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Autonomy, Motivation, and Teaching Computer Science
Of the several courses I teach, my favorite course is call Honors Programming. Its a one semester course that is the first real…
From The Eponymous Pickle
L'Oreal UV Sense
How L’Oréal designed the UV Sense to fit on your fingernail in DigitalTrendsBeauty tech is still in its infancy, but lifestyle brands are slowly warming up toThe...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Classic Math Problem Used for a Current Problem
This piece is quite technical, but love the fact that classical math is being used to drive some very modern problems. Great example for teaching? In particular...
From insideHPC
Fujitsu to Showcase Post-K Supercomputer CPU Prototype at ISC 2018
Today Fujitsu unveiled details about their ARM-powered Post K exascale supercomputer, which is planned for deployment at RIKEN in Japan sometime in 2021. Fujitsu...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Blockchain is not a Revolution
Good introductory piece in [email protected] Not mention of smart contracts.Why Blockchain Isn’t a RevolutionThe terms Bitcoin and blockchain are sometimes used...
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Deepmind Builds a Picture of its World
Building a model of existing and changing context is a key part of our intelligence. DeepMind, a subsidiary of Google parent company Alphabet focused on artificial...
From insideHPC
Welcome to ISC High Performance 2018
In this special guest post, Martin Meuer and Thomas Meuer welcome attendees to ISC 2018, which takes place June 24-28 in Frankfurt, Germany. "Today ISC High Performance...
From Schneier on Security
Friday Squid Blogging: Capturing the Giant Squid on Video
In this 2013 TED talk, oceanographer Edith Widder explains how her team captured the giant squid on video. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about...
From My Biased Coin
STOC Lunch Sign-ups, and Reminder
Just a reminder that next week is the 50th STOC in Los Angeles! You can still come and register on site, so please come -- the program is STOC-full of good stuff...
From Schneier on Security
The Effects of Iran's Telegram Ban
The Center for Human Rights in Iran has released a report outlining the effect's of that country's ban on Telegram, a secure messaging app used by about half of...
From Computational Complexity
The Muffin Problem
I've been meaning to post on THE MUFFIN PROBLEM for at least a year. Its a project I've been working on for two years, but every time I wanted to post on it I thought...
From insideHPC
Asetek Provides Liquid Cooling QCT at NCHC in Taiwan
Today Asetek announced the deployment of the company's latest heat rejection technology at the National Center for High-Performance Computing (NCHC) in Hsinchu,...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Flu Foreasting with Smart Thermometers
We also looked at epidemic forecasting. Note the smart 'thermometers' mentioned here are taking human temperatures. A slight confusion when I first read this...
From insideHPC
Gidel Launches Lossless Compression IP that Reduces FPGA Power Consumption
Today Gidel announced a new compression IP and a renewed focus on compression and encryption algorithms for the HPC and Vision markets. The compression algorithm...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Network Effects Mean Less
Quite interesting, complex in part because we now have so many devices competing for time and interaction. I would imagine too there is a growing 'assistant effect'...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Encryption via Quantum Mechanics
Related capability suggested here.Toshiba devises way to send encrypted messages using quantum mechanicsToshiba plans to demonstrate a working prototype withinToshiba...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Quantum and Blockchain
Quantum Is Key to Securing Blockchain, Say Russian ResearchersAsia Research NewsBy Alison HadleyRussian researchers have used quantum key distribution (QKD) to...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Google Assistant Smart Displays Coming
Breaking out the smart display makes sense, allows you to choose quality. The emphasis on work applications may well indicate a push in that direction.Here comes...
From insideHPC
Sylabs Launches Global Partner Program for HPC Containers
Today HPC startup Sylabs announced the launch of a new program for partners. The Sylabs Partner Program offers IT providers a licensing platform that they can use...
From insideHPC
Introducing HPE Performance Cluster Manager Software
Over at the HPE Blog, Bill Mannel writes that new HPE Performance Cluster Manager can help you reduce the time and resources spent administering HPC systems. "Managing...
From insideHPC