Linux Distribution Tames Chaos
...e systems.
In early 2004, Chaos emerged as a Linux distribution that could be booted from either a CD-ROM or a network. It turned an ordinary Pentium computer into a working openMosix node. OpenMosix is software that is added to the Linux kernel that allows computers running Linux to work together i......more...Ancient Macs Make Modern Art
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By Jason Walsh
2:00 a.m. Jan. 26, 2005 PDT
Apple Computer may have quietly killed its easy-to-use programming tool, HyperCard, but it has an afterlife -- in art.
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... right at home in such abstract realms.
It's not just theoretical, said Fred Roberts, director of the Center for Discrete Mathematics and Theoretical Computer Science, the Rutgers research institute where the conference was held.
Terrorism takes brains. You don't need political influence, military m......more... Better Science Through Gaming
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Software for the life sciences has lagged the consumer market by 20 years, said Gasper, senior ......more... How Info-Overload Experts Unwind
...d think it'd be him.
But when he takes his annual solo backpacking trip, McKibben says, it takes days before the internal CNN clears out of his head.
Computer scientist David Levy finds himself in much the same condition. Levy finally had to declare the Sabbath a technology-free day in his week, so ......more... Academics Can Be Fun and Games
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The USC School of Fine Arts, School of Cinema-Television and Computer Science department are collaborating with Borquez on the proposed interdisciplinary gaming minor. Instructors from the game industry are also......more... Exiled Spam King's Go-Go Life
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