Bills propose letting comp sci count as language credit
State legislators in Washington and Kentucky want to amend college admission rules to make computer science count as a foreign language credit. Ars Technica has the scoop on this intriguing story, including some choice quotes from Chris Reykdal, the author of the proposed Washington bill. Reykdal argues that students should learn foreign languages in elementary school, when their younger minds are more receptive to them. By high school, he says, it's "far too late to usually be effective."
Critics argue that programming languages are no substitute for natural ones, which is a fair point. I learned a fair bit of French and Turbo Pascal in high school, and there's no comparing the two. But learning a programming language taught me ...
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Report: Tegra X1-powered Shield tablet on the way
When it announced the Tegra X1 last month, Nvidia emphasized automotive applications for the new system-on-a-chip. But according to Fudzilla, the company also has a Tegra X1-powered tablet in the pipeline.
The device, which is expected to succeed the current Shield Tablet , will reportedly launch "within a couple of months." Fudzilla ...
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We're live on Twitch for our bonus TR Podcast
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Our bonus TR Podcast stream is now live on Twitch . You ...
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In the lab: Intel's Broadwell-based NUC5i5RYK mini-PC
I've just polished off my review of BenQ's XL2420G G-Sync monitor, and I'm now on to my next project: a look at one of the new Intel NUC mini-PCs with Broadwell inside.
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BenQ's XL2420G G-Sync monitor reviewed
Variable-refresh displays are one of the most exciting developments in PC gaming lately. For the first time, we're not forced to choose between the lesser of two evils: ugly screen tearing or sluggish vsync. We get to enjoy a smooth, responsive experience with unmarred visual fidelity, often at frame rates that would make a console gamer blush.
Nvidia teamed up with display makers to bring us the first variable-refresh monitors last year, under the G-Sync umbrella. Since then, the open Adaptive-Sync standard has been added to the DisplayPort spec, and AMD has ...
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Join us tonight for a bonus TR Podcast Q&A live stream
We're doing it again. Going live tonight on our Twitch channel with no script but whatever questions you guys want to throw at us. Join us if you can starting at 9:30pm ET/6:30pm PT for a possibly bizarre but hopefully entertaining hour or so of interaction.
We can talk about the iPhone 6 Plus vs. Note 4 Exynos , Cyril's review that's not posted ...
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Mechanical keyboard moonlights as upgradeable Android PC
Mechanical keyboards are everywhere these days, but none are quite like this one. Chinese vendor Acooo—bless you—has developed a oneBoard Pro+ keyboard that hides a fully functional Android system inside its stylish aluminum frame.
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Flash has already suffered three zero-day exploits in 2015
Back in 2010, Steve Jobs called for the death of Flash. Five years later, the need for Flash is diminishing, but days like this make one wish the process were further along.
The year for Flash started with the CVE-2015-0310 security bulletin and the corresponding fix, version 16.0.0.287. Just as that fell into our hands, Adobe warned about ...
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Thermaltake's Poseidon Z keyboard feeds my appetite for brushed aluminum
Ready for another mechanical gaming keyboard? The latest entry in this increasingly crowded arena is Thermaltake's Poseidon Z, which sets itself apart from the pack with a snazzy aluminum face.
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