The Birth Of The Blinking Cursor

Today in 1930, the inventor of the computer cursor was born. It’s one of those creations that’s so small and common that it’s easy to forget what a big deal it really is. Plus: in Chicago, transportation workers keep ice and snow from building up on train tracks in cold weather by… lighting the tracks on fire. 54 YEARS AGO, A COMPUTER PROGRAMMER FIXED A MASSIVE BUG — AND CREATED AN EXISTENTIAL CRISIS (Inverse) Yes, fire is used to keep Chicago trains running in the cold (Chicago Tribune) Who keeps this show blinking? Our Patreon backers