December 2014 News Wire

Interesting stories about computer science, software programming, and technology for November 2014. More stories can be found at the News Wire link at the top of every page of this site.

A recipe to build mobile apps with LiveCode

http://johniglar.net/blog/2014/11/a-recipe-to-build-mobile-apps-with-livecode/

Origami Meets Mathematics In These Unbelievable Hand-Folded Designs

http://www.visualnews.com/2014/11/04/origami-meets-mathematics-unbelievable-hand-folded-designs
http://www.visualnews.com/2014/08/28/origami-solution-one-space-explorations-greatest-problems/
http://origami-blog.origami-kids.com/eng/origami-math-art.htm
http://www.langorigami.com/

Internet Archive offers 900 classic arcade games for browser-based play

http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2014/11/internet-archive-offers-900-classic-arcade-games-for-browser-based-play/

EFF asks for the right to revive "abandoned" online games

http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2014/11/eff-asks-for-the-right-to-revive-abandoned-online-games/

Tech Time Warp of the Week: The 70-Year-Old Computer That Runs on Water

http://www.wired.com/2014/11/tech-time-warp-week-70-year-old-computer-runs-water/

$20 "Model A+" is the cheapest Raspberry Pi ever

http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2014/11/20-model-a-is-the-cheapest-raspberry-pi-ever/

The 10 Principles of Good Web Design for Developers

http://blog.flatironschool.com/post/103222909668/the-10-principles-of-good-web-design-for

Finally, a New Clue to Solve the CIA's Mysterious Kryptos Sculpture

http://www.wired.com/2014/11/second-kryptos-clue/

The Mystery of Why This Dangerous Sand Dune Swallowed a Boy

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/mystery-why-dangerous-sand-dune-swallowed-boy-180953404/

3D Printer Testing at America Makes: An Old-Fashioned American Shootout

http://makezine.com/2014/11/20/3d-printer-testing-at-america-makes-an-old-fashioned-american-shootout/

This Is What Launching Our iOS App Was Really Like

http://women2.com/2014/11/20/launching-ios-app-really-like/

The Oral History Of The Poop Emoji (Or, How Google Brought Poop To America)

http://www.fastcompany.com/3037803/the-oral-history-of-the-poop-emoji-or-how-google-brought-poop-to-america

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    Tim is an award-winning writer and technologist who enjoys teaching tech to non-technical people. He has many years experience with web sites and applications in business, technical, and creative roles. He and his wife have two kids, now teenagers, who are mad about video games.

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December 2014 News Wire

Interesting stories about computer science, software programming, and technology for November 2014.

December 2014 Learn More Links

Links from the bottom of all the December 2014/January 2015 articles, collected in one place for you to print, share, or bookmark.

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