Back to space this week for Because It’s Friday. Over the 32 years in space the NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has taken over 1.5m observations. Someone has to choose the best. Watch Dr Ken Carpenter get excited over this amazing image of the Carina Nebula. The image at the top …
Because It’s Friday – Bruce Schneier on CAPTCHA
Regular readers know I read and quote a lot of stuff by Bruce Schneier, today he will make you smile: CAPTCHA – Schneier on Security Have a good weekend. Clive
Because It’s Friday – two stories about code breaking
Well actually one story and one video. After five centuries these secrets are finally revealed Modern day computer technology got a kick start in World War II when it was developed to crack codes. Google Bletchley Park, where one of these crypto computers and Alan Turing were based, and watch …
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Do you like Christmas shopping?
Whether you are a shopper or not, I have the blog post for you… For the last few years, as part of our Christmas celebrations, I have been asked to write an article for Octagon Technology exploring the world of “presents for geeks” – which has proven to be one …
Because It’s Friday – Is this the Matrix?
Sometimes it is just the title of an article that means it makes the “Because It’s Friday” slot. This one is a classic example: How to test if we’re living in a computer simulation (theconversation.com) Then there is synchronicity that confirms that I am running the right story. This was …
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