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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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You can scrub all you want but you'll never get your room *ultra* clean. Why? Because of air—filthy, filthy air.The Atlantic From ACM Careers | December 13, 2012
A new study of the batteries commonly used in hybrid and electric-only cars has revealed an unexpected factor that could limit the performance of batteries currently...Ohio State niversity From ACM Careers | December 13, 2012
In the few minutes it takes to read this article, chances are you'll pause to check your phone, answer a text, switch to your desktop to read an email from the...The Wall Street Journal From ACM Opinion | December 12, 2012
There are some disturbing indications that age bias is part of the culture in Silicon Valley. As a result, some older candidates are taking steps to appear younger...Reuters From ACM CareerNews | November 27, 2012
While the IT industry has had a number of female role models — most recently Marissa Mayer at Yahoo! — there is a growing concern that not enough women are making...Computerworld From ACM CareerNews | November 19, 2012
It was the hangar which incubated Howard Hughes's aviation dreams, each aircraft model more fanciful than the last, and half a century later it is the launchpad...The Guardian From ACM Careers | December 11, 2012
Four years ago developer Matt Biddulph jokingly coined "Silicon Roundabout" as a description of East London's small but growing startup scene—now it's become the...GigaOm From ACM Careers | December 11, 2012
Researchers at Georgia Tech have created Access4Kids, a wireless input device that attempts to open the world of tablet computers to children whose limited mobility...Georgia Institute of Technology From ACM Careers | December 11, 2012
A decade ago, a British philosopher put forth the possibility that the universe might be a computer simulation run by our descendants. Now, a team of physicists...niversity of Washington From ACM Careers | December 11, 2012
NASA is offering high school junior girls from across the United States an opportunity to jump-start their future by participating in the Women In STEM High School...NASA From ACM Careers | December 10, 2012
So sprawling is Samsung’s modern-day empire that some South Koreans say it has become possible to live a Samsung-only life: You can use a Samsung credit card to...The Washington Post From ACM Careers | December 10, 2012
Prior to his death on Oct. 5, 2011, Steve Jobs made sure that the elevation of Tim Cook—his longtime head of operations and trusted deputy—to Apple chief executive...Bloomberg Businessweek From ACM Opinion | December 10, 2012
Having spent the better part of two years re-inventing and re-sizing itself through layoffs, restructurings and acquisitions, networking giant Cisco Systems has...AllThingsD From ACM Careers | December 10, 2012
In policy circles, problems that are mind-bogglingly difficult or impossible to solve, like global warming, are formally termed "wicked."The New York Times From ACM Careers | December 10, 2012
A crowdsourced website aims to be a combination of Wikipedia and Urban Dictionary for deaf people in math and science, creating a common sign language for technical... From ACM Careers | December 10, 2012
DC Comics, Tyson explains, approached him for permission to use the Planetarium—as well as his likeness—in a story where Superman witnesses the destruction of Krypton...NPR From ACM Opinion | December 7, 2012
How unsafe are mobile browsers? Unsafe enough that even cyber-security experts are unable to detect when their smartphone browsers have landed on potentially dangerous...Georgia Institute of Technology From ACM Careers | December 7, 2012
A new report, "Technology Works: Patterns of High Technology Employment and Wages in the United States," suggests the high-tech sector is responsible for outsized...PandoDaily From ACM Careers | December 7, 2012