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November 8th is almost upon us! Along with the GA Date for Fedora 8! Tickless kernel, bootup performance improvements, generic logos for easy branding of new Fedora Re-Spins, new completely Open Source Java environment, integration with OnlineDesktop, long-time awaited CodecBuddy for those who like mp3’s, etc, Nepali language support, and more!
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The details on Google’s gPhone Open Handset Alliance are coming to light. Here’s what we know:
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For 50 years, computer programmers have been writing code. New technologies continue to emerge, develop, and mature at a rapid pace. Now there are more than 2,500 documented programming languages! O’Reilly has produced a poster called History of Programming Languages (PDF: 701K), which plots over 50 programming languages on a multi-layered, color-c
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Arizona State University researchers claim to have developed a new technique for developing memory on a nanoscale level. If successful, the technology could one day offer a number of improvements not just for PCs, but also mobile devices as well.
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An odd oasis of fantastical skyscrapers sits firmly planted in the desert. The city sprawls over the sand and even creeps out to sea — man-made islands coated in luxury villas dot its coastline.
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College Startup profiles some of the biggest entrepreneurs that ever lived, and none of them needed College to get very far in making a name for themselves. A very impressive list including Michael Dell, Bill Gates, and Steve Jobs
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From ‘grass photographs’ and ‘moss graffiti’ to living walls and desert lawnscapes, this is anything but typical environmental art. Check out these crazy images of everything from a grass-covered car to a patch of groomed lawn in the middle of the cracked Earth of the Black Rock Desert in Nevada.
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Nuclear missiles and terrorism
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