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  • Linux Gets Happy Feet

    May 9, 1996 Linus Torvalds decides to adopt Tux the penguin as a mascot for the Linux operating system. Perhaps had he known the movie Happy Feet would be released a little over 10 years later, he would have chosen a Warbler instead. The post Linux Gets Happy Feet appeared first on This Day in…

  • GPS Gets Less Selective

    May 1, 2000 The U.S. government removes Selective Availability from its Global Positioning System, improving the accuracy of civilian GPS devices from 100 meters to 20 meters. The post GPS Gets Less Selective appeared first on This Day in Tech History. This Day in Tech History Tech History provided by This Day in Tech History.com

  • MBB beats Hartford, gets closer to top seed

    By Andy Doorty Contributing Writer sports.asp@gmail.com Feb. 24, 2015     JP Honsinger (left) won a ceremonial tip off before the game began. Photo from UAlbany Athletics      Just three days after losing at home to Stony Brook, the University at Albany men’s basketball team avenged the loss by beating Hartford 70-64 on Friday…

  • The Old World Gets Connected

    May 23, 1903 Paris, France and Rome, Italy are connected by telephone for first time. Feel free to congratulate me for finding this picture at any time. Previous post: Happy Birthday, Pac-Man! This Day in Tech History Tech History provided by This Day in Tech History.com

  • The Old World Gets Connected

    May 23, 1903 Paris, France and Rome, Italy are connected by telephone for first time. Feel free to congratulate me for finding this picture at any time. Previous post: Happy Birthday, Pac-Man! This Day in Tech History Tech History provided by This Day in Tech History.com

  • GPS Gets Less Selective

    May 1, 2000 The U.S. government removes Selective Availability from its Global Positioning System, improving the accuracy of civilian GPS devices from 100 meters to 20 meters. Previous post: World Wide Web Made Public Domain This Day in Tech History Tech History provided by This Day in Tech History.com

  • UAlbany Spring Football Gets Underway

    ALBANY, N.Y. – With the sun yet to rise and the temperature well below freezing at Bob Ford Field, the University at Albany football team opened the 2014 spring season Monday. The 6:30 a.m. practice marked the first of 15, including the annual Spring Game that will take place April 19th at 12:00 p.m. In…

  • Shereesha Richards Gets America East Co-Player of the Week for Ninth League Honor

    Shereesha Richards Gets America East Co-Player of the Week for Ninth League Honor CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – For the ninth time this season and third week in a row, Shereesha Richards has earned a conference weekly honor, being named America East Co-Player of the Week. Along with Megan Craig’s Player of the Week honor earlier this…

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