We’ve been active on Twitter this year, sending out more than 600 Tweets about computer science, technology, and research to an audience of more than 14,000 followers that has nearly doubled over the last 12 months. Walk down memory lane with us as we look at our top 15 Tweets of 2015 (as determined by number of Retweets.)
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1. ARPANET - 459 RTs
45 years ago, routers cost $500K & the Internet (well, ARPANET) looked like this. http://t.co/5jUtsWg5IQ pic.twitter.com/1W3PuWEJWP
— CSAIL at MIT (@MIT_CSAIL) July 8, 2015
2. How programming helps you get out of trouble - 336 RTs
Programming comes in handy for when you get in trouble. pic.twitter.com/OEz1Ww6aUj
— CSAIL at MIT (@MIT_CSAIL) October 16, 2015
3. Multithread programming - 305 RTs
Multithreaded programming: theory vs. reality. pic.twitter.com/GLO65jwTAy
— CSAIL at MIT (@MIT_CSAIL) October 5, 2015
4. Stonebraker Turing - 247 RTs
$1m Turing Award - "Nobel Prize for computing" - goes to DB pioneer Mike Stonebraker. http://t.co/qtgsnHMg1D pic.twitter.com/OgSJLehWre
— CSAIL at MIT (@MIT_CSAIL) March 25, 2015
5. PhD comics - 214 RTs
Enjoy @phdcomics? The author is doing a film Q&A @MIT tonight: http://t.co/jMs50KRL3M pic.twitter.com/Ls3Ny5xCvg
— CSAIL at MIT (@MIT_CSAIL) October 15, 2015
6. What programmers say vs. what they mean - 210 RTs
What programmers say vs. what they mean. pic.twitter.com/JjVPgKaU4m
— CSAIL at MIT (@MIT_CSAIL) July 17, 2015
7. "Stand with Ahmed" - 182 RTs
Hey Ahmed! Come visit Stata to check out some of *our* cool school projects... #IStandWithAhmed pic.twitter.com/BYiZWQVXPH
— CSAIL at MIT (@MIT_CSAIL) September 16, 2015
8. Happy National Cat Day! - 162 RTs
In honor of #NationalCatDay, here's @MIT's robo-cheetah sticking a landing: https://t.co/GvXmwOAatW pic.twitter.com/vCurinnTkK
— CSAIL at MIT (@MIT_CSAIL) October 29, 2015
9. Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee's new data platform Solid - 148 RTs
Web inventor @timberners_lee's next project: a data platform that gives users control. https://t.co/uCop1FlDtK pic.twitter.com/yZAiw4Oglx
— CSAIL at MIT (@MIT_CSAIL) November 2, 2015
10. The world's first microprocessor - 114 RTs
The first microprocessor was invented today in 1971; modern CPUs are 10K+ times faster. https://t.co/zuoW6XnrHz pic.twitter.com/0DpykzYX4d
— CSAIL at MIT (@MIT_CSAIL) November 15, 2015
11. The 30th anniversary of Calvin & Hobbes - 113 RTs
Happy 30th to #CalvinandHobbes, the comic w/the most sensible take on "Moore's Law." pic.twitter.com/l3ehtmPQgj
— CSAIL at MIT (@MIT_CSAIL) November 18, 2015
12. National Dog Day! - 110 RTs
In honor of #NationalDogDay here's Spot, the latest from our spin-off @BostonDynamics. http://t.co/mPZIxzuVtO pic.twitter.com/M9i1TT6OKG
— CSAIL at MIT (@MIT_CSAIL) August 26, 2015
13. If programming languages were exam papers - 109 RTs
If programming languages were exam papers... pic.twitter.com/YPQBvwW3RI
— CSAIL at MIT (@MIT_CSAIL) August 7, 2015
14. Why does "command" even look like that? - 107 RTs
Why the command icon looks like a cursive hashtag, & other computer-history factoids: https://t.co/klXi37GFsj pic.twitter.com/oDciAidnAD
— CSAIL at MIT (@MIT_CSAIL) November 13, 2015
15. The DARPA Robotics Challenge - 86 RTs
2 weeks 'til our 6-ft bot competes in @DARPA's Robotics Challenge. http://t.co/6ZSt1ULIb2 @EmilyDreyfuss @WIRED pic.twitter.com/ih5NnjguNC
— CSAIL at MIT (@MIT_CSAIL) May 22, 2015