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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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Researchers have begun to describe theoretical limits on the degree of imprecision that communicating computers can tolerate, with very real implications for...MIT News From ACM Careers | December 15, 2014
A few years ago, the most enthusiastic advocates of MOOCs believed that these "massive open online courses" stood poised to overturn the century-old model of higher...Technology Review From ACM Opinion | December 15, 2014
Maybe you read Gone Girl because Amazon recommended it; watched Breaking Bad because Netflix suggested you'd like it; even met the love of your life because OKCupid...New Scientist From ACM Careers | December 12, 2014
In February of 2012, a medical team at the University of Michigan's C. S. Mott Children's Hospital, in Ann Arbor, carried out an unusual operation on a three-month...The New Yorker From ACM News | December 10, 2014
The engineers and scientists spilling out of Greater Boston’s world-class universities built the foundations of the modern computing era and amassed the densest...Re/code From ACM Careers | December 10, 2014
For years, there has been a lot of talk about the consumerization of technology in the workplace. But so far, that has mostly meant employees using smartphones...The New York Times From ACM Careers | December 10, 2014
Billionaire businessman and philanthropist Paul Allen plans to pump US$100 million into investigating the most basic unit of life—the cell.Nature From ACM Careers | December 8, 2014
Even if you're a devoted fan of video games, there's a decent chance you're not familiar with the name Ralph H. Baer.Ars Technica From ACM Opinion | December 8, 2014
Despite its poverty and isolation, North Korea has poured resources into a sophisticated cyber-warfare cell called Bureau 121, defectors from the secretive state...Reuters From ACM Careers | December 5, 2014
Paul Kocher, one of the country's leading cryptographers, says he thinks the explanation for the world's dismal state of digital security may lie in two charts.The New York Times From ACM News | December 5, 2014
When asked what he likes best about working for Google, physicist John Martinis does not mention the famous massage chairs in the hallways, or the free snacks available...Nature From ACM News | December 3, 2014
If you want to provoke an argument among computer programmers, ask them to pick their favorite coding language or framework. But even more contentious in an environment...Quartz From ACM Careers | December 3, 2014
Information technology is revolutionizing products. Once composed solely of mechanical and electrical parts, products have become complex systems that combine hardware...Harvard Business Review From ACM Opinion | December 3, 2014
What do Best Buy, the Blue Man Group and Google X have in common? They've all tapped Elliott Hedman and his sensors to help make their stuff better.Wired From ACM Careers | December 3, 2014