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Patrick Fischer dies at 75; target of Unabomber
Patrick Fischer, a retired computer science professor at Vanderbilt University whose secretary was injured when he was targeted by the Unabomber in 1982, has died. He was 75.
Fischer died Aug. 26 in hospice care in Montgomery County, Md., the...Tags: Explosions, Health, Science, Injuries and Wounds, The Pennsylvania State University
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Q&A: Programming Burbank Unified 2.0
When Burbank Unified’s network supervisor announced his departure earlier this year, school board members decided to take the position in a new direction. They re-penned the job description to include a significant instructional component, and hired...Tags: Science, Apple iPhone, Software Industry, File Sharing, Ocean View
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John McCarthy dies at 84; the father of artificial intelligence
In the mid-1950s mathematician John McCarthy issued a call for research on "Automata Studies," but the phrase was so bland that few people understood what he meant. So he came up with a more provocative description of the idea he was promoting.
He called...Tags: Science, Game Playing, Corporate Crime, Health and Safety at School, Stanford University
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Dennis Ritchie dies at 70; computer scientist helped develop Unix
Dennis Ritchie, a computer scientist who wrote the popular C programming language and helped develop the Unix operating system, has died. He was 70.
Ritchie died a month after his birthday, according to his biography on a Web page of Alcatel-Lucent's...Tags: Linux, Science, Alcatel SA, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Software Industry
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Epic Resignation Letter Sent To Entire Whole Foods Company
pix11.comA disgruntled former Whole Foods employee in Toronto sent a point-by-point email Friday, lambasting the company's feel-good, earthy ethos, and tearing into the managers -- addressing them directly, one by one. On the Whole Foods website, the company...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Health, Science, Human Interest, Values
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Fiber optics a boon, from classroom to operating room
Leasing office space in this economy can be a challenge, especially in older buildings, but Taylor Fields is working on getting an edge: a super-fast fiber-optic broadband connection.
"One of the first things [prospective tenants] ask is what kind of...Tags: Baltimore County, Health, Science, Barack Obama, Human Interest
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Bill Gates: How to be super-rich, or save the world trying
Nation NowBill Gates: The co-founder of Microsoft offers his words of wisdom and reflection to an audience at the University of Washington; among the questions: How does one become rich?... -
UCLA writes computer program to battle East L.A. gangs
L.A. NOWA team of UCLA researchers has once again delved into the world of crime fighting, this time developing a computer program capable of pointing police in the right direction when rivalries between street gangs erupts into violence and crime. The...... -
Foldit gamers help unlock possible AIDS-fighting protein
L.A. Times Tech BlogFoldit gamers help unlock possible AIDS-fighting protein: The next time someone tells you that playing video games is a waste of time, feel free to bring this up. Over a three week period, gamers playing Foldit, an online a protein-folding game, helped to... -
Stephen Colbert to Speak At Commencement
TribLocal - EvanstonEVANSTON, Ill. –- Stephen Colbert, the political satirist who leaves Americans begging for more of his nightly commentary to the “nation,” will give the keynote …... -
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