[Video] Moving atoms: The World’s Smallest Movie

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How they did it: http://youtu.be/xA4QWwaweWA

source: http://www.research.ibm.com/articles/madewithatoms.shtml

Public library

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I just wanted to share this interview with Marcell Mars on the concept of the “public library”:

As a side note, I’d like to state that I believe it is one’s right to own both a print book and its digital version(s) regardless of which one is bought. For example, I’d prefer (like some publishers are starting to do) to buy a print book & also get the digital version (epub, pdf, mobi, etc…) along it. Why should I pay another time for the same book? Also it is my right to own books & any digital content DRM-free!

until next time…

IPython: Python at your fingertips

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To install the IPython notebook, do the following:

sudo apt-get install distribute ipython python-zmq python-tornado ipython-notebook
pip install numpy matplotlib #if you want to use the numpy extension & matplotlib plotting library
ipython notebook # launch the notebook from a terminal (will open in browser!)

 

The History of FORTRAN

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Interviews with the original developers of FORTRAN back in the 1950s.

other source: http://www.fortranlib.com/FORTRAN-1982.wmv

Linux: What is it & why? (vids)

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