Posts Tagged ‘News’
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New lower “g” Google favicon… what were they thinking?
Friday, May 30th, 2008
Google went right ahead and changed their favicon from the familiar, blue, upper case “G”, to a lower case, lighter blue “g” with a grey-transparent gradient background…
WHY!?
First thought when I noticed that, was my browser had been hijacked and that I was at a phishing site or fraudulent Google imitator. I think that might have [...] -
The Platypus, and humans trying to understand it
Thursday, May 8th, 2008
Among all the news, everything that is happening on this world this week, this article caught my attention as something to share. Besides, all the serious stuff, you probably already know…
The platypus, one of natures most … WEIRD! … yet wonderful creations has had it’s genetic code deciphered by scientists. Another astonishing breakthrough for science! [...] -
Online pirates may have rights too!
Sunday, April 13th, 2008
At least that is what the European Parliament is saying according to this article. MEPs say shutting off or suspending Internet access of those who are persistently sharing copyrighted files online is too harsh a measure which could be violating human rights and civil liberties… If only I could have seen the jaws dropping at [...]
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Attack of the Giant Scorpion
Wednesday, November 21st, 2007
Well, I cannot say these news came as a surprise… Besides, the planet’s past has already revealed some amazing sea monsters among other things. I wonder if whatever life form prevails a million years from now will look back on people fossils and say “this terrible creature almost destroyed the planet”, - insert evil laughter [...]
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Give and Take, the $100 laptop
Sunday, September 30th, 2007
I’ve spoken about the One Laptop Per Child project before. It is a wonderful initiative founded by MIT’s Nicholas Negroponte. The goal is to promote world education by constructing affordable laptop PCs, best known as the $100 dollar laptops, and branded as the “XO laptops”, and delivering them to children in developing countries.
Earlier this [...]
