Category: Computer Science
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Google Patents Tiny Cameras Embedded In Contact Lenses
Google has a new patent application with the USPTO (via 9to5Google), which takes one of the basic concepts of Glass and extends it even further, embedding tiny cameras that could be embedded in contact lenses for various uses, including photographing what a wearer sees, or providing the basic input for a contact-based assistive device for…
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Hour of Code
We did this is all of my classes and I was impressed with what the students accomplished. I hope to make this approach, and these tools, a regular class activity to direct students to learn something about Computer Science. Thank you for supporting computer science and making the Hour of Code an amazing success. In…
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GitHub Question of the Day
I am using this article in class and as it may disappear I am keeping a local copy stored here. THE SOFTWARE THAT BUILDS SOFTWARE Complex, specialized tools are often made from simpler ones. Machines are built with power drills; software is built with code editors. And so the future of computing depends partly on…
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Average Income per Programming Language
This guy has an interesting take on the breakdown of how much you can make depending on your programming language.