Facts · 2004
events: 6 · Timeline
- Google publishes MapReduce: data processing on thousands of ordinary serversSoftware development · Internet & infrastructure · Big data · research.google.com ↗
- Shacham and co-authors show that memory randomization on a 32-bit system can be beaten by brute force: the Apache web server protected by PaX is broken in 216 seconds on averageCybersecurity · Science · Moving target defense · hovav.net ↗
- Gmail: a gigabyte of free email and ads based on message contentPrivacy & surveillance · Business & markets · Cloud services · en.wikipedia.org ↗
- John Gruber introduces Markdown, an easy-to-read, easy-to-write plain text format for web writersSoftware development · Media & information · Markdown · daringfireball.net ↗
- DARPA Grand Challenge: no self-driving vehicle completes the courseTransport & logistics · Geopolitics & defense · Self-driving cars · en.wikipedia.org ↗
- Facebook launchesMedia & information · Mind & relationships · Social networks · historyhit.com ↗