Weekly Ten: Programming Is the New Literacy, Mario Goes Open-Source, Ubuntu Dumps

“1. Programming Is the New Literacy
Already, various thinkers about the future have proposed a number
of candidates for the designation “twenty-first-century literacy.”
That is, what are the key skills humans must possess in order to be
considered literate? More @ Edutopia

“2. Mario Goes Open-Source with Arduino
The open-source Arduino electronics platform has received a ton of
attention from the hardware enthusiast community. And one more
follower is joining the fray–Mario himself. The mustachioed
plumber of console video game fame has been converted into an
eight-by-eight LED matrix by Carnegie Mellon University student
Chloe Fan. More @ PCMag.com

“3. Forbidden Fruit: Microsoft Workers Hide Their iPhones
The iPhone is made, of course, by Microsoft’s longtime rival, Apple
Inc. The device’s success is a nagging reminder for Microsoft
executives of how the company’s own efforts to compete in the
mobile business have fallen short…”

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