Technology

Sam Cathcart

Your Drupal courses have changed how I work and build sites. Thanks for making the content easy to understand and fun. Keep up the good work.

Rachel Boehm

I'm relieved the site was launched within my 1-month self-imposed deadline. Meeting that deadline is a testament to your [Drupal] teaching skills.

Exascale Enthusiasm Escalates

A very short report on the popularity of exascale computing at the International Supercomputing Conference 2012.

Screenshot of CACM article about exascale computing popularity
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Tue, 01/01/2013

Leo Singh

I love your videos. They are so clear and easy to follow, making the most difficult of concepts understandable. Please keep up the great work!

Book Review: "Terrible Nerd"

A review of the book by Kevin Savetz. (I liked it.)

Screenshot of my Slashdot book review of "Terrible Nerd"
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Thu, 12/20/2012

Control without Controllers

A feature article about Disney' Touché sensor project, which explores new ways of controlling electronics with touch.

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Thu, 11/01/2012

The Future of Free Speech Online

A very brief article about whether survey respondents believe that technology companies in the democratic West will increasingly help repressive governments.

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Sat, 09/01/2012

DARPA Shredder Challenge Solved

A feature article about a $50,000 challenge issued by DARPA and its solutions, including quotes from the First and Second Place winners.

Screenshot of CACM article about the DARPA Shredder Challenge
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Wed, 08/01/2012

Talking to Machines

A feature article about modern applications of speech recognition, in particular how they've combined with complementary technologies to produce such consumer products as Siri.

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Sun, 04/01/2012

Cloud-based HPC

A very brief article about a U.S. Government report on whether high-performance computing is cost-effective using cloud-computing techniques.

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Thu, 03/01/2012

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