Clever fools: Why a high IQ doesn’t mean you’re smart

Clever fools: Why a high IQ doesn’t mean you’re smart “…how can a “smart” person act foolishly?” An interesting article with examples, references and suggestions.

A trojan horse programmer speaks out

gulli: Bundestrojaner: A programmer speaks out  “His job there was to code malware that would allow to invade PCs of private users. ERA IT Solutions should in particular be involved in constructing trojans which allow the wiretapping of VoIP calls.”  A very interesting and enlightening interview.  (via slashdot)

Software Testing Tips

Software Testing Tips | ChoosyInfo A few good tips about testing. Here is one that novices don’t often ignore. “Prepare your test cases in requirement or design phase…” (via dzone)

AllPinouts – Connectors, Cables and Adapters Pinouts

AllPinouts – Connectors, Cables and Adapters Pinouts “AllPinouts.org is a wiki that allows users to get and share information about hardware interfaces, including pinouts of ports, expansion slots, and other connectors of computers and different electronic devices (i.e. cellular phones, GPS, PDA, game consoles, etc.)”

An excellent resource that can save lots of time searching elsewhere. (via Slashdot)

A Career in Computing

A Career in Computing Some good advice from a well-known author in our field.

25 Microchips That Shook the World

IEEE Spectrum: 25 Microchips That Shook the World An interesting read about the hardware side of things.

US NSF – REU – List of all Programs

US NSF – REU – List Result

A master list of the the NSF REU Summer internship programs. Absolutely amazing opportunities on a variety of interesting projects.

This was buried in the blog, so applications deadlines may have expired but keep it in mind for next year!

Facebook Users Get Worse Grades in College

Facebook Users Get Worse Grades in College | LiveScience
“Facebook users have lower overall grades than non-users, according to a survey of college students who also ironically said the social networking site does not interfere with studying.” (via slashdot)

Imagine Cup Student Competition 2009

Imagine Cup Student Competition 2009 “The world’s premier student technology competition, Imagine Cup is one way Microsoft is encouraging young people to apply their imagination, their passion, and their creativity to technology innovations that can make a difference in the world – today. Now in its seventh year, the Imagine Cup has grown to be a global event.” (via ACM SIGCSE)

HACU Travel Award

Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities – Lanzate
“Applications are being accepted, for the 5th Annual “Dándole Alas a Tu Éxito/Giving Flight to Your Success” travel award program sponsored by Southwest Airlines and the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU). Through this national education initiative, Southwest will provide roundtrip airline tickets to undergraduate and graduate students across the country with socio-economic need who travel away from home to pursue a higher education.”