Stories by ColinWright

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Hypersonic jet Waverider fails Mach 6 test

Yo-yoing in space (video)

Startup Sales 101 - Conversions

Wet animals shake at tuned frequencies to dry - the wet-dog shake (video)

A Brief History of the To-Do List and the Psychology of Its Success

New system could predict solar flares, give advance warning

Anic - Faster than C, Safer than Java, Simpler than *sh

The Julia Language hits a new speed milestone

Just do it? But How? Productivity expts I tried, plus a QS time management recap

Financial derivatives could make calculus the most profitable thing you learn

Make Us Do the Math

Tiny transmitters that cost a penny to print

Homomorphic encryption - compute with data you can't read

Computing small discrete logarithms faster

When SSL Is Not SSL

Technology fails? USS Porter crashes with Oil Tanker

On Programmer Archaeology (video)

Interactive Graphic: The Best and Worst Countries in the Medal Count

Preparing a massively open online course (Part 2)