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Canonical's Open Documentation Academy aims to help newcomers participate in the open source community, offering mentorship and…
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In 1984, the personal-computer industry was still small enough to be captured, with reasonable fidelity, in a one-volume publication, the Whole Earth Software Catalog...Technology Review From ACM Opinion | October 17, 2013
The director of the National Security Agency, Gen. Keith B. Alexander, said in an interview that to prevent terrorist attacks he saw no effective alternative to...The New York Times From ACM Opinion | October 17, 2013
When subatomic particles smash together at the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland, they create showers of new particles whose signatures are recorded by four...Quanta Magazine From ACM News | October 16, 2013
Microsoft's new head of research, Peter Lee, is tasked with helping the company invent the future.Technology Review From ACM Opinion | October 16, 2013
While sitting in a stuffy Hollywood hotel conference room recently, I plotted my next move outside a snow-covered, ancient castle.The New York Times From ACM News | October 15, 2013
New research at the University of Chicago is laying the groundwork for touch-sensitive prosthetic limbs that one day could convey real-time sensory information...niversity of Chicago From ACM Careers | October 15, 2013
One afternoon late last month, security researcher Hristo Bojinov placed his Galaxy Nexus phone face up on the table in a cramped Palo Alto conference room. Then...San Francisco Chronicle From ACM News | October 11, 2013
You may never be able to get to Italy to see Michelangelo's David—but advances in 3D printing technology are making it possible for you to create an almost perfect...NPR From ACM News | October 11, 2013
According to popular discourse, video games are either the divine instrument of education’s future or the software of Satan himself, provoking young men to carry...The Atlantic From ACM Opinion | October 11, 2013
Hiring a good software engineer in Silicon Valley these days can seem almost as daunting as creating the next big thing. Just ask the companies.Fortune From ACM Careers | October 11, 2013
On-demand organs, Terminator-style arms, and aviation nostalgia—the best of 3D printing is on show in 3D: Printing the Future at London's Science Museum.New Scientist From ACM News | October 11, 2013
Video games have long promised to offer their players "immersive experiences," but full-blown virtual reality—the holodeck or the matrix—was still a fantasy.NBC News From ACM News | October 10, 2013
Right in the center of South Park, a large, grassy oval near San Francisco's financial district, there is a rinky-dink playground with slides, ladders, and firefighter...The New York Times Magazine From ACM Careers | October 10, 2013
Since I started working with Snowden’s documents, I have been using a number of tools to try to stay secure from the NSA.Wired From ACM Opinion | October 9, 2013
We spend a full five hours and 16 minutes a day in front of a screen, and that's without even turning on a television.The Wall Street Journal From ACM Careers | October 9, 2013
Humans rely on non-facial cues, such as body shape and build, to identify people in challenging viewing conditions or when faces are obscured. Interestingly, people...University of Texas, Dallas From ACM Careers | October 8, 2013
Twitter, poised to make its splashy entrance on Wall Street, has helped define modern social networking.The New York Times From ACM Careers | October 7, 2013
The widespread mourning of Tom Clancy's death last week is clear testament to a man who managed to have a significant impact across a range of media.Salon From ACM Opinion | October 7, 2013