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I have been very busy outside of Flickr for the last few months, several very important projects have been keeping me from posting here. Here's a bit on an insight into what I've been doing.
Back in 1986 when I was in 2nd year computer science, we were introduced to the programming language awk - you can use it for all sorts of tasks involving the processing of data files...
The first feature that makes awk especially useful are it's pattern matching capabilities known as regular expressions, for example search for the first word on a line, or find a word starting with "article" followed by 5 digits and so forth.
The second most important feature is what is known as an associative array. This is a very convenient and practical way to create an index of something...
What we have to do is read in some files, looking for certain patterns at certain places and then change this around somewhat to make the information somehow more useful.
Back then none of this made sense, but over 20 years later I still have my well thumbed copy of Sobell's A practical guide to UNIX System V from 1985 and applying this knowledge is how I earn my living.
We don't use awk (or it's cousin sed) so much any more, it's been generally superceded by Perl, but we still owe a heavy debt to pioneering work from the 60's and 70's.
Starting from the far left, in the back row, I'm the tall one (second guy left). I have the big smile, the other guys were not so happy most of the time.
I was a Data Processing Technician E-5 while I served onboard the U.S.S Niagara Falls AFS 3.
These were the guys I worked with in this small room. As you can see, the computers I worked with took up all the space back then.
The CPU stood about 6' tall and about 3' wide and the depth was about 3' as well.
Duncan Rawlinson's creation melds traditional photographic methods with contemporary AI imaging to bring to life a robot's pivotal scientific discovery. The image chronicles Jasper, a robot endowed with artificial intelligence, as it pierces through the veil of typical data interpretation to reveal an unforeseen scientific principle. This visual portrayal by Rawlinson deftly captures the robot's transition from conventional analysis to the breakthrough moment. It underscores the cooperative spirit between human researchers and robotic precision, showcasing a landmark moment in the ongoing advancement of scientific inquiry.
A student studies key punch operation in a data processing class. What looks like a desk is actually a very large computer. Photo: 1961.
Credit: Wisconsin Historical Society
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