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Enlarge ImageThe NeXT computer Tim Beers-Lee used as the first server for the World Wide Web.CoolcaesarInteauts, today we celebrate this glorious technology that brings us all together! On August 23, 1991 -- 25 years ago today -- the public gained access for the first time to the World Wide Web, designed and deployed by computer scientist Tim Beers-Lee at CERN in Switzerland.It gave rise to the inteet as we know and use it today.The inteet and the World Wide Web are not interchangeable. The inteet was first coected in 1969, and refers to the network that carries information between nodes. The World Wide Web refers to the space on this network where information, such as web pages and document...

It's been 20 years since "A Game of Thrones" was released. In August 1996, a very different Clinton was President of the US, " Macarena" and "Waabe" were the top of the charts, and NASA aounced the discovery of evidence of primitive life on Mars contained within a meteorite. For one thing, "Game of Thrones" was not George R. R. Martin's first book. By the time that book published, he was already a three-time Hugo Award wier (once each for best novella, novelette and short story), an established novelist, and a screenwriter (including writing episodes for the 1985 revival of "The Twilight Zone"). Now, five books and seven HBO seasons later, we all ...

It's been 20 years since "A Game of Thrones" was released. In August 1996, a very different Clinton was President of the US, " Macarena" and "Waabe" were the top of the charts, and NASA aounced the discovery of evidence of primitive life on Mars contained within a meteorite. For one thing, "Game of Thrones" was not George R. R. Martin's first book. By the time that book published, he was already a three-time Hugo Award wier (once each for best novella, novelette and short story), an established novelist, and a screenwriter (including writing episodes for the 1985 revival of "The Twilight Zone"). Now, five books and seven HBO seasons later, we all ...

Enlarge ImageSpongeBob SquarePants is 30, and he doesn't look a day over zero, because he's insanely happy all the time, and also sponges don't show their age. Nickelodeon He doesn't look it, but according to SpongeBob SquarePants'driver's license, the perpetually suy Bikini Bottom resident tus 30 on Thursday.Forgot to get a gift? There's still time to ship some nautical nonsense down to his pineapple under the sea. Here are a few ideas:An abrasive side, like the one his snail Gary ordered for him so he'd stop being such a doormat. (Spoiler: Grandma ended up with it,)A CD of "Musical Doodle," the infectious e...

Google is marking the 155th birthday of Nettie Stevens, who discovered the presence or absence of the Y chromosome, found in the sperm of males. Google Thanks to the research of Nettie Stevens, we know that males are responsible for determining the sex of their children.To highlight her contributions to our understanding of chromosomes, Google launched a doodle to mark her 155th birthday on Thursday. Nettie Stevens died of breast cancer at the age of 50. Wikipedia Bo in 1861, Stevens grew up in a post-Civil War America in whic...

RoadshowNewsSedansHappy 40th aiversary, Honda Accord!They may not make it any longer, but Honda's had an Accord Wagon in its lineup several times throughout the years. Honda Back in 1976, a plucky little three-door hatchback appeared on the market. It was called the Honda Accord. While it was praised at the time, people weren't exactly ruing around, saying the car would outlast entire brands. But it has, and now we're celebrating its 40th aiversary.Over those four decades, Honda's sold some 12.7 million Accords. Since 1982, the company's been building them in the US, something no other Japanese company could ...

Enlarge ImageThe Queen appears to favor a one-fingered typing technique and an iPad. @RoyalFamily British monarch Queen Elizabeth II looks to be on the verge of a dangerous social media addiction after posting her second tweet in two years on Tuesday."I am most grateful for the many digital messages of goodwill I have received and would like to thank you all for your kindness. Elizabeth R," tweeted the Queen, thanking the world in the rather formal style for which she is known for the birthday wishes she received earlier this month. Lady's got maers, after all.It was not the Queen's actual birthday, of course...