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March 14th Officially Becomes National Pi Day 321

Posted by Soulskill on Saturday March 14, 2009 @10:23AM from the pi-in-the-sky-legislation dept.

whitefox writes "The scoop from CNet is that 'The US House of Representatives on Wednesday approved a resolution introduced two days earlier that designates March 14, 2009 (3/14, get it?) as National Pi Day. It urges schools to take the opportunity to teach their students about Pi and "engage them about the study of mathematics."' The resolution is available online. I doubt it'll ever become a national holiday, but the Pi string in the article is pretty cool in a nerdy sort of way."

Microsoft Discontinues Windows 3.x 384

Posted by kdawson on Wednesday November 05, 2008 @01:49AM from the an-application-has-expectedly-quit dept.

rugatero writes "The BBC reports that, as of last Saturday, Microsoft is no longer issuing licenses for the 18-year-old Windows 3.x. Many here may well be surprised to learn that anyone still has use for the antiquated software, but it seems to have found a home in a number of embedded systems — including cash registers and the in-flight entertainment systems on some long-haul passenger jets (Virgin and Qantas are cited). Considering Linux's credentials as an embedded OS, this news could very well indicate the possibility of more migrations in the pipeline."

Comment Topic? (Score 5, Insightful) 591

by Socratis on Wednesday January 22, 2003 @03:49PM (#5137442) Attached to: Congress To Consider Age Limits On Violent Games

Why censorship? So by extension it's censorship to not sell porn to kids in middle school? Also, it doesn't mean that kids can't play these games, it just means they have to con their parents into letting them.

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