"The film tells the story of an overlooked genius: Claude Shannon. In a blockbuster paper in 1948, Claude Shannon introduced the notion of a 'bit' and laid the foundation for the information age. His ideas ripple through nearly every aspect of modern life, influencing such diverse fields as communication, computing, cryptography, neuroscience, artificial intelligence, cosmology, … Continue reading The Bit Player: Claude Shannon
Emacs: Rebinding Caps Lock to Ctrl
I was reading this piece, The Beginners Guide to Emacs, which suggested making the Caps Lock Key into CTRL. I've been using emacs for years, and it never occurred to me to make this change. Lovely! Since it isn't in the instructions, I'd thought I'd make a note here in case it comes up in … Continue reading Emacs: Rebinding Caps Lock to Ctrl
