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Some items re: how software and robotics are/might be impacting us
How the internet is making us poor — from qz.com by Christopher Mims Excerpt: Everyone knows the story of how robots replaced humans on the factory floor. But in the broader sweep of automation versus...
View ArticleMy reflections on “MOOCs of Hazard”– a well-thought out, balanced article by...
From DSC: Below are my reflections on MOOCs of Hazard – from newrepublic.com by Andrew Delbanco — who asks: Will online education dampen the college experience? Yes. Will it be worth it? Well… ....
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The tech industry’s massive marketing problem [Asay]
The tech industry’s massive marketing problem — from readwrite.com by Matt Asay . Excerpt: The US has a skilled developer shortage, and it’s one of its own making. While Silicon Valley wrings its...
View ArticleMaking news: How software is disrupting media [Stein]
Making news: How software is disrupting media — from fastcolabs.com by Gabe Stein Get out from under your rock and take notice; the news industry is in big trouble! The Internet is killing journalism....
View ArticleThe Walmart of Education has officially arrived! [Christian]
From DSC: It seems that The Walmart of Education has officially arrived — i.e. a 50%+ discount off normal prices! A $7000 Masters in Computer Science! Are we going to see more...
View ArticleMOwayduino are mini robots designed to get kids & kidults playing around with...
MOwayduino are mini robots designed to get kids & kidults playing around with robotics — from techcrunch.com by Natasha Lomas Excerpt: Fast forward a few decades and enter mOwayduino: programmable...
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TV apps: A dive into fragmentation [appmarket.tv]
TV apps: A dive into fragmentation – from appmarket.tv by Excerpt: Suppose you wanted to build an app for TV, where would you start? Admittedly, there is an enormous number of variables to consider for...
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Some announcements from Apple’s WWDC
Also see: Crazy iPad numbers from the WWDC 2013 Keynote — from ipadinsight.com by Patrick Jordan . The Best Features Of iOS 7 — from techcrunch.com by Sarah Perez . Everything You Need to Know...
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A note to my kids about programming [Christian]
Dear Kids: First of all, why learn how to program? Why learn programs such as Scratch? It is critical that you have at least some exposure to programming — as having some basic understanding of what...
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Intereresting — Amplify’s “MOOC + MOOC Local: The first AP Computer Science...
. Also see: Japan’s Schoo lands $1.5m to broaden its online learning service as it targets 1m users — from thenextweb.com Coursera and its ilk in the US aren’t the only ones making big moves in the...
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