Software engineering is one of the most in-demand and best paying careers, but learning computer science can also pay off even if you don’t do it professionally. Google has a guide on the courses and experiences future software engineers should consider. Read more…
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The Tech Skills and Courses Google Recommends for Software Engineers
You loved Reading Rainbow as a kid. Everyone did! But since the show went off the air in 2006, your ol’ pal Levar Burton’s now trying to bring it back via the internet. He just needs a little Kickstarter help to do it. Read more…
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Levar Burton Enlists the Internet To Help Resurrect Reading Rainbow
Of all the Chinese cemeteries in Calcutta’s Old Chinatown, Choong Ye Thong Cemetery is almost certainly the largest and most well-maintained. The graves here are horse shoe-shaped, which (according to Chinese Feng Shui culture) is the most conducive to conserving energy. [ Rangan Datta ] Read more…
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Of all the Chinese cemeteries in Calcutta’s Old Chinatown, Choong Ye Thong Cemetery is almost certai
If you live in a big city, there’s a decent chance your apartment feels cramped. Enter CityHome, a closet-sized device recently revealed by MIT that promises to make a 200-square-foot apartment feel three times as big. And did I mention that it’s gesture-controlled? Read more…
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MIT Breakthrough Makes Tiny Apartments Feel Three Times Bigger
The BBC’s Natalie Donovan breaks down the £8 that one pays for a music CD in the UK : 30% to the label, 17% to the retailer, 13% to the artist, 8% to manufacturers, 7% to distributors, and 5% on “administering copyright.” The rest appears to be eaten by taxes.
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You buy a music CD. Who gets what?