California’s temporary water crisis.
The Evils of Floating Point, and the Joys of Unum
Universal Numbers (Unum) and floating points are complicated. Here’s an explainer on the subject.
Supercomputing Frontiers 2015 to Feature Acclaimed Researcher Jack Dongarra
Jack Dongarra from Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Tennessee will be giving one of the keynotes at Supercomputing Frontiers 2015.
How the FREAK SSL Flaw Could Have Been Prevented
Last week the world was panicking when the FREAK SSL flaw was discovered. Here’s how to stop another one from occurring.
Is the Newest U.S Cybersecurity Agency Necessary?
The US has created another cybersecurity agency to deal with incoming threats. Is it really necessary?
Is Microsoft HoloLens the Future of Computing?
The way we interact with computers is changing. Is the future Microsoft’s HoloLens? Or is it something else?
This Week in Tech History: The Gutenberg Bible and Printing Press
This Week in Tech History is a weekly column looking back at a significant technological or scientific achievement throughout the course of history, and examining the outcome it has on modern society and industry. This week in history, on the 24th of August, it is thought that Johannes Gutenberg finished a completed copy of his famous 42-line Bible, which has since been regarded as one of the most important works in the history of the printed word. Important to Christian and literary heritage, the Gutenberg Bible also marks a turning point in history which had profound effects on the world politically, philosophically and technologically, which we feel
‘The Giver’ Review
Dystopia themed works have come to rival the wizarding world of Harry Potter, and the vampiric machinations of Stephanie Meyers as the current trend in young adult literature and films. The current glut of post-apocalyptic and dystopic works with anti-establishment sentiments can in some part be credited to the wild success of Suzanne Collin’s The Hunger Games. But years before Hunger Games, there was The Giver, which has since become a staple on middle school bookshelves. And years before the latter was adapted into a film, Jeff Bridges – “The Dude” – was already making plans to turn ‘Giver’ into a movie. Finally out of production
'The Giver' Review
Dystopia themed works have come to rival the wizarding world of Harry Potter, and the vampiric machinations of Stephanie Meyers as the current trend in young adult literature and films. The current glut of post-apocalyptic and dystopic works with anti-establishment sentiments can in some part be credited to the wild success of Suzanne Collin’s The Hunger Games. But years before Hunger Games, there was The Giver, which has since become a staple on middle school bookshelves. And years before the latter was adapted into a film, Jeff Bridges – “The Dude” – was already making plans to turn ‘Giver’ into a movie. Finally out of production
