Kids Code & Computer Science

Interesting stories about computer science, software programming, and technology for February 2016.

Your Kid Just Got a Drone. Should You Get Insurance?

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-12-14/your-kid-just-got-a-drone-should-you-get-insurance-
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/12/faa-launches-drone-registration-website-gives-owners-february-deadline/
http://techcrunch.com/2015/12/23/45k-register-their-drones-with-the-faa-in-first-2-days/
https://www.faa.gov/uas/faq/
https://www.faa.gov/uas/registration/

Scientists devise algorithm that detects sarcasm better than humans

http://phys.org/news/2015-12-scientists-algorithm-sarcasm-humans.html

An algorithm can tell if your face is forgettable

http://www.engadget.com/2015/12/16/an-algorithm-can-tell-if-your-face-is-forgettable/
http://memorability.csail.mit.edu/index.html

A chief scientist at Microsoft says we’re less than five years away from computers understanding us perfectly

http://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-chief-scientist-xuedong-huang-on-the-future-of-speech-recognition-2015-12

“Nemesis” malware hijacks PC’s boot process to gain stealth, persistence

http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/12/nemesis-malware-hijacks-pcs-boot-process-to-gain-stealth-persistence/

Google Computers Defeat Human Players at 2,500-Year-Old Board Game

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-01-27/google-computers-defeat-human-players-at-2-500-year-old-board-game

Amazon’s continual failure to protect user details could put your other accounts at risk

http://thenextweb.com/insider/2016/01/25/amazons-continual-failure-to-protect-user-details-could-put-your-other-accounts-at-risk/

Report: Robots, other advances will cost humans 5.1 million jobs by 2020

http://arstechnica.com/business/2016/01/report-robots-other-advances-will-cost-humans-5-1-million-jobs-by-2020/

17th century medical pop-up book digitised

http://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2016/01/17th-century-medical-pop-up-book.html
https://archive.org/details/ldpd_11497246_000
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-7jGz0hJjU

Could Super Metallic Glue Replace Soldering and Welding?

http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a18975/mesoglue-metallic-glue-alternative-soldering-welding/

Supreme Court won’t force DHS to reveal secret plan to cut cell service

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/01/supreme-court-wont-force-dhs-to-reveal-secret-plan-to-cut-cell-service/

His dad came back from the war with PTSD. His friends built an app to help.

http://www.upworthy.com/his-dad-came-back-from-the-war-with-ptsd-his-friends-built-an-app-to-help

Charging a Smartphone While Driving Isn’t as Free as You Think

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-01-12/charging-a-smartphone-while-driving-isn-t-as-free-as-you-think

The Sorry Legacy of Internet Explorer

http://www.wired.com/2016/01/the-sorry-legacy-of-microsoft-internet-explorer/

These 3D Printed Trilobites Are Absolutely Stunning

http://gizmodo.com/these-3d-printed-trilobites-are-absolutely-stunning-1752002868

This Smartphone Microscope Can Diagnose Diseases For $1 Per Patient

http://www.fastcoexist.com/3054534/this-smartphone-microscope-can-diagnose-diseases-for-1-per-patient

Windows 95 on a Nintendo 3DS is as strange as you’d think

http://www.engadget.com/2016/01/03/windows-95-on-nintendo-3ds/

Microsoft may have your encryption key; here’s how to take it back

http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/12/microsoft-may-have-your-encryption-key-heres-how-to-take-it-back/

Africa’s Tech Gold Rush

http://techcrunch.com/2016/01/31/africas-tech-gold-rush/