Blocking students on school network is wrong

Just because we might have access to some technology to fix a problem, does not necessarily mean that the problem itself is a technical one. Such as breaking our systems, to limit their use.


“I think this is one of those problems that does not need a technological solution, but a social one.”

You don’t know that programming language

Original image by cote

Or maybe you do? How about your favourite programming language? What does it take to say that one “knows” it?

michaelp asks:

When exactly do you “know” a language?

There’s a gradient of choices to pick from.

You know of the language — “I hear they call it Java.”
You’ve memorized the “hello world” program — <?php [...]

Cool Tech Jobs: Driving the Mars Rover

Computers are integral to everyday life, though the understanding of the variety of jobs available in the field is sometimes impaired by a few persistent stereotypes. It’s not all raw programming and data crunching. There are interesting technology jobs as far out there as a rover on the surface of Mars. That someone gets to [...]