PinnedPaul Pallaghy, PhDFirst ever computer? We’ve been wrong all along about the ‘Stored-Program’When discussing the first computers, machines like ENIAC, Zuse’s Z3, and Bletchley Park’s Colossus invariably come to mind. Sep 52Sep 52
PinnedPaul Pallaghy, PhDThe untold story of digital logic & the world’s first useful computer: From relays to the Z3Who first realized how binary arithmetic works? Or that it could be implemented electrically?Aug 71Aug 71
PinnedPaul Pallaghy, PhDIt’s fascinating to ponder what it means for AI to ‘understand’ somethingI’ve been thinking about this for 45 years since I was 6 or 7.Mar 2217Mar 2217
PinnedPaul Pallaghy, PhDHere’s why people believe doom and gloom science BUT NOT the green tech guysWe can ABSOLUTELY solve climate change in around 15–20 years (barring WW3) and it’ll be cheaper than running the fossil fuel plants.Apr 9, 202328Apr 9, 202328
Paul Pallaghy, PhDMusk’s Starlink banned by FAA from delivering terminals by helicopter to stranded North Carolinans.The FAA said you can’t perform chopper deliveries to people who you can’t contact.4h ago4h ago
Paul Pallaghy, PhDCovid19 authorities AND ‘scamdemic’ accusers were BOTH right . And wrong.Let me prove to you that there’s a lot of misconceptions out there still.20h ago220h ago2
Paul Pallaghy, PhDWhy Tesla is a far bigger AI play than NvidiaDon’t get me wrong, Nvidia is awesome. But . .1d ago1d ago
Paul Pallaghy, PhDUnbalanced climate hysteria is systematically destroying Gen-Z hopeIf we only teach that humans are a plague on the earth without exciting youth about a past and present (and future!) . .2d ago22d ago2
Paul Pallaghy, PhDPremature hydrogen incentives from over eager governments are crazily wastefulHydrogen is fundamentally a terrible renewable energy, energy storage strategy or, often, even chemical feedstock.4d ago4d ago
Paul Pallaghy, PhDGoogle’s been shockingly dumb on LLMs since 2014. Despite inventing them.Google did not realize what they had created in either BERT or SEQ2SEQ.Sep 303Sep 303