Happy Birthday World Wide Web

Witch or wizard; WWW (World’s Wicked Wonder)
Rahman MohamedStretched globe

Everyone loves a good birthday.  Last year, on May 27, WordPress, the host of Nova’s Rays, celebrated it’s 10th birthday.  Facebook is just a bit younger, celebrating it’s 10th birthday this year on February 4Twitter still has two years before it comes of age.  What about the parent of these close siblings, the World Wide Web?

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Google Spreading Love Around The World

Loves who are male(s), female(s), and/or both
Rahman Mohamed

Around the world people are spreading romance, giving gifts to their loves on this day (unless they happen to be lazy or just don’t believe in it).  And Google is no exception.

Today Google’s Doodle is an interactive chocolate making shop for your love.Google-Valentines-Doodle-Start.png

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Artificial Body Parts Are Real, Not Science-Fiction

Prosthetics have seen a new light; prosthetic eyes now exist.
Rahman Mohamed

It’s true.  In China a young boy named Guo Bin was the victim of eye gauging.  He can’t see, but he looks normal.  That’s because he’s undergone operations and received prosthetic eyes.  3 weeks ago Guo Bin’s mother, Wang Wenil told the BBC they “had to try everything”.

In August Guo Bin’s eyes were gauged out; the preparation for the prosthetic began in September.  But making him seem normal is not the end; his doctor, Dennis Lam says he hopes in 5-10 years Guo Bin will be able to see again because it’ll be linked directly to his brain.

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