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Archive for January 28th, 2025

Please vote for the LEGO Turing Machine at LEGO ideas

Posted by jpluimers on 2025/01/28

Last year, a third LEGO Turing Machine that I know of was developed, 12 years after the second one (details below) developed during the 2012 Alan Turing Year and a first one in 2009 (see also below), and this time submitted at LEGO ideas.

[Wayback/Archive] LEGO IDEAS – Turing Machine – Working Lego Computer

Please vote for it, as it will be a great gift not just for computing lovers but also as a learning opportunities.

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All three machines are cool devices, so lets continue with…

Second LEGO Turing Machine

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javascript – Open a URL in a new tab (and not a new window) – Stack Overflow

Posted by jpluimers on 2025/01/28

TL;DR: you can force opening a new Window over a new Tab, but not the other way around.

Background information: [Wayback/Archive] javascript – Open a URL in a new tab (and not a new window) – Stack Overflow.

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