cs4fn: computer science for fun http://www.cs4fn.org/ Our latest articles on the fun side of computer science Copyright Queen Mary, University of London 2010 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.cs4fn.org/rss/images/CS4FNrss.jpg cs4fn: computer science for fun http://www.cs4fn.org/ en-gb Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:14:10 GMT cs4fn@dcs.qmul.ac.uk (Editor) 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 19 20 21 22 23 cs4fn@dcs.qmul.ac.uk (Webmaster) Robots making faces http://www.cs4fn.org/programming/face/ http://www.cs4fn.org/programming/face/ Practice programming a robot to pull a face Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:14:10 GMT Ada Lovelace Day is coming! http://www.cs4fn.org/women/adalovelaceday2010.php http://www.cs4fn.org/women/adalovelaceday2010.php On 24 March, read about the unsung heroines of technology. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:07:19 GMT Inspiring Wendy Hall http://www.cs4fn.org/webscience/inspiringwendyhall.php http://www.cs4fn.org/webscience/inspiringwendyhall.php How did Douglas Adams and Tom Baker inspire the work that led to Wendy Hall becoming a Dame Commander of the British Empire to do great things in Web Science Sun, 14 Mar 2010 11:23:10 GMT Computer Science and Philosophy http://www.cs4fn.org/philosophy/ http://www.cs4fn.org/philosophy/ What happens when philosophers think about computing Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:20:10 GMT Audio Action! Factoids http://www.cs4fn.org/audioengineering/audioaction/audioaction1.php http://www.cs4fn.org/audioengineering/audioaction/audioaction1.php Some factoids from audio engineering Sun, 7 Mar 2010 21:19:10 GMT The optical pony express http://www.cs4fn.org/optics/opticalponyexpress.php http://www.cs4fn.org/optics/opticalponyexpress.php From the pony express to optical networks Sun, 7 Mar 2010 21:19:10 GMT Moon Droppings http://www.cs4fn.org/audioengineering/moondroppings.php http://www.cs4fn.org/audioengineering/moondroppings.php Now what did Neil Armstrong say again? Thu, 18 Feb 2010 21:44:10 GMT In the drummer's seat http://www.cs4fn.org/music/drummersseat.php http://www.cs4fn.org/music/drummersseat.php B-keeper plays along with you. Thu, 18 Feb 2010 21:28:10 GMT Become a real guitar hero http://www.cs4fn.org/music/realguitarhero.php http://www.cs4fn.org/music/realguitarhero.php Learn to play the guitar economically. Thu, 18 Feb 2010 21:10:10 GMT Don't press that button http://www.cs4fn.org/humanerror/chimedblandford.php http://www.cs4fn.org/humanerror/chimedblandford.php Preventing medical errors with interaction design. Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:40:10 GMT Back (page) of the net! http://www.cs4fn.org/sport/backpageofthenet.php http://www.cs4fn.org/sport/backpageofthenet.php How mobile technology will affect the future of sport. Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:43:31 GMT Transmission impossible http://www.cs4fn.org/mathemagic/transmissionimpossible.php http://www.cs4fn.org/mathemagic/transmissionimpossible.php In this magic trick, you appear to control your punter's free will. Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:39:05 GMT How standing still can help keep us moving http://www.cs4fn.org/mobile/standingstill.php http://www.cs4fn.org/mobile/standingstill.php The streetlight that's also a traffic sensor. Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:32:42 GMT Watching whales well http://www.cs4fn.org/optimization/watchingwhaleswell.php http://www.cs4fn.org/optimization/watchingwhaleswell.php Planning your holiday could take longer than you'd think. Maybe longer than the universe has existed. Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:30:11 GMT Reality? We can do better than that http://www.cs4fn.org/mobile/reality.php http://www.cs4fn.org/mobile/reality.php Augmented reality lets you make real life richer. Fri, 22 Jan 2010 11:16:48 GMT Read the book, scan the t-shirt http://www.cs4fn.org/mobile/readthebook.php http://www.cs4fn.org/mobile/readthebook.php Scan the world with your mobile phone. Fri, 22 Jan 2010 11:10:12 GMT How to win love by not playing cool http://www.cs4fn.org/emotions/howtowinlove.php http://www.cs4fn.org/emotions/howtowinlove.php How awkwardness could increase your pulling power Thu, 21 Jan 2010 10:17:33 GMT The mobile issue http://www.cs4fn.org/mobile/themobileissue.php http://www.cs4fn.org/mobile/themobileissue.php Introducing our tenth issue, on mobile computing Thu, 21 Jan 2010 10:14:53 GMT Making sense of squishiness http://www.cs4fn.org/vision/squishy.php http://www.cs4fn.org/vision/squishy.php Computer vision in a squishy, deformable world Sun, 10 Jan 2010 11:01:10 GMT Knitters and coders http://www.cs4fn.org/regularexpressions/knitters.php http://www.cs4fn.org/regularexpressions/knitters.php Finding computation in wooly jumpers Tue, 29 Dec 2009 20:54:10 GMT The classical composer browser http://www.cs4fn.org/music/classicalcomposerbrowser.php http://www.cs4fn.org/music/classicalcomposerbrowser.php Finding music using the semantic web Sat, 26 Dec 2009 18:44:10 GMT