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diff --git a/wired/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/03.19.07/Tue/baccus.jpg b/wired/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/03.19.07/Tue/baccus.jpg Binary files differnew file mode 100644 index 0000000..a3cac33 --- /dev/null +++ b/wired/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/03.19.07/Tue/baccus.jpg diff --git a/wired/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/03.19.07/Tue/baccus.txt b/wired/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/03.19.07/Tue/baccus.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..8c3f547 --- /dev/null +++ b/wired/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/03.19.07/Tue/baccus.txt @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +John W Backus, the creator of the [Fortran][2] programming language [died at his home in Oregon][1] this past Saturday. Backus was 82. + +Backus led the I.B.M. team that created Fortran in the late 1950s, which was the first widely used programming language and in many ways can be credited with starting programming as we know it today. + +At the time it was developed, there weren't many programming languages that were easily read and understood by humans. Machine readable code was the rule of the day, but Backus was convinced there had to be a better way. + +In his quest to ease the pains of programmers, Backus and his team developed Fortran and in doing so, helped usher in the era of human readable programming languages. + +Though many might argue about just how readable Fortran actually is, it is nevertheless considered the first successful high-level programming language. + +Fortran, which is roughly short for **For**mula **Tran**slator, was designed for scientists and engineers and is particularly adept at numerically intensive programs. Because of that background, Fortran still dominates computationally intensive fields such as climate modeling, fluid dynamics, physics, and chemistry. + +Monkey Bites salutes Mr. Backus and offer our condolences to his family. + +[Photo from the [New York Times][1]] + +[1]: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/20/business/20backus.html?ex=1332043200&en=31f321141420c56d&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss "John W. Backus, 82, Fortran Developer, Dies" + +[2]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortran "Wikipedia: Fortran" diff --git a/wired/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/03.19.07/Tue/osxstartup.jpg b/wired/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/03.19.07/Tue/osxstartup.jpg Binary files differnew file mode 100644 index 0000000..da25c88 --- /dev/null +++ b/wired/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/03.19.07/Tue/osxstartup.jpg diff --git a/wired/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/03.19.07/Tue/reboot.txt b/wired/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/03.19.07/Tue/reboot.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..5575f5b --- /dev/null +++ b/wired/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/03.19.07/Tue/reboot.txt @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +<img alt="Any_key_3" title="Any_key_3" src="http://blog.wired.com/photos/uncategorized/any_key_2.jpg" border="0" style="float: right; margin: 0px 0px 5px 5px;" />The Morning Reboot: + +* YourMinis has [added a new blog directory][1] to highlight widgets for specific blogs. The widgets themselves aren't new, but the new section makes it easier to find a widget for your favorite blog. That said, the "featured" blog widgets happen to mainly be tech review sites (which are likely to reviewing the new feature) which I find a bit tacky. + +[1]: http://www.yourminis.com/blogs "Yourminis: Blog Widgets" + +* Google inked a deal yesterday to [provide software for students and government workers in Rwanda and Kenya][2]. The move represents Google's increasing interest in working with developed countries, which may not be internet hotbeds at the moment, but are headed in direction. The students and government workers will have access to the Google Apps set of free communications tools, including e-mail, shared calendars, instant messaging and word processing. + +[2]: http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=internetNews&storyid=2007-03-20T023810Z_01_N19292941_RTRUKOC_0_US-GOOGLE-AFRICA.xml&src=rss "Google signs software deals in two African nations" + + +* Wired's own Jeanette Borzo has an interesting piece on NetVibes which includes an [interview with Tariq Krim][4], the man behind Netvibes and Krim's plans to revamp online advertising. + +[4]: http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,72999-0.html?tw=rss.index "Latest Twist: Useful Online Ads" + +* Symantec has [released a new study][3] which claims "the current Internet threat environment is characterized by an increase in data theft, data leakage, and the creation of targeted, malicious code for the purpose of stealing confidential information that can be used for financial gain." In other news, the world is apparently "round." + +[3]: http://www.symantec.com/about/news/release/article.jsp?prid=20070319_01 "Symantec Reports Rise in Data Theft, Data Leakage, and Targeted Attacks Leading to Hackers’ Financial Gain" + + +* And finally, of interest to science nerds: Discover magazine has [opened its online archives to everyone][5], you no longer need to be a subscribe to access older articles. + +[5]: http://discovermagazine.com/2007 "Discover Magazine"
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