August 2015 News Wire
Interesting stories about computer science, software programming, and technology for August 2015.
How Oculus and Cardboard Are Going to Rock the Travel Industry
How to get started with Cardboard, Google’s DIY virtual reality headset
Answer to a 150-Year-Old Math Conundrum Brings More Mystery
http://www.wired.com/2015/06/answer-150-year-old-math-conundrum-brings-mystery/
The Web is getting its bytecode: WebAssembly
http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/06/the-web-is-getting-its-bytecode-webassembly/
The Future of Programming: WebAssembly & Life After JavaScript
http://www.sitepoint.com/future-programming-webassembly-life-after-javascript
CubeSats will escort NASA’s InSight lander to Mars in 2016
http://www.engadget.com/2015/06/13/nasa-insight-marco-cubesats-mars/
Hack of cloud-based LastPass exposes hashed master passwords
Bust boredom with these adorable mini paper kites!
http://onecreativemommy.com/bust-boredom-with-these-adorable-mini-paper-kites/
Of mud pies, muscle and science education
http://blogs.nature.com/aviewfromthebridge/2015/07/16/of-mud-pies-muscle-and-science-education/
The Square Kilometre Array: radio silence in Western Australia for most powerful telescope in history
An Asteroid Mining Test Vehicle Just Launched From The Space Station
http://www.popsci.com/asteroid-mining-test-vehicle-just-launched-space-station
New Horizons Flew By Pluto Using A Playstation CPU
Stunning Sim Shows How Far Hit Songs Have Traveled in Space
http://www.wired.com/2015/07/stunning-sim-shows-far-hit-songs-traveled-space/
Design Circuits in a Flash with Web-Based Circuit Simulator
http://makezine.com/2015/07/14/design-circuits-web-based-circuit-simulator/
http://www.falstad.com/circuit/
Learn How Hex Color-Codes Work By Playing Space Invaders
http://www.fastcodesign.com/3048489/learn-how-hex-color-codes-work-by-playing-space-invaders
http://www.hexinvaders.com/
MIT’s Computer Program Fixes Old Code Way Faster Than Humans Can
http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/a16408/helium-software-fixer/
http://newsoffice.mit.edu/2015/computer-program-fixes-old-code-faster-than-expert-engineers-0609
Airlines Can’t Use Fast-Boarding Algorithms Because Humans Can’t Follow Directions
FCC commissioners disagree over whether Internet access is a “necessity”
http://arstechnica.com/business/2015/07/fcc-commissioners-disagree-over-whether-internet-access-is-a-necessity/
http://www.digitaltrends.com/web/internet-is-not-a-human-right-fcc/
Everything Science Knows About Reading On Screens
http://www.fastcodesign.com/3048297/evidence/everything-science-knows-about-reading-on-screens
BBC Micro Bit computer’s final design revealed
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-33409311
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/jul/07/bbc-give-away-1m-microbit-computers-schoolchildren
Watch This Drone Explore Underground Tunnels Beneath London
http://www.popsci.com/watch-drone-explore-underground-tunnels
Vast Database of African Rock Art Goes Online
http://www.archaeology.org/news/3441-database-rock-art-africa-online
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/research_projects/all_current_projects/african_rock_art_image_project.aspx
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Links from the bottom of all the August 2015 articles, collected in one place for you to print, share, or bookmark.
Interesting stories about computer science, software programming, and technology for August 2015.
Some thoughts on starting the third year of publishing this magazine and what's new this month.
