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Archive for August 25, 2009

Galileo’s telescope reaches 400th anniversary

“(guardian.co.uk)–It is 400 years since Galileo Galilei demonstrated his telescope, which would lead him to make new astronomical observations” read more

Mysterious Tubular Clouds Defy Explanation

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image by Mick Petroff via wired.com

“(wired.com)–These long, crazy-looking clouds can grow to be 600 miles long and can move at up to 35 miles per hour, causing problems for aircraft even on windless days.” read more

This day in tech

Aug. 25, 1991: Kid From Helsinki Foments Linux Revolution

“(wired.com)–1991: Linus Torvalds, a 21-year-old university student from Finland, writes a post to a user group asking for feedback on a little project he’s working on. He’s built a simple kernel for a Unix-like operating system that runs on an Intel 386 processor, and he wants to develop it further. The kernel eventually becomes Linux, which is released in 1994 and distributed over the internet for free.” read more

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