British computer scientist’s new “nullity” idea provokes reaction from mathematicians

Monday, December 11, 2006 On December 7, BBC News reported a story about Dr James Anderson, a teacher in the Computer Science department at the University of Reading in the United Kingdom. In the report it was stated that Anderson had “solved a very important problem” that was 1200 years old, the problem of division…Continue reading

British computer scientist’s new “nullity” idea provokes reaction from mathematicians

US Republicans query Linux Foundation about open-source security

Wednesday, April 4, 2018 On Monday, two US Republican Party legislators, Greg Walden and Frank Pallone Jr., respectively the chairman and the ranking member of the United States House Committee on Energy and Commerce, co-wrote a public letter to Jim Zemlin, executive director of The Linux Foundation, about open-source software (OSS) and improving its security.…Continue reading

US Republicans query Linux Foundation about open-source security

‘Jelly bellies’ memo costs Florida police chief his job

Thursday, November 2, 2006 Winter Haven, Florida police chief Paul Goward was tired of seeing fat hanging out over the belts of some of his officers. So he posted a memo to encourage the so-called ‘jelly bellies’ to get in shape. The memo, entitled ‘Are You A Jelly Belly?’ didn’t single anyone out, and, apart…Continue reading

‘Jelly bellies’ memo costs Florida police chief his job

Australia: Wikinews interviews Wayne Connop, independent candidate for Daly by-election

Monday, September 6, 2021 In the Northern Territory of Australia, voters in the electoral division of Daly are scheduled to vote for a new Member of the Legislative Assembly on September 11. The previous Member, Ian Sloan of the Country Liberal Party (CLP), resigned in August. Daly covers communities near Darwin, as well as more…Continue reading

Australia: Wikinews interviews Wayne Connop, independent candidate for Daly by-election

Interview with recent Wikimedia Foundation board appointee Domas Mituzas

Thursday, March 6, 2008 This article mentions the Wikimedia Foundation, one of its projects, or people related to it. Wikinews is a project of the Wikimedia Foundation. Domas Mituzas is a Lithuanian software developer recently given a temporary position on the Wikimedia Foundation‘s board. The position lasts until June this year, after which he has…Continue reading

Interview with recent Wikimedia Foundation board appointee Domas Mituzas

Lost Antarctic shipwreck from 1915 Shackleton expedition, Endurance, rediscovered

Thursday, March 10, 2022 The shipwrecked remains of Endurance, which carried the British 1915 expedition led by Sir Ernest Shackleton to Antarctica, were rediscovered beneath the Antarctic waters on March 7, it was announced yesterday. The find by the Endurance22 expedition comes over a century after the vessel was marooned off the Antarctic coast and…Continue reading

Lost Antarctic shipwreck from 1915 Shackleton expedition, Endurance, rediscovered