Programming with Pictures

Programming with Pictures: "many computer science departments are a quarter century behind on adapting their instructional methods for the purpose of attracting and retaining students, continuing to teach the gateway course to the field — introductory programming — just as they did 25 years ago."

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'Smart' Cars as Efficient as Hybrids

Discovery Channel News Technology The future of traffic control & fuel savings: "So-called 'intelligent' cars fitted with sensors to predict traffic flows can deliver the same fuel efficiency as vaunted hybrid vehicles, according to a study published on Wednesday.

"... 'Intelligent' cars are conventional vehicles... fitted with telematics.

These are sensors and receivers that work in a network, swapping information about the traffic ahead in order to speed up the car or slow it down so that the ride is smooth and avoids the stop-start phenomenon that so drains fuel."

'Guessing' robots navigate faster

New Scientist Tech 'Guessing' robots navigate faster: "Robots that use educated guesswork to build maps of their surroundings are being tested by US researchers. The approach could let them navigate more easily through complex environments such as unfamiliar buildings, the researchers claim."