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  10 Signs You're Computer Illiterate

  Computing and the web are changing at a rapid pace. The vast expanse of the digital world can be tough to tackle when there’s so much material to know. Chances are...

  By: Michelle Greenlee | Contributor

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  Your Car, Your Computer: ECUs and the Controller Area Network

  In years past, a shade-tree mechanic could diagnose and repair his own automobile with some degree of simplicity.I spent many hours as a youngster working alongside my...

  By: Justin Stoltzfus | Contributor, Reviewer

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  Liberland: The Country on the Blockchain

  Three years ago, a crypto-loving client, who called himself "Freedom Streaming," and, allegedly, lectured in the University of Berkeley, shared that he helped...

  By: Leah Zitter | Contributor

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  How Big Data is Going to Change Genetic Testing

  It currently takes about 24 hours, and costs about 1,000 pounds, to sequence a human genome today.That might seem expensive or cheap depending on how you look at it but,...

  By: Segun Onibalusi | Digital Marketing Consultant

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  Are These Autonomous Vehicles Ready for Our World?

  Autonomous vehicles have been around longer than we may not yet realize. In 1925, inventor Francis Houdina programmed a radio-controlled vehicle through the streets of...

  By: Leah Zitter | Contributor

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  Why Not Ternary Computers?

  Fry: “Bender, what is it?”Bender: “Ahhh, what an awful dream. Ones and zeros everywhere... [shudder] and I thought I saw a two!”Fry: “It...

  By: David Scott Brown | Contributor

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  The Technologies Around Fighting Fake News

  In the last few years, the phrase "fake news" has acquired a new meaning as it has merged together all forms of misinformation coming from government...

  By: Claudio Buttice | Data Analyst, Contributor

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  The Antikythera Mechanism: The World's Oldest Analog Computer

  Mysterious ancient gear wheels. Complex astronomical calculations. Precise manufacturing. It sounds like a script from a television show about ancient aliens. But these...

  By: David Scott Brown | Contributor

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  The Women of ENIAC: Programming Pioneers

  There was a time when the work of computer programming was dominated by women. But like Ada Lovelace and Grace Hopper, the six women programmers of the ENIAC project...

  By: David Scott Brown | Contributor

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  The Work of Ten Pros: 10x Developers - Are They Real?

  Have you ever heard of a 10x programmer? If you’re not in the tech world, the answer is probably no, and even if you are in some way associated with the world of coding...

  By: Justin Stoltzfus | Contributor, Reviewer

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  7 Computing Manifestos That Changed the World

  Every revolution begins with ideas. The Digital Revolution is no different. The influence of these ideas on the most mundane practices in society is often forgotten....

  By: David Scott Brown | Contributor

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  Milestones in Digital Computing

  We use computers every day — in the office, at home, on the go. We exploit them for productivity, for entertainment, for communication. We tap on them at our desks,...

  By: David Scott Brown | Contributor