August 2014 News Wire

Ohio State’s Marching Band Embraces the iPad

http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-06-05/ohio-states-marching-band-uses-ipad-for-sheet-music-steps

Why Coders Are Going Nuts Over Apple's New Programming Language (Swift)

http://www.wired.com/2014/06/apple-swift-language/

With the Americas running out of IPv4, it's official: The Internet is full

http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2014/06/with-the-americas-running-out-of-ipv4-its-official-the-internet-is-full/

The Eccentric Genius Whose Time May Have Finally Come (Again)

http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/06/norbert-wiener-the-eccentric-genius-whose-time-may-have-finally-come-again/372607/

Listen to the results of our Internet spy project

http://arstechnica.com/security/2014/06/listen-to-nprs-4-radio-segments-featuring-ars-technica/

Unicode 7.0 introduces 2,834 new characters, including 250 emoji

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2014/06/unicode-7-0-introduces-2834-new-characters-including-250-emoji/

New Makers Building Parts for the Space Station

http://makezine.com/2014/06/18/new-makers-building-parts-for-the-space-station/

9 Most Mathematically Interesting Buildings in the World

http://www.tripbase.com/blog/9-most-mathematically-interesting-buildings-in-the-world/

The secret history of numbers: How math shapes our lives in amazing, unpredictable ways

http://www.salon.com/2014/06/21/the_secret_history_of_numbers_how_math_shapes_our_lives_in_amazing_unpredictable_ways/

Swarm of mini builder drones could 3D print a house

http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2014-06/27/3d-print-house-drones

HummingBoard is a Raspberry Pi rival that lets you swap out its processor

http://www.engadget.com/2014/07/03/hummingboard-solid-run/

Logical armour: A primer in mathematical self-defence

http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22229741.000#.U8vI8qha5FR

Mathematics makes strong case that "snoopy2" can be just fine as a password

http://arstechnica.com/security/2014/07/mathematics-makes-strong-case-that-snoopy2-can-be-just-fine-as-a-password/

Why Free Play Is the Best Summer School

http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2014/06/for-better-school-results-clear-the-schedule-and-let-kids-play/373144/

Make Your Own Electric Bicycle With the Ultimate DIY Ebike Guide

http://inhabitat.com/make-your-own-electric-bicycle-with-the-ultimate-diy-ebike-guide/