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25 Years of Linux: What a Long, Strange Trip It's Been
2016-08-25 21:03:33| TechNewsWorld
Happy Birthday Linux! You're 25! When Linux was born on Aug. 25, 1991, it was little more than a hobby for 21-year old Linus Torvald. Today the Linux community is estimated to be upwards of 86 million users strong. It has become the backbone of large enterprises, and it is installed in government systems and embedded in devices worldwide. It has grown into a major mainstream computing platform.
From the Olympic Non-Robbery to Ford Getting Out of Cars, to Evil NSA: A Strange Week
2016-08-22 19:37:07| TechNewsWorld
There were three stories that caught my eye last week that I think deserve some additional discussion. One is the alleged robbery of U.S. Olympians followed by questions of whether it really happened because their phones weren't stolen. There may be a legitimate reason for that, and it's one that suggests a lot of folks will be getting huge cellphone bills next month.
Inside the Sweet, Strange World of Cereal Box Collectors
2016-02-17 05:43:25| Agriculture - Topix.net
Duane Dimock once paid $450 for a box of cereal. But this wasn't the makings of a week of very expensive breakfasts: Rather, it was the box itself that he was after.
Strange cauliflower rocks on Mars may hide clues to ancient life
2016-02-09 15:30:33| Extremetech
The Spirit rover might be gone, but the work it did is still generating new hypotheses. Rocks that the rover sampled back in 2008 could contain clues that microbial life once flourished on Mars.
Reality Check: What a long, strange trip 2015 was for Alaska reality TV
2015-12-31 07:22:20| Railroads - Topix.net
It's hard to believe that in just one year we traveled from MTV's Busch Light-fueled "Slednecks " to a wholesome, boring, several-hours-long Thanksgiving special of "Alaska Railroad." It's even harder to believe that these shows don't mark the end of the Alaska reality television boom, or society as we know it.
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