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- 1The unfulfilled potential of interactive computing●The unfulfilled potential of the interactive medium Introduction Today, computing dominates daily life. Since becoming w
A new essay argues that while computing has transformed communication, shopping, manufacturing and film since becoming widely accessible in the 1970s, the interactive medium still falls short of its promise. The piece reflects on how computers dominate daily life yet remain underused as a truly interactive creative medium.
- 2Blogger argues the shell works well as a teaching environment●I jotted down some brief thoughts on using the shell as a teaching environment: https:// hgrsd.nl/blog/shell-based-tuto
A developer has published a short blog post arguing that the Unix shell is an effective environment for teaching programming concepts. The piece focuses on job suspension and foregrounding, suggesting these shell mechanics offer hands-on ways to explain how programs run and interact. The author shared the post with the programming and teaching communities, inviting discussion on shell-based tutorials.
- 3AI Method Chooses Its Own Training Data to Improve Drug–Target Prediction▼AI Learns to Pick Its Own Lessons: Complexity-Aware Active Learning Boosts Drug–Target Prediction
Researchers report a complexity-aware active learning approach in which an AI system selects its own training examples, improving accuracy in drug–target interaction prediction. The method is described as a way to cut labelling costs and speed up early drug discovery by focusing computational effort on the most informative compounds and protein targets.
- 4Computational biology pioneer Peer Bork dies at 62▼Peer Bork, computational biology pioneer who mapped life’s networks, dies at 62
Peer Bork, a leading figure in computational biology known for mapping molecular interaction networks and advancing large-scale analysis of genomes and microbial communities, has died at the age of 62. The death was reported by science news outlet Bioengineer.org. Bork's work shaped how researchers study biological systems and the human microbiome, prompting tributes from across the life sciences community.
- 5Three New Books Explore Early Digital World-Building▼Three new titles explore the art of digital world-building in cult computers and early arcades
Wallpaper* reports on three new books examining digital world-building in cult computers and early arcades. The titles revisit the aesthetics and design cultures of early computing and arcade gaming, tracing how the first virtual worlds were imagined and built. The feature highlights renewed interest in retro computing and the visual history of early interactive media among designers and gamers.