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The Computer That Helped Win World War II?? spectrum.ieee.org
1+ hour, 8+ min ago (123+ words) The Computer That Helped Win World War II · spectrum.ieee.org Kottke.org This site is made possible by member support. 💞 Big thanks to Arcustech for hosting the site and offering amazing tech support. kottke.org. home of fine hypertext…...
The Night Witches: The Female Nazi Hunters of WWII
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (167+ words) The Night Witches were an all-female Soviet bomber regiment that attacked Nazi forces during World War II. An attack technique of the night bombers involved idling the engine near the target and gliding to the bomb-release point with only wind noise…...
Lessons from a 1969 documentary on Nazi-occupied France on h...
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (56+ words) Kottke.org Lessons from a 1969 documentary on Nazi-occupied France on how fascism takes root. “A former undercover British agent recalls that working-class French were eager to help him and to shelter him. Those who were wealthier preferred to stay out…...
Andor Creator Tony Gilroy Is Free to Speak About Fascism Now
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (302+ words) Kottke.org This site is made possible by member support. 💞 Big thanks to Arcustech for hosting the site and offering amazing tech support. kottke.org. home of fine hypertext products since 1998. Beloved by 86.47% of the web. 🍔 💀 📸 😭 🕳️ 🤠 🎬 🥔 Andor Creator Tony Gilroy…...
Carbon Dating: Cold War Nukes & Art Forgeries
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (389+ words) In the most recent episode of Howtown, Joss Fong explains how above-ground nuclear testing in the 50s and 60s left a signature in all life on Earth that can be used as a forensic tool for catching art forgers, shady ivory dealers,…...