DNA, Black Holes, GNU, Mozilla and Google Chrome
Thursday, September 4th, 2008Evolution of DNA: Open-source software traces code of life
There’s a new computer program that knows all about your history – but don’t worry, it’s not going to report those parking violations. It cares about the evolution of your DNA. And it’s open source.
How Big Can a Black Hole Grow?
Giant black holes sit at the cores of virtually all galaxies, and are thought to have grown from smaller seed black holes that swallowed lots of matter.
Today the GNU project celebrates its quarter-century. It was on 27 September 1983 that MIT slacker Richard M Stallman made his announcement that he intended to create a complete Unix-like system that would be completely open and hackable, giving anyone the right to modify and distribute the work.
Mozilla CEO uncertain about future relationship with Google
The simple fact that Google is now pursuing its own browser could leave Mozilla scratching its head. And quite apparently, Mozilla has not quite figured out how its relationship with Google will work out over the next few years.
7 Really Awesome Things About Google Chrome
After playing with it for a while, it’s too early to say that I’m blown away, but I must admit that I’ve stumbled onto some impressive feats which show that the team that built Chrome was intelligent, mature and forward-thinking. Here they are, in no particular order.
