Google Translate is designed to help
people understand each other regardless of which human language they use. So it’s appropriate
that Google
Translate now includes Esperanto, which was created more than 100 years
ago to further the goal of a universal language. Esperanto is the 64th language
supported by Google Translate, which makes it extra-special to nerds because, of course, 64 is
2^6, or 1000000
binary.
Going back before human language (or humans), a research team in China has discovered a forest that was buried in
ash 300 million years ago. The team found intact trees and plants preserved just as
they were back then. Now they just have to bring in some very large vacuum cleaners to tidy up
the place.
Hey, glad to see you made it over to our new home on Google Developers Blog! We like it
here and hope you do too. As you might know, on Fridays we take a break and do a Fridaygram
post just for fun. Each Fridaygram item must pass only one test: it has to be interesting to
us nerds. Ĝuu vian semajnfinon!
