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Bruce Sterling, author of 'The Hacker Crackdown'69

Meaning of Hacking and the Different Kinds of Hackers

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When you hear news about hackers penetrating a website, your reaction will typically involve dilating pupils and astonishment -- if the website is your own, symptoms may include a big deal of swearing and... published 8 months ago

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A baby exploring books.73

How Babies Learn to Talk

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Living in a polyglot family, one of the aspects that more than others trigger my curiosity is understanding the mechanisms through which people, and especially newborns, learn a new language. According to... published 8 months ago

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What too many sites are promising us...59

The Different Types of Internet Scams

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If you frequently surf the Net, you'll probably have stumbled upon countless ads and pages promising you will earn incredible sums with no or very low effort in exchange for paying a small sum to join their... published 8 months ago

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Steve Jobs introducing the iPhone58

The future of the iPhone

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The 2007 Mac-World held in San Francisco is a conference that tech enthusiasts will find it hard to forget. After what he said to be a developing process lasting almost three years, a brilliant Steve Jobs... published 8 months ago

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Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia68

How to use Wikipedia for your research

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"Welcome to Wikipedia, the encyclopedia that anyone can edit" recites the banner in the front page of the site. That doesn't really sound like something a student looking for unbiased information for his... published 8 months ago

4 comments    technology school learning

The answer to life, the universe, and everything.64

Tricks to search the Web more efficiently

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by Dario Borghino Sometimes, when you're looking for some information on the web, no matter what you type in the search box, you still can't find it. If that happens more often than you'd like to admit, this... published 8 months ago

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Computer reproduction of the Mars Rover.74

Can there be life on other planets?

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Could there be life on other planets? It turns out this is not an easy question to answer at all because, for starters, scientist still argue over the definition of the term 'life'. Since a complete... published 8 months ago

1 comment    technology life science

The OpenSource.org website69

The pros and cons of open source software

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To be able to understand pros and cons of Open Source (or 'Free') Software, one must first understand the philosophy in which it is rooted. Suppose for a moment you're a student reading a physics book which... published 8 months ago

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The Shot -- funny science fiction short story

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At first, you won't feel anything. So it's probably not as bad as they say, you think to yourself. But then after a second, just one single second, you'll start feeling the pain. It stings like a thin... published 8 months ago

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Garry Kasparov playing against Deep Blue, the first machine to win a chess match against a reigning world champion.58

The Future of Computers and Artificial Intelligence

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In the last 50 years, the advent of computer has radically changed our daily routines and habits. From huge, roomy, terribly expensive and rather useless machines, computers have managed to become quite the... published 8 months ago

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