Computing center connects CMU and Microsoft: "Jeannette Wing got angry with a friend recently when he advised his child to major in physics in college instead of computer science.
Physics is exciting, he suggested, while computer science is mostly 'clerical' computer programming.
Nothing could be further from the truth, said the impassioned Dr. Wing, head of Carnegie Mellon University's world-class computer science department.
The chance to correct that misimpression is one reason she is happy that Microsoft announced yesterday that it is giving Carnegie Mellon $1.5 million over the next three years to establish the Microsoft Carnegie Mellon Center for Computational Thinking."
Thursday, March 29, 2007
Monday, March 26, 2007
IBM to demonstrate high-speed chip
IBM researchers demonstrate world's fastest optical chipset: "At the 2007 Optical Fiber Conference, IBM scientists will reveal a prototype optical transceiver chipset capable of reaching speeds at least eight times faster than optical components available today.
The breakthrough could transform how data is accessed, shared and used across the Web for corporate and consumer networks. The transceiver is fast enough to reduce the download time for a typical high definition feature-length film to a single second compared to 30 minutes or more.
The ability to move information at blazing speeds of 160 Gigabits -- or 160 billion bits of information in a single second -- provides a glimpse of a new era of high-speed connectivity that will transform communications, computing and entertainment. Optical networking offers the potential to dramatically improve data transfer rates by speeding the flow of data using light pulses, instead of sending electrons over wires.
A sign of enabling technologies to come...
Saturday, March 24, 2007
23 March 2007 - New Scientist
Autonomous driving systems aim to drive dirty: "Autonomous model cars will race against one another in a contest designed to test different software approaches.
The contest is being organised by researchers at the University of Essex in the UK, who are creating an affordable and standardised autonomous vehicle kit to encourage others to get involved.
The kit will include a high-end commercial model car, a laptop, a GPS receiver, a USB controller and a camera. The aim is to encourage different research teams to develop autonomous racers using the same equipment, which will then race against one another at the 2008 World Congress on Computational Intelligence in Hong Kong."
The contest is being organised by researchers at the University of Essex in the UK, who are creating an affordable and standardised autonomous vehicle kit to encourage others to get involved.
The kit will include a high-end commercial model car, a laptop, a GPS receiver, a USB controller and a camera. The aim is to encourage different research teams to develop autonomous racers using the same equipment, which will then race against one another at the 2008 World Congress on Computational Intelligence in Hong Kong."
Friday, March 23, 2007
Technology is among fastest growing fields
The US Department of Labor / Bureau of Labor Statistics gives a list of the Fastest growing jobs. Healthcare and technology professions dominate the list.
Technology occupations listed by degree level:
Bachelor's degree: Network systems and data communications analysts, applications and systems software engineers, network and computer systems administrators.
Bachelor's plus experience: CIS managers
Doctoral degree: Computer and information scientists, research
Technology occupations listed by degree level:
Bachelor's degree: Network systems and data communications analysts, applications and systems software engineers, network and computer systems administrators.
Bachelor's plus experience: CIS managers
Doctoral degree: Computer and information scientists, research
10 fast-growing jobs
Technology jobs poised for strong growth: "If you're looking for a job that's here to stay, here's a counterintuitive piece of advice: Look into tech. It's one of several sectors on our list that is slated to see the sharpest job growth between now and 2014.
You may have heard the bad news about outsourcing, but not every tech job lends itself to the practice. And the most creative and difficult technical work is likely to remain here. Most importantly, retiring baby boomers will deplete the ranks of experienced tech workers, leaving openings for up-and-comers."
You may have heard the bad news about outsourcing, but not every tech job lends itself to the practice. And the most creative and difficult technical work is likely to remain here. Most importantly, retiring baby boomers will deplete the ranks of experienced tech workers, leaving openings for up-and-comers."
"Software engineer" ranked best job in America
Software engineer ranked Best job in America!: "Jobs in technology are ranking high on a listing of the 'Best jobs in America'--compiled by Money Magazine and Salary.com--that's been quickly circulating around the blogosphere today.
Software engineers ranked number one in the listing, which is based on stress levels, flexibility in hours and working environment, creativity, and how easy it is to enter and advance in the field,"
Amazing -- note the criteria for the ranking include stress levels, flexibility, and CREATIVITY... Not what most people imagine when they hear "Software Engineer"
Software engineers ranked number one in the listing, which is based on stress levels, flexibility in hours and working environment, creativity, and how easy it is to enter and advance in the field,"
Amazing -- note the criteria for the ranking include stress levels, flexibility, and CREATIVITY... Not what most people imagine when they hear "Software Engineer"
The Top Five Technologies You Need to Know About in '07
Ruby on Rails: "Ruby on Rails (also known as RoR and Rails) is a Web application framework written in Ruby, an object-oriented programming language known for its clean syntax."
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