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How the “Frontier” Became the Slogan of Uncontrolled AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been billed as the next frontier of humanity: the newly available expanse whose exploration …
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Brute Force or is there an easy way?
This year being ‘10 has lead to a lot of talk about numbers that look like binary numbers 1/11/10 or 11110 for example. Related to this is talk about palindrome...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Kodu Game-Creation Tool for Kids Adapted for the PC
I love Kodu and I’ve written about it before (my Kodu blog posts) and I am regularly asked “when can I get Kodu for the PCs in my classroom?” Well now there isKodu...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Computer Engineer Barbie?
Those wonderful people who bring you Barbie (remember the version that said “Math is hard?”) are collecting votes for Barbie's next career. There are five options...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Interesting Links 11 January 2010
I’m headed to Tuesday night. I’m looking forward to helping with some Expression Web workshops and spending time at the Microsoft booth. I’m also hoping to meet...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Starter Resources for Robotics Learning
iRobot is probably the best known robotics company in the US. Their Roomba vacuuming robots and other household robots are widely used all over the place including...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Intel Schools of Distinction 2010
An announcement arrived in my inbox about applications being open for this year’s Intel Schools of Distinction awards. Microsoft is one of the sponsors BTW. This...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
High School Students Competing Against University Students
I’ve been saying for some time that the overlap between high end high school students and low end university students is greater than many people realize. Whengame...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Interesting Links January 4th 2010
Happy New Year everyone. Are you back to school or work yet? I took two weeks off and really enjoyed myself. I didn’t spend much time on the Internet as usual so...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
What Should We Teach Software Developers
The great thing about having the career and credentials that Bjarne Stroustrup has is that he can talk about the “Emperor’s clothing” with out people saying “you...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Monte Carlo Simulation - Roulette
In theory, theory and practice as the same. In practice, all too often, they are not. Sometimes running a simulation can help one separate theory and reality. For...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Keeping It Simple
Sample code is a great way to learn how to do things in computer programming. The problem for many beginners is that a lot of sample code is written by professionals...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Monte Carlo Simulation
Random numbers are fun. Really they are. They are at the heart of gambling for sure but they are also a key part of what is called a Monte Carlo Simulation. These...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Microsoft bliink Contest in the State of Illinois
I made mention of this announcement when it was first made in October. I hope that if you are at a high school in Illinois you know about this and are getting involved...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson