Happy 50th Birthday FTP
FTP (file transfer protocol) celebrated its 50th anniversary this week. Long-time Slashdot reader sandbagger shares an article commemorating a half-century of FTP: Over the years, the FTP protocol got refined with 16 different revisions(*1) adding.....»»
NordVPN is giving away extra subscription time to celebrate its birthday
SAVE 67%: NordVPN is a secure service that can unblock extra content on top streaming sites like Netflix and Prime Video. A two-year subscription to NordVPN is on sale for £69.26, with up to two years of extra subscription time up for grabs.Nor.....»»
DuckDuckGo "down-ranks" Russian disinformation. The search engine"s users are not happy.
Tech companies are continuing to take action as Russia's war in Ukraine rages on. Search engine DuckDuckGo is the latest platform to take measures in the information war that's being battled online.According to DuckDuckGo's founder and CEO, Gabriel W.....»»
After more than 20 years, scientists have solved the full-length structure of a Janus kinase
The breakthrough came on molecular biologist Christopher Garcia's birthday......»»
Why Iron Galaxy Is Happy To Remain Independent Amid the Games Industry Acquisition Craze
In a new interview with IGN, Iron Galaxy's leadership group explained why the studio is happy to remain independent amid the ongoing acquisition crazy fueled by Xbox and Sony.When Xbox purchased Activision Blizzard and Sony acquired Bungie to kick of.....»»
Congress finally delivers a budget, and NASA gets most of what it wants
Congress's favorite rocket, of course, got extra funding, while science did not. Enlarge / NASA administrator Bill Nelson will probably be pretty happy with NASA's final budget, even if it's late. (credit: NASA) Let's face it.....»»
You"re not tone deaf and you know more about music than you think
Think of the last time you were at a birthday party and the obligatory rendition of "Happy Birthday" began. If you're like most people, you probably joined in without a second thought. Would you be surprised to know that the version of "Happy Birthda.....»»
People rethink nationalist beliefs in uncertain times
Varvara, a 66-year-old retired factory worker in Kazan, Russia, keeps faith in her homeland despite a life of suffering and loss. "It was a tough time," she said. "The one thing that makes me happy is that we got through it and now I still have the h.....»»
Paramount+ birthday promo knocks 80% off for the first three months
From now through March 7, Paramount+ is offering 80 percent off its monthly streaming packages. This brings the cost of entry down to just $1 per month for the Essential Plan with limited commercial interruptions or $2 per month for the Premium Plan.....»»
TikTok users aren"t happy about the new 10-minute video limit
TikTok is now rolling out an update to its platform that will increase the maximum length of videos users can upload to 10 minutes. The app became famous for its 15-second-max clips, which were eventually increased to 60 seconds. That limit was pushe.....»»
Happy Birthday: Raspberry Pi celebrates 10th anniversary
On February 29, 2012, the foundation started accepting orders for its revolutionary $35 microcomputer. The Raspberry Pi sold out within hours, and by the time the team started celebrating with drinks in the pub that evening, launch partners Farnell a.....»»
Happy birthday: Raspberry Pi celebrates 10th anniversary
On February 29, 2012, the foundation started accepting orders for its revolutionary $35 microcomputer. The Raspberry Pi sold out within hours, and by the time the team started celebrating with drinks in the pub that evening, launch partners Farnell a.....»»
Why Swift Creator Chris Lattner Stepped Down From Its Core Team This Week
The creator of Apple's Swift programming language stayed involved in the Swift core team and Evolution community... until this week. Though he'd left Apple more than five years ago, "Swift is important to me, so I've been happy to spend a significant.....»»
If you want to be like Steve Jobs, this is the one thing you must do
On what would've been Steve Jobs's 67th birthday, we consider a key lesson from his life and work.....»»
Teenager wins $1,800 from mother for staying off social media for six years
CNN reports that in 2016, Lorna Goldstrand Klefsaas challenged her 12-year-old son Sivert to stay off social media until he reached 18, with the promise of a cash prize on his birthday if he managed the feat......»»
New PS5 update just made a lot of people very happy
Sony has started rolling out a new PS5 update that has been highly requested by players......»»
Teen avoids social media for 6 years, wins cash from mom
A Minnesota teen collected $1,800 from his mom on his 18th birthday after winning a bet to stay off social media for six years......»»
Teen wins cash from mom after 6-year social media challenge
A Minnesota teen collected $1,800 from his mom on his 18th birthday after winning a bet to stay off social media for six years......»»
Battlefield 2042 players are mad at the game’s recycled character models
DICE's latest multiplayer shooter reuses a character model from Star Wars Battlefront 2, and fans aren't happy......»»
The NordVPN 70% off sale ends tonight!
NordVPN is having their birthday sale, with up to 70% off their subscription plans, so grab them while the deal is ongoing!.....»»
Microsoft .NET is officially 20 years old
Microsoft .NET is celebrating a big birthday, and the company wants developers everywhere to join in......»»