From 0.0.0.0 to 255.255.255.255, IP version 4 addresses are mathematically finite and as I'm sure you've heard or read about, they are running out. (Follow the countdown on Twitter.) It's quite apparent because we've reached that sensationalist level in the mainstream media. Rest assured, a solution is in place and plenty of people are working behind the scenes to make the … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2011
Pop or Soda? Pepsi or Coke? Binary Numbers Explained.
I figured what better day than January 11th, 2011 (1/11/11) than to write this long overdue post on binary numbers. Binary numbers are one of the fundamental things to computer science that need to be understood before moving onto the more complicated things. It's a system of math and once it clicks, it will open up a lot of other things like understanding logic gates on up … [Read more...]
Attend The Google Science Fair Now
Visit http://www.youtube.com/googlesciencefair to view the Live Webcast of the Google Science Fair. An example presentation is going on now. To help make today’s young scientists the rock stars of tomorrow, in partnership with CERN, The LEGO Group, National Geographic and Scientific American, we’re introducing the first global online science competition: the Google Science … [Read more...]
Google Goggles Updated – Barcodes, Ads, and Sudokus
The Google Mobile Blog tells us today that Google Goggles has been updated. The Android and iPhone app that allows you to search the web by taking pictures has been updated today to be faster and smarter. For example, you could snap a picture of something like a can of Pepsi with Google Goggles and it would come up with search results for Pepsi. The new features with the … [Read more...]
Toribash – A Free Ragdoll Fighting Game
Toribash is a physics-based, ragdoll fighting game. It's available for free on multiple platforms including Windows, Mac, and Linux. Last Summer, it also came out for the Nintendo Wii as a WiiWare title for about $10. Toribash is not new, it's been under active development since 2006. The current version is pretty polished, strangely addictive, and has a dedicated community … [Read more...]