Category Archives: Software Engineering
Kinect for Halloween scares and beyond
You may have heard some of what we have to say about the Xbox Kinect. It’s a pretty outstanding device for a lot of reasons, one of which is that it allows for awesome pranks like this: A clever idea, … Continue reading
Posted in Cool, DIY, Software Engineering
Tagged hacking, Halloween, Kinect, Microsoft, OpenKinect, SDK, white-hat, Xbox
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Computer Science: The neurons of the future
Human society is often likened to human anatomy. You may have heard someone say that the US interstate highway system is like our own circulatory system. And some people say that the electric power grid is the nervous system. Well … Continue reading
Posted in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Video Post
Tagged CS, Internet, nervous system, speculation
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Computers are our future—Computer Science is yours
As you may have heard, one of the founding fathers of computing technology died recently. That’s right: Dennis Ritchie, creator of the programming language C and a founding father of UNIX, died at age 70. What, did you think we … Continue reading
Posted in Computer Science, Friday Fun, Software Engineering
Tagged C, CS, Dennis Ritchie, dmr, iPad, tablet, UNIX
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