By Bob Gourley This fun video shows you what you can make with a simple Arduino kit and some common insulating material. It really gets you thinking, just what can we do with these robofish? Patrol our borders or just sit in a fish tank at home for the kids to enjoy. Original post
The team behind MOOS Project Viewer just released version 2.9. This version comes with a new feature: integration with Dropbox. Users can now also open Microsoft Project files that are stored on a Dropbox account and not just local files from their computers. The biggest advantage of using a cloud storage service is that theRead… Read more »
One of the major impacts of the internet on society has been the reduction on barriers to communication. Suddenly people didn’t need to be a trained journalist, media license holder, a wealthy individual or company or to be in the right place at the right time (often just luck) to have a significant public voice.Read… Read more »
By Ryan Kamauff FOSE’s all-encompassing government technology conference will equip you with real-world tools, tactics and strategies via technology trailblazers who’ve been there, done that. From lessons learned to kudos earned, expect to gain rhetoric-free technology insights, policy updates and expert guidance you can use to optimize your IT program’s efficiency and effectiveness. If youRead… Read more »
A few simple questions to avoid this ↑ I’m sure there are a lot of people out there that have experienced system design and lived to tell about. I had a scrape with it this morning and I thought I’d share because I think it highlights some of the type of thinking that absolutely hasRead… Read more »
The weekend of Feb. 22-24, 2013 Code for America celebrated our second annual Code Across America in municipalities from coast to coast. Though we’ve shared some anecdotes and stories from the weekend, we’ve been busy collecting and compiling debriefs from participating municipalities to see what worked, what didn’t, and how we can improve for eventsRead… Read more »
I have a piece on TechPresident I really enjoyed writing about how certain technologies – as they become weaponized – can in turn become highly destabilizing to global stability. The current rash of Cyber-Warfare, or Cyber-Spying or Cyber-crime (depending on the seriousness and intent with which you rate it) could be one such destabilizing technology.Read… Read more »
Things which caught my eye elsewhere on the web The Android Paradox, Hackers and Casuals – acoustik – Quora Most Android developers, designers, and product people tend to be Hackers. That’s why we do the things we do. And when we build features, we tend to build them for ourselves. Normally there’s nothing wrong withRead… Read more »
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By Ryan Kamauff The Software Engineering Institute (SEI) at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) has recently released their summary of key findings on their Cyber Intelligence Tradecraft Project (CITP). Last year, six government agencies partnered with twenty academic and industry organizations to determine best practices in cyber intelligence tradecraft. This study has found that organizations useRead… Read more »