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April Foolishness

A few weeks ago @shanley published this post about the superficiality of what passes for “company culture” in much of Silicon Valley. In the spirit of the April fool’s day grinch, I’m going to add...

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CS101 part 5: Operating Systems (pt. 1)

It’s been a while, but CS101 now resumes… In a previous post I mentioned that modern computer systems consist of layer upon layer of increasingly complex building blocks. In this post I’ll talk briefly...

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CS101 part 6: Operating Systems pt. 2

My previous CS101 post explained what operating systems are, and what services they provide. This post offers a quick tour through some basic operating systems concepts, and explains in more detail how...

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Is a CS Degree Worth It?

As ReadWrite noted recently, learning how to code has never been hotter. Tech-education startups like Treehouse and Codeacademy are booming; Non-profits such as code.org are working to make programming...

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10 Tech Concepts Everyone Should Know

If you work in the tech industry then your daily conversations are littered with tech terms. You’ll probably have at least a vague idea of what these mean, but if you’re not in a technical role it’s...

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In Praise of Intelligent Design

The human digestive system is wondrous. Complex organs and glands process a wide variety of foods, channeling energy and nutrients into the bloodstream while diverting waste out. We each walk around...

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The Google Crashers: A Review of The Internship

I wouldn’t normally see a Frat Pack comedy in theaters. That’s what mainscreen entertainment on United Airlines flights is for. But as a Google alum, I was curious to watch the The Internship. So I...

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Big Data Demystified

It’s often the case that the true value of a startup lies not with its technology, or even with its user base, but with its data. When millions of people use your service every day, you almost can’t...

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The Real Point of Calico

"We set sail on this new sea because there is new knowledge to be gained, and new rights to be won, and they must be won and used for the progress of all people."- President John F. Kennedy, “Moon...

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Foursquare SF Tech Talk

Almost everything we do at Foursquare is heavily data-driven. Our over 4.5 billion check-ins represent the living pulse of a city. If you haven’t seen these gorgeous visualizations, I highly recommend...

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CS101 part 7: Programming

As we’ve discussed in previous installments, computer programs are sequences of instructions that tell computers what to do. Any software that runs on a computer - be it Mac OS X, Google Chrome, the...

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Hacking Prejudice in Silicon Valley

Y Combinator co-founder Paul Graham got into some hot water recently for controversial comments about women in tech. This follows a previous dodgy statement of his about “founders with foreign...

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CS101 part 8: Programming Languages (I)

In my last CS101 post I described how programming languages are an intermediary between human language and machine code: the logic operations implemented by a computer’s circuits. In this, and my next...

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Git, GitHub and the Ethics of Engineering Collaboration

GitHub is in the news right now, and not in a good way: Engineer Julie Ann Horvath has resigned from the company, alleging serious incidents of harassment and inappropriate behavior. People seem to be...

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CS101 part 9: Programming Languages (II)

In my last CS101 post we began to discuss different programming language paradigms, and how they affect the performance, correctness and universality of programs. In this installment we’ll provide more...

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You Say it to Their Face

“They have no character. They have no guts. They lack courage. I’m old school. If I’ve got something to say, I’ll say it to your damn face. A lot of times people don’t like that, and they’ll punch you....

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A look into the future of Foursquare, including a new app called Swarm

A look into the future of Foursquare, including a new app called Swarm: foursquare:We spend a lot of time talking to people about Foursquare, and we constantly hear they use Foursquare for two things –...

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Mayorships and more: How Swarm is going to make your experiences more fun and...

Mayorships and more: How Swarm is going to make your experiences more fun and playful: foursquare:Since we announced Swarm last week, hundreds of thousands of people have signed up to be notified when...

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Primaries and Replicas

The Django project, a well-known Python webapp framework, recently changed all its uses of the database terminology “master/slave” to the alternative terms “primary/replica”. The “master/slave”...

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Introducing the all-new Foursquare, which learns what you like and leads you...

Introducing the all-new Foursquare, which learns what you like and leads you to places you'll love.: foursquare:There’s no reason why we should all get the same recommendations when looking for a place...

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