The US military’s famed scientific wingnut farm, DARPA*, has released full details of its planned “National Cyber Range” - a mighty network which could be configured to simulate the cyberspace battlefields of the future. This would allow America’s fighting nerds to train for the net conflicts of tomorrow, mounting attacks on simulated enemies..
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/05/07/darpa_cyber_range_rfp/” rel=”dc:source” property=”dc:title
This 100% biodiesel-powered, 78 ft wave-piercing trimaran aims to set an around-the-world speed record while maintaining a net zero carbon footprint. The Earthrace left Sagunto, Spain, on April 27, and has already made excellent time across the Atlantic, landing in Panama just 8 days later.
http://gas2.org/2008/05/07/earthrace-biodiesel-boat-circumnavigates-globe-aims-at-world-speed-record/” rel=”dc:source” property=”dc:title
…uses the sound effects from those switch-hits and Koopa Troopa stomps to make beautiful music. My untrained ears can pick out but a few recognizable tunes—Mega Man 2 and Super Mario World..
http://kotaku.com/387830/this-hands+free-super-mario-world-level-plays-sweet-sweet-music” rel=”dc:source” property=”dc:title
Later this month, Apple is opening its latest flagship store on Boylston Street in Boston. The store’s main claim to fame? It’s huge. We’re talking largest Apple Store in the world, by square footage.
http://gizmodo.com/387178/new-boston-apple-store-largest-in-the-world” rel=”dc:source” property=”dc:title
Every country has its own version of Bigfoot. Some are terrifying, some are awesome, and some are just plain ridiculous. We’ve found the seven creatures that manage to be all three.
http://www.cracked.com/article_16223_gay-bigfoot-7-weirdest-mythical-creatures-in-world.html” rel=”dc:source” property=”dc:title
Sharon Nunes, who leads IBM’s green-research initiatives, launched IBM’s Computational Biology Center. She predicted that by 2050, clean water and energy would be available to the entire planet.
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“Hello World” is the traditional first program you write when learning a new language, first appearing in K&R’s “The C Programming Language” book in 1978. Since then it has been implemented in almost every programming language on the planet. This collection has it in 366 coding languages (even LOLCode!) and 58 human ones! Is your favourite here?
http://www.roesler-ac.de/wolfram/hello.htm” rel=”dc:source” property=”dc:title
Breakthrough ideas are around the corner, says the Google co-founder. But most of us are failing to take a chance on them.
http://money.cnn.com/2008/04/29/magazines/fortune/larry_page_change_the_world.fortune/” rel=”dc:source” property=”dc:title
