There are many initiatives to get people to know basics of programming. The current thinking seems to be that anybody can learn to code if concepts are introduced in the right way. Code.org‘s mission is to get coding into curriculums for students. It is known for example on projects like Computer Science Education Week and →
http://www.dvice.com/archives/2012/10/ethiopian_kids.php This was a quite interesting experiment and results. Posted from WordPress for Android →
http://blogs.hbr.org/2014/09/the-industries-plagued-by-the-most-uncertainty/ Posted from WordPress for Android It’s a cliché to say that the world is more uncertain than ever before, but few realize just how much uncertainty has increased over the past 50 years. To illustrate this, consider that patent applications in the U.S. have increased by 6x (from 100k to 600k annually) and, worldwide, →
I have added spam protection added to comments. Instead of various CAPTCHA based solutions I ended up using simpler and maybe even less annoying math based spam protection. Math Comment Spam Protection asks the visitor making the comment to answer a simple math question. This is intended to prove that the visitor is a human →
Intel has been active in Internet of Things product releases. As part of IDF 2014 keynote, Intel has announced that their Edison development platform is now shipping. First announced back at CES, Edison is a development platform for Intel’s burgeoning Internet of Things development initiative. Intel is upping their bid for a place at the →
http://spectrum.ieee.org/view-from-the-valley/consumer-electronics/portable-devices/apple-watchs-wristful-of-sensors-and-mems Posted from WordPress for Android →
Every now and then I get request that people want updates on new posting on their e-mail box (I am wondering who wants that nowadays, but if someone likes that delivery method, then by not offer it). While looking for options to do that, I decided that best route for all is to use Blogtrottr →
http://www.iflscience.com/technology/map-shows-all-devices-world-connected-internet Posted from WordPress for Android →
http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2014/sep/08/finland-entrepreneurship-young-social-problems-lifestyle-angry-birds?view=desktop Posted from WordPress for Android →
Sound pressure level (SPL) or sound level is a logarithmic measure of the effective sound pressure of a sound relative to a reference value. It is measured in decibels (dB) above a standard reference level (20 µPa, which is usually considered the threshold of human hearing at 1 kHz). I have earlier used several different decibel →