Project Euler

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"Project Euler is a series of challenging mathematical/computer programming problems that will require more than just mathematical insights to solve. Although mathematics will help you arrive at elegant and efficient methods, the use of a computer and programming skills will be required to solve most problems."

(Leonard Euler, pictured at left, was a Swiss 18th Century mathematician.)

Microchip turns 50 today!

The microchip that drives all our computers was invented 50 years ago today. This is a picture of the very first one, constructed by a guy named Jack Kilby working at Texas Instruments. He also invented the hand-held calculator.
Via: Gizmodo, which has more details if you want'em.

First ever web server

This is a picture of the first-ever web server (a NeXT workstation, made by Steve Jobs when he was briefly out of Apple), used by Tim Berners-Lee, who is credited with inventing the web.

My own minor claim to fame: I visited a page on this server in the early 1990s, when it was almost only web page in the world, using the world's first-ever web browser, Mosaic!

Via BoingBoing via Wikipedia

History of Nintendo

History of Nintendo #1, History of Nintendo #2 or History of Nintendo #3 this is for a Powerpoint thing. O.K.?