Two links to some outstanding searching and researching resources. The first is an image search engine that finds images similar to one you submit. It seems to work fairly well. the second is an easy-to-use tool for searching the publications of the Royal Soceity! Read works by Newton, Franklin, and others. Find Similar Images with […]
Tagged image search, royal society, science, similar image searchTheory of Computation overview of theory of computation (tags: theoretical computation computerscience theory overview) Computational Complexity and the Anthropic Principle “What I want to do today is step back from the details of the string-theory Landscape, and tell you what’s known about the general problem of searching a landscape for a point with specified properties. […]
Tagged computational complexity, theoretical computingA Speculative Post on the Idea of Algorithmic Authority « Clay Shirky ” I noted that people trust new classes of aggregators and filters, whether Google or Twitter or Wikipedia (in its ‘breaking news’ mode.) I called this tendency algorithmic authority. “ (tags: authority clayshirky algorithmic crowdsourcing authenticity journalism trust) How To Use An Apostrophe […]
Tagged algorithmic authority, curriculum, poster, shirky apostrophe, web scienceHere’s a list of a few Drupal tutorials I found useful. Because they are video, you get step-by-step instructions. Learn By The Drop Archives | Learn By The Drop (tags: drupal video tutorials) YouTube – SiteGround Drupal Users Tutorial (tags: druopal tutorial users) YouTube – Bending Zen – An intro to using the Zen Theme […]
Tagged drupal, tutorials, videoWe are discussing prototypes in the Advanced Web Techniques, CPSC 448, class. To help students understand prototypes a little better I showed them the section on prototyping at the excellent site Usability.gov. The second item below is a pretty good article on Gopher and how it never died and still may be useful today as […]
Tagged gopher, usability, web designWe are talking about robots in my Intro to CS class, so I found a few TED talks on the subject. We look at one or two each class period hoping ot get some discussion going. It does occasionally happen. Hod Lipson builds “self-aware” robots | Video on TED.com (tags: ted robot 6:05) Rodney Brooks […]
Tagged robot, robots, TEDPHP: json_encode – Manual (tags: development json php) The Ultimate Resource Guide List for MLA, APA, Chicago, and CSE “Here you will find resource pages for each different style, university tutorials, and free work cited generators. By viewing examples of research papers and using programs that are designed to facilitate your style accuracy, you can […]
Tagged Internet, json, php, style guidesCame across a nice collection of tools the other day. Also an interesting article in reporting on a study that reinforces the notion of learning by discovery. Actually the article was about learning by making mistakes, but as you learn by discovery you’re likely to make a few mistakes along the way. Splashup “Splashup, formerly […]
Tagged chrome, edit images, learning, phrases, splashup, testPL People pictures of inventors of various programming langugaes (tags: history languages image photo images photos Gallery programming-languages) The Quietus | Features | A Quietus Interview | A Place To Bury Strangers: Oliver Ackermann And Death By Audio “”You know, it’s really important to have the excitement to do anything you do. If you want […]
Tagged A Place to Bury Strangers, aptbs, programming languagesGetting ready for classes often brings some fun surprises. MyCyberTwin is one of them. It’s a site where you can set up an AI that will converse with a visitor. It also includes ways to train the AI so it has standard responses for certain types of statements or situations. MyCyberTwin – Chat to ernest […]
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