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Nintendo Network shutdown – The beginning of the end
Information regarding Nintendo's rollout of the Nintendo Network shutdown
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The latest blog posts to take off on Hacker News. 97 posts.
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A closer look at the Tabula Peutingeriana
This map story is about one specific map, the only one remaining from the Roman …
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Leonardo Da Vinci’s Self-Powered Cart (2021)
A club for Meccano enthusiasts in London, holding four meetings each year and a public Meccano Show in Falconwood.
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Mickey, Disney, and the public domain: A 95-year love triangle
Center for the Study of the Public Domain2023368 points208 commentsSociety, Policy & Culture details
Mickey, Disney, and the Public Domain: a 95-year Love Triangle by Jennifer Jenkins, Director, Duke Center for the Study of the Public Domain On January 1, 2024, after almost a century of copyright protection, Mickey Mouse, or at least a version of Mickey Mouse, will enter the United States public domain. The first…
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Pipe Dreams: The life and times of Yahoo Pipes
In 2007, a small team at Yahoo! briefly changed how we program the internet. This is their story.
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Eclipse: The Demo that Sold 3D to Nintendo
How a 17-year-old in the UK set the course for Nintendo's future.
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History of the PDF
Explore the remarkable history of the PDF. This ubiquitous format, which has shaped the way we share and view documents, has a story as compelling as its widespread use. Discover why the PDF, often criticized yet universally used, continues to be a vital part of our digital world in 2023.
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A Brief Introduction to Military Pillboxes
Explore some of the anti-invasion defences built across England during the First and Second World Wars.
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When XML in Word Became Illegal
Plus! A Sonos v. Google surprise, a 101 case rejects cert, and Celgene's REVLIMID
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First word discovered in unopened Herculaneum scroll by CS student
Vesuvius Challenge \$700,000 Grand Prize “now definitely achievable”
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2023 Nobel Prize in economics awarded to Claudia Goldin
The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2023 was awarded to Claudia Goldin "for having advanced our understanding of women’s labour market outcomes"
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Thirty Years Ago: MS-DOS 6.00
A retrospective on MS-DOS 6.00 and my small contributions to the product.
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Nobel Prize Chemistry 2023
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2023 was awarded to Moungi G. Bawendi, Louis E. Brus and Aleksey Yekimov "for the discovery and synthesis of quantum dots"
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Nobel Prize in Physics Awarded to Agostini, Krausz, and L’Huillier
The Nobel Prize in Physics 2023 was awarded to Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz and Anne L’Huillier "for experimental methods that generate attosecond pulses of light for the study of electron dynamics in matter"
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Nobel Prize in Medicine awarded to Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2023 was awarded jointly to Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman "for their discoveries concerning nucleoside base modifications that enabled the development of effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19"
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Who invented the alphabet?
Who really invented the alphabet? Although we are still uncertain about precisely where the world’s most influential communication system came from, we know more than we did 20 years ago.
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Google's 25th Birthday
For Google’s 25th birthday, we’re celebrating alongside our users with a special Doodle and some surprises in Search.
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Hedy Lamarr (2018)
Hedy Lamarr was an Austrian-American actress and inventor who pioneered the technology that would one day form the basis for today’s WiFi, GPS, and Bluetooth communication systems
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Archaeologists discover oldest wooden structure
Archaeologists discover world’s oldest wooden structure
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Van Gogh’s Self-Portraits
What did Vincent van Gogh look like? His self-portraits provide a good indication. Read on to find out all about them.
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Black currants were banned in the USA (2017)
Do you know what got black currants banned? They nearly destroyed a huge part of American forests. Find out how this healthy berry became a threat.
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Google was incorporated 25 years ago on September 4 1998
Find out where it all began. Read the history of how Google has grown since Larry Page and Sergey Brin founded the company in 1998.
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A History of the Amen Break: From the Winstons to Futurama and Om Unit
How did a six second drum sample go on to inspire entire sub-genres of music? Let's examine the history of the Amen Break.