......disruption
I found a new person to follow! From this blogpost and her wikipedia page I'm impressed.<p>I wonder though -- is the fear of the Robot Uprising of 2038 founded, to her, or is that applied drama by the blog author?
I have a bit more positive look on the future: Jan-2038 is just before my retirement. I can make some money with old computer knowledge while the post-post millennial generation does not even know what the inside of an old operating system looks like.
brilliant,<p>but for<p>>Triboluminescence with household chemicals - Keep your eye on what happens when the battery falls over in this video.<p>I watched it over a couple of times, but never actually catch the battery fall over, the subject matter is constantlly grabbing my attention. at what time does it fall over?
The robot uprising will begin and I predict the battle turns at 12am Jan 1st, UTC, as the 32 bit system clocks overflow in many of the small micros controlling subsystems.
> Jeri Ellsworth <i>hates</i> this article<p>probably used in jest - but playing along - probably because premise of article is heavy on summoning up ethos & pathos to generate interest whereas, from what I can tell of Jeri's style, she is more centered on direct logos.<p>in a way, the way OP uses ethos/pathos method is somewhat deceptive/dishonest, because it's trying to get you interested in source material for reasons that are entirely make-believe.