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  1. 📄 The programme for the eighth International Workshop on the History of Speech Communication Research, co-organised by the #PHONLAB team, is now available on our website.

    📍 It will take place at the Faculty of Arts, University of Coimbra (FLUC) on 17 and 18 September

    ℹ️ ihc.fcsh.unl.pt/en/events/8th-

    #Histodons #Phonetics #ExperimentalPhonetics #Speech #HistoryOfTechnology #IWHSCR

  2. 📄 The programme for the eighth International Workshop on the History of Speech Communication Research, co-organised by the #PHONLAB team, is now available on our website.

    📍 It will take place at the Faculty of Arts, University of Coimbra (FLUC) on 17 and 18 September

    ℹ️ ihc.fcsh.unl.pt/en/events/8th-

    #Histodons #Phonetics #ExperimentalPhonetics #Speech #HistoryOfTechnology #IWHSCR

  3. 📄 The programme for the eighth International Workshop on the History of Speech Communication Research, co-organised by the #PHONLAB team, is now available on our website.

    📍 It will take place at the Faculty of Arts, University of Coimbra (FLUC) on 17 and 18 September

    ℹ️ ihc.fcsh.unl.pt/en/events/8th-

    #Histodons #Phonetics #ExperimentalPhonetics #Speech #HistoryOfTechnology #IWHSCR

  4. 📄 The programme for the eighth International Workshop on the History of Speech Communication Research, co-organised by the #PHONLAB team, is now available on our website.

    📍 It will take place at the Faculty of Arts, University of Coimbra (FLUC) on 17 and 18 September

    ℹ️ ihc.fcsh.unl.pt/en/events/8th-

    #Histodons #Phonetics #ExperimentalPhonetics #Speech #HistoryOfTechnology #IWHSCR

  5. 📄 The programme for the eighth International Workshop on the History of Speech Communication Research, co-organised by the #PHONLAB team, is now available on our website.

    📍 It will take place at the Faculty of Arts, University of Coimbra (FLUC) on 17 and 18 September

    ℹ️ ihc.fcsh.unl.pt/en/events/8th-

    #Histodons #Phonetics #ExperimentalPhonetics #Speech #HistoryOfTechnology #IWHSCR

  6. Associated Press: As AI grips world, the thrill of collecting vintage computers is growing. “While Silicon Valley has since moved on to shaping the future of artificial intelligence, these hardware enthusiasts are intent on saving the Atari, Commodore and IBM machines that are ancestors to today’s laptops, wearable devices and smart phones. Where others see junk, people like [Josh] Dersch see […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/08/10/associated-press-as-ai-grips-world-the-thrill-of-collecting-vintage-computers-is-growing/
  7. University of Exeter: Historic discovery finds 19th-century estate agent used peepshow technology to create proto version of Rightmove. “A 19th-century estate agent created the world’s first version of Rightmove more than 160 years before the birth of online property previews. Brooks and Green, a high-end estate agent based in Old Bond Street, London, used an early form of immersive visual […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/08/07/university-of-exeter-historic-discovery-finds-19th-century-estate-agent-used-peepshow-technology-to-create-proto-version-of-rightmove/
  8. Yet another nice Asianometry video, this time history of DSL.

    Of course his (loosely paraphrased) comment on "DSL not widely used anymore but it'll remain in the backwaters for a long time" is peak hilarious to any German.

    Worth your time. Got some fun comments too.

    youtube.com/watch?v=phoeSk-qY8s

    #Asianometry #retrocomputing #historyoftechnology #xDSL #adsl #neuland #isdn #telecommunicationsindustry