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Alan Turing Apology Campaign Grows
chrb writes “Several British news sources have recently reported on the growing campaign that calls for an apology to Alan Turing for his persecution by the British government. The petition to the Prime Minister was started by John Graham-Cumming, who has also written to the Queen requesting a Knighthood for Turing, but admits that a […]
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First "Laptop" Discovered in Flash Gordon Comics
Probably the earliest depiction of a communication device resembling a laptop has been discovered in an ancient Flash Gordon comics by Mende Petreski of Prilep, Macedonia. Browsing through his comics collection, Mr. Petreski stumbled upon a panel in Politikin Zabavnik weekly, featuring the forces of Ming the Merciless using a device which looks a lot […]
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Amazing Designer Plays with Perspective for Decades
It’s often said that there are no unique ideas out there – only unique means of executing those ideas. Swiss artist Felice Varini, however, has been executing his incredibly unique ides in a unique way since 1978. His singular style of geometric painting calls into question our ideas about complex art pieces and the interaction […]
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C# and Java Weekday Languages, Python and Ruby For Weekends?
Dan Lorenc writes “Using the StackOverflow.com data dump, I measured the activity of various programming languages throughout the week. The results: Ruby and Python saw a rise in questions asked on the weekend while C# and Java saw a dropoff in activity on the weekend. This means that more programmers are using Python and Ruby […]
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Mexico Decriminalizes Small-Scale Drug Possession
Professor_Quail notes an AP story that begins, “Mexico enacted a controversial law Thursday decriminalizing possession of small amounts of marijuana, cocaine, heroin and other drugs while encouraging free government treatment for drug dependency. The law sets out maximum ‘personal use’ amounts for drugs, also including LSD and methamphetamine. People detained with those quantities will no […]
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Microsoft Holding 'Screw Google' Meetings In DC
Runaway1956 writes “Microsoft’s chief Washington lobbyist has been convening regular meetings, attended by the company’s outside consultants, that have become known by some beltway insiders as ‘screw Google’ meetings, DailyFinance has learned. The meetings are part of an ongoing campaign by Microsoft, other Google opponents, and hired third parties to discredit the Web search leader, […]
