Grace Hopper Doodle
Once again Google puts out a doodle worth mentioning. This time they celebrate the 107th birthday anniversary of computer scientist Grace Hopper. In case you do not know who Hopper is, well, let me… Read More »Grace Hopper Doodle
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Cilantro: This herb can purify water too
This is a re-blog from TIME. Cilantro: This herb can purify water too By Alexandra Sifferlin, TIME.com Because cilantro isn’t an essential crop, using it as a purifier won’t take away from people’s food needs in… Read More »Cilantro: This herb can purify water too
Twitter may kickstart consumer-tech IPO train – Re-blog
Re-blogged from Reuters: Analysis: Twitter may kickstart consumer-tech IPO train Fri, Sep 13 19:55 PM EDT By Sarah McBride and Olivia Oran SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Since Facebook Inc’s messy initial public offering more than… Read More »Twitter may kickstart consumer-tech IPO train – Re-blog
All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace
This is the title of the 1967 poem by Richard Brautigan and of course that is the name of the great three-part documentary by Adam Curtis. If you haven’t watched it, please do yourself a… Read More »All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace
Happy 306th birthday Euler!
In celebration of the Euler’s birthday, Google has created a doodle today. The doodle includes: The formula for the Euler characteristic, , which relates the number of vertices, edges and faces of a spherical polyhedron… Read More »Happy 306th birthday Euler!
Skylon – Sci-advent – Day 2
The image shows the flow of hot air passing through the piping in a cooler for a new engine that is able to lower the temperature of the air lower than -140C in just… Read More »Skylon – Sci-advent – Day 2
Working Collaboratively Online: Wunderkit and Hojoki
Working collaboratively is nothing new… The challenge of continuing doing so with an ever-increasing use of online tools could definitely make life much easier. However, should you not be careful, you can quickly get a… Read More »Working Collaboratively Online: Wunderkit and Hojoki
SOPA blackout
Wikipedia is opposed to the US Stop Online Piracy Act aka SOPA and Protect Intellectual Property Act aka PIPA. Other websites are also taking part in the blackout, such as Reddit and WordPress. For the… Read More »SOPA blackout
Is @WiredUK really saying that 26 equals 64? Mmmm
Is @WiredUK really saying that 26 equals 64? Mmmm via twittelator
And the monthly ritual begins… Guinness and @WiredUK
And the monthly ritual begins… Guinness and @WiredUK via twittelator