Inside the Pixelated World of Perler Bead Art
I started making beaded crafts as a hobby, but soon I was hooked on the retro aesthetic and the vibrant community that supports it. Continue reading Inside the Pixelated World of Perler Bead Art
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Basic Income Is Being Set Up to Fail
The current crop of basic income trials fall painfully short of holding society-changing potential. Continue reading Basic Income Is Being Set Up to Fail
Basic Income Is Already Transforming Life and Work In a Postindustrial Canadian City
In Hamilton, Ontario, a basic income pilot is improving individual lives—but bureaucratic pitfalls and tepid goals can limit its potential. Continue reading Basic Income Is Already Transforming Life and Work In a Postindustrial Canadian City
Margaret Hamilton Takes Software Engineering To the Moon and Beyond
If you were to create a short list of women who influenced software engineering, one of the first picks would be Margaret Hamilton.
The Apollo 11 source code lists her title as “PROGRAMMING LEADER”. Today that title would probably be something along the line of “Lead software engineer”
Margaret Hamilton was born in rural Indiana in 1931. Her father was a philosopher and poet, who, along with grandfather, encouraged her love of math and sciences. She studied mathematics with a minor in philosophy, earning her BA from Earlham College in 1956. While at Earlham, her plan to continue on to …read more
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