What Ever Happened to ICQ?
ICQ, short for the phrase "I Seek You," laid the groundwork for standalone instant messaging clients when it arrived in November 1996. Think about how long ago that was... Windows 95 was barely a year old, Nintendo had just introduced the N64, and th.....»»
Partial Q1 Vacation – Books and Running
I sort of took a Q1 Vacation last week. 2021 didn’t really feel like it started for me until January 21st. Yeah, I took a company public on January 4th, but then January 6th happened. It was a cold, dark, and anxious stretch where January felt.....»»
What Happened to a Climate Change Denier"s 10-Year Wager?
Slashdot reader Layzej writes: In January of 2011, Slashdot reported on AccuWeather meteorologist Joe Bastardi's wager for climate scientists. He bet the earth would "cool .1 to .2 Celsius in the next ten years, according to objective satellite data.....»»
FreeBSD"s Close Call: How Flawed Code Almost Made It Into the Kernel
"40,000 lines of flawed code almost made it into FreeBSD's kernel," writes Ars Technica, reporting on what happened when the CEO of Netgate, which makes FreeBSD-powered routers, decided it was time for FreeBSD to enjoy the same level of in-kernel Wir.....»»
Roll still doesn’t know how its hot wallet was hacked
Move fast, break things, get hacked. That’s what happened at Roll, the social currency platform that allows creators to mint and distribute their own Ethereum-based cryptocurrency known as social tokens. Last week, Roll disclosed a hacker had s.....»»
A Sad and Scary Day In Boulder
A mass shooting happened at a King Soopers on Table Mesa in Boulder Monday afternoon. Amy and I are safe. So are our friends and family. But 10 people in Boulder, including one police officer, are dead. The King Soopers was the one that Amy and I sho.....»»
What the Reddit Stock Craze Can Teach Us About the Power of Influence
What happened with Reddit isn’t anything new in how human behavior is influenced by others' opinions. So how can you translate this to your ecommerce efforts? Continue reading........»»
Stabbing, crucifixion, eaten by eels: Learn all about murder the Roman way
Emma Southon discusses her new book, A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. Enlarge / University of Birmingham historian Dr. Emma Southon explores murder in ancient Rome in her new book, A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. (.....»»
Stabbing, crucifixion, eaten by eels: learn all about murder the Roman way
Emma Southon discusses her new book, A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum Enlarge / University of Birmingham historian Dr. Emma Southon explores murder in ancient Rome in her new book, A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. (c.....»»
What happened to Mars’ water? It’s more complicated than we thought
Scientists agree that billions of years ago, Mars had liquid water on its surface which formed lakes and oceans. But where did Mars's water go?.....»»
What happened to Mars’s water? It’s more complicated than we thought
Scientists agree that billions of years ago, Mars had liquid water on its surface which formed lakes and oceans. But where did Mars's water go?.....»»
The best GBA games of all time
The Game Boy Advance was the iconic swan song of the Game Boy era -- it also happened to have a boatload of amazing games. Here, we count down our 25 favorites......»»
Maker Spotlight: Leif Maginnis
It’s always a pleasure when a maker that we’ve met at Maker Faire turns up in an unexpected place. That’s just what happened this week when Maker Faire Bay Area maker Leif Maginnis was put to the test on the History Channel show As.....»»
Microsoft"s Innovation Happened at the Intersections at Ignite 2021
Ignite 2021 saw innovations happening where Microsoft's products cross paths, including hybrid cloud and edge computing, AI and industry clouds. Continue reading........»»
What happened to Mars"s water? It is still trapped there
Billions of years ago, the Red Planet was far more blue; according to evidence still found on the surface, abundant water flowed across Mars and forming pools, lakes, and deep oceans. The question, then, is where did all that water go?.....»»
$5.7M stolen in Roll crypto heist after hot wallet hacked
A security breach at cryptocurrency platform Roll allowed a hacker to obtain the private key to its hot wallet and steal its contents — worth about $5.7 million. In a statement, the company said it was investigating the breach, which happened early.....»»
Stripe’s epic new valuation and the value-capture gap between public and private markets
Let's examine the company's newly-shared growth results, compare them to what we knew previously, and see if we can suss out why Stripe could be worth $95 billion today, and presumably more when it does float. Well, it happened. Over the we.....»»
Whatever Happened to Fired Covid-19 Data Manager Rebekah Jones?
"Outside were more than half a dozen officers in tactical vests brandishing a sledgehammer and automatic weapons. Hands held high, she opened the door..." A new article includes video of that moment — and describes not only what happened then.....»»
5 takeaways from the Coursera IPO filing
Coursera’s S-1 dropped last Friday, giving us a glimpse of the financial impact that COVID-19 had on a large edtech company. We worked through the numbers on the day the filing happened, but here are the core data points: Coursera’s 2020 revenue.....»»
Watch the new DJI FPV drone whiz between trees (until it doesn’t)
Watch what happened when an experienced drone pilot put the new DJI FPV drone through its paces by flying it through a forest......»»
A mass exodus from California? Not exactly, says new study
New research released today by the UC Berkeley California Policy Lab finds that, contrary to some news media reports suggesting a mass exodus from California, most moves in 2020 happened within the state. Exits from California in 2020 largely mirrore.....»»