TIL about the discussions that occurred around the distinguishment of "capital oh" and "zero" for purposes
of readability and disambiguation back in the early 60s(!)

(Hilarious* to think that we're still sometimes having the same discussions 60 years later.)

via @fanf

https://dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1145/363534.363563 (pdf)

#TIL #PDF #ACM

TIL about the discussions that occurred around the distinguishment of "capital oh" and "zero" for purposes
of readability and disambiguation back in the early 60s(!)

(Hilarious* to think that we're still sometimes having the same discussions 60 years later.)

via @fanf

https://dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1145/363534.363563 (pdf)

#TIL #PDF #ACM

@ElenLeFoll To all #hci people out there - should we not try to create something similar to - maybe slowly but hopefully steadily - get away from #acm and their capitalist version of open access that excludes institutions who are not willing or able to pay their excessive publication fees?

@floe
@flowdie
@jbigham
@harvardhci
@hci@princeton.edu
@cmuhcii
@hcigroup
@jovermeulen

@ElenLeFoll To all #hci people out there - should we not try to create something similar to - maybe slowly but hopefully steadily - get away from #acm and their capitalist version of open access that excludes institutions who are not willing or able to pay their excessive publication fees?

@floe
@flowdie
@jbigham
@harvardhci
@hci@princeton.edu
@cmuhcii
@hcigroup
@jovermeulen

This year marks the 75th anniversary of Alan Turing’s “Computing Machinery and Intelligence," the paper that introduced the famous Turing Test.

On October 2, 2025, the Royal Society and the Web Science Institute, co-sponsored by ACM, will host a landmark celebration at The Royal Society, London (12:30–7pm UTC).

Join panels on Turing’s vision, the Test’s relevance today, and the future of AI.

Don’t miss this historic event. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/celebrating-the-75th-anniversary-of-the-turing-test-tickets-1512110997699?aff=oddtdtcreator

#TuringTest75 #AI #ACM

This year marks the 75th anniversary of Alan Turing’s “Computing Machinery and Intelligence," the paper that introduced the famous Turing Test.

On October 2, 2025, the Royal Society and the Web Science Institute, co-sponsored by ACM, will host a landmark celebration at The Royal Society, London (12:30–7pm UTC).

Join panels on Turing’s vision, the Test’s relevance today, and the future of AI.

Don’t miss this historic event. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/celebrating-the-75th-anniversary-of-the-turing-test-tickets-1512110997699?aff=oddtdtcreator

#TuringTest75 #AI #ACM