-
Why I push for Python :: Lorena A. Barba Grouplorenabarba.com
My colleagues are puzzled by my relentless push of Python as the language to teach programming to our undergraduates. They look at me funny, each time that the subject comes up and I can't help vehemently insisting Python! -
news.ycombinator.com
-
The Water That The Coast Guard Won’t Save You From - But Not Simpler | DiscoverMagazine.comblogs.discovermagazine.com
If you fall in this canal, no one is going to save you, officially. -
bbc.com
- codepen.io
-
news.ycombinator.com
-
lighttable.com
-
tomhummel.com
-
TDD is a feedback tool, not a religion - Saving the planet, one website at a timeth3james.github.io
ICYMI, there’s currently a discussion going on around TDD, after DHH declared it ‘dead’ at RailsConf 2014. This lead to a discussion series … -
Giant rats put noses to work on Mozambique's landminestheguardian.com
Landmine-detecting rats weigh as much as a domestic cat and are light enough to cross terrain without triggering explosives -
blog.assaflavie.com
-
Out Loud: Carl Haber and the Earliest Recorded Soundsnewyorker.com
“Here he is among some of the most highly regarded physicists in America, saying, ‘Gee, I have this new idea.’ ” - caffei.net
-
New Sounds, Old Voicesnewyorker.com
Carl Haber’s lab has been able to play many old recordings for the first time in over a century. -
web.archive.org
-
A Tiny Moon of Saturn Carves a Big Gap in the Ringsslate.com
Saturn is a gift. It’s not like our solar system would be boring without it, but with it we do get some amazing stuff. Like, for example, this: This picture, taken by the Cassini spacecraft on Christmas Day 2013, shows the magnificent ring system. Comp... -
LibreSSL at BSDCan « blather.michaelwlucas.comblather.michaelwlucas.com
Thanks to various airline problems, we had an open spot on the BSDCan schedule. Bob Beck filled in at the last moment with a talk on the first thirty days of LibreSSL. Here are some rough notes on Bob’s talk (slides now available). LibreSSL forked from... - blog.monkey-project.com
-
dailydot.com
-
Startup #6: MyBikeRental.com - the AirBnB for bikestheweeklystartup.com
For my sixth weekly startup MyBikeRental.com I tried to build a multi-sided platform for private bike rental. Guess what: It worked! Find out more here.
