My recent post about specialized dictionaries got me thinking about the fun books and sites I have encountered about words and language. I thought I would share a slightly off-topic post about my geeky love for words and language...
Computers talk to each other and the web in a variety of ways. This communication is facilitated by routers, bridges, switches, and other hardware. Tech Talker explains what these devices are, what they do, and which are best for your home's computer network...
A misalignment in data between satellites went undetected for years before being addressed
A successor to an essential part in today’s computers may arrive in just a few years
I used to keep a small dictionary in my bedside table, another in the end table near the couch, one on my home office desk and another on my desk at work.
Are computers taking our jobs? It is surprisingly hard to say, largely because of a lack of good data
Different types of weather drive Republicans and Democrats to search for climate change information
Augmented and virtual reality games focused on the environment are increasingly making their way into schools
As readers of this blog know, since 2005 I’ve been teaching at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey. One of the best parts of being an academic is hanging out with cool (compared to me), young (compared to me), up-and-coming scholars, some of whom know far more about the history of science and [...]..
Why aren't we renting out our pools, cameras or cooking skills yet?
Do you promise to tell the truth on however many phones you carry?
You can read the study itself here, plus a very comprehensive discussion of reactions to the study here. 1. If you intend to publish your research in a peer-reviewed scientific journal, you are expected to have conducted that research with the appropriate ethical oversight...
Machine-learning researchers are developing software that automatically searches through long videos to create edited summaries, or personalized trailers. Larry Greenemeier reports
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If you've ever been the victim of identity theft, or a stalker, or you just value your privacy, Tech Talker has the tools to help you ditch the digital age and remove your presence from the web...
A new software technique thwarts forensic software by making indiscernible changes in a handset’s operating system
The U.S. government must step in to fill the leadership vacuum
The coffee chain is putting wireless mobile device charging on the menu, a harbinger of cable-free communications and computing
How hard can it be to determine whether a computer works as promised? Step one: turn it on. Step two: Try to solve some problems. If it doesn't work, it doesn't work.
How a world filled with sensors will change the way we see, hear, think and live
