| ▲ | laborcontract 7 hours ago | |
Note: this has nothing to do with Gemini, Google's latest image editing model. | ||
| ▲ | OJFord 7 hours ago | parent | next [-] | |
Which, had it been around anything close to 60 years, could have been confusing! | ||
| ▲ | JdeBP 5 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |
But it is connected to the Internet protocol of the same name, which uses 1965 as its well-known port number (although IANA has not heard about this yet). | ||
| ▲ | randomtoast 6 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | |
The name comes from Latin "gemini" meaning "twins," referring to the mythological Dioscuri, Castor and Pollux, sons of Leda. In mythology, Pollux was immortal, Castor mortal; their story is connected with themes of brotherhood and sacrifice. Project Gemini was NASA's second human spaceflight program (1961-1966), preceding Apollo. It developed spaceflight techniques such as orbital rendezvous and docking, essential for the Moon landing. Gemini is also a lightweight internet protocol and associated ecosystem (the Gemini Protocol), designed as a middle ground between Gopher and the modern web (HTTP/HTTPS), emphasizing simplicity and privacy. It is also the name of Google's multimodal AI model, successor to Bard (announced 2023). | ||