Tag: Computing

  • Satire: Microsoft Patents Ones, Zeroes

    REDMOND, WA—In what CEO Bill Gates called “an unfortunate but necessary step to protect our intellectual property from theft and exploitation by competitors,” the Microsoft Corporation patented the numbers one and zero Monday. At a press conference beamed live to Microsoft shareholders around the globe, Bill Gates announces the company’s patenting of the binary system.…

  • Programming (for women): The Datagrid Girl!

    Right, so, I found this site about programming on ASP.NET, written by, ah hum, a woman. And it’s pink. And it has tiny litle cute heart-shaped icons. And a cute litle jumper for a logo dashed with yellow dazies for bullet points. Beats slashdot’s April’s Fools 2006 theme (Pink Unicorns) aaaaany day, especially since it…

  • Three Dimensional Images in the Air

    “By creating plasma in open air with lasers, Japanese scientists are working on a true 3D display. The Japanese National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) announced an exciting breakthrough in optoelectronics — a working three dimensional display. The display does not rely on any sort of optical illusion or disorientation. Instead, infrared…

  • Blonde Joke: the creme de la creme

    This has got to be the funniest blonde joke ever produced this side of the solar system! I couldn’t stop laughing! Have a look for yourself.

  • Which OS are You?

    Which OS are You?