Today’s Google Doodle commemorates UCC’s first professor of Mathematics, George Boole, inventor of Boolean logic, “which inevitably enabled revolutionary thinking in not just logic and math, but also engineering and computer science”. For more on Boole and his legacy, check out UCC’s George Boole site. Meanwhile, I’ve gone and filled out the truth table, with a little help from […]
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Google Reminds Us All To Vote
In case you forgot that today was polling day in both the local and EU elections, Google’s got your back: Today’s Google doodle is a gentle reminder that the EU elections are on, with polling having opened over the last couple of days depending on which country you are in. All the media outlets will […]
If Google was a Guy – Part 2
You may have seen the original comedy video which imagined Google as an extremely patient, long suffering man. Well College Humor have made a sequel, featuring NSA spying, Google Doodles, Google Glass and a guy who wants to buy Dogecoin. It also introduces the Bing guy. He’s not very busy.
It’s Earth Day: Celebrate!
It’s Earth Day, and the world’s giant technology corporations are aboard the bandwagon and promoting their green credentials. We’ve already featured Apple’s video, and Google are not to be outdone, with a delightful Google Doodle featuring exotic species: the Rufous Hummingbird, the Japanese Macaque. the Veiled Chameleon, the Puffer Fish and the Dung Beetle. From its beginnings the USA in 1970, Earth […]