The need to understand how a computer works vs how a car works →
John Graham-Cumming discusses the discussion on Radio 4 about teaching computing in schools. Here’s a taste: The computer is not a machine like a car with a single purpose, it’s a meta-machine. A...
View ArticlePersonal victory of the day
Have you ever played the game where the players submit a number (a positive integer, specifically) and the lowest unique integer wins? I played strategically, with 986,543,210… and won! The other...
View ArticleWhat children →
I love these pictures, although they make children seem to have a dark imagination. χ χ
View ArticleEpic post about tea. From 1946 →
A Nice Cup of Tea By George Orwell Evening Standard, 12 January 1946. χ
View ArticleCNet Is Bundling Open Source Software With Malware →
The way it works is that C|Net’s download page (screenshot attached) offers what they claim to be Nmap’s Windows installer. They even provide the correct file size for our official installer. But...
View Articlelegal and policy issues related to robotics →
The next generation of robots will be in homes, offices and hospitals, not to mention driving cars, flying around as drones, and, yes, working as prison wardens. Robots will be programmed to learn,...
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Another comic – Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
I’ve run out of Batman Comics, and because I’ve put all the next ones on my Christmas Wishlist, I can’t get any more until Christmas (as an aside, I’m the most excited about Christmas I have been since...
View ArticleJubilee Christmas Party 2011
I’ve borrowed a flash, and this is a shot at a (very dark) Christmas party. I’m pretty pleased that it’s possible to capture a nice portrait, even when it’s pretty much pitch black. I’ve been reading...
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