https://blog.inroads.acm.org/2013/07/welcome-to-the-programmable-world/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=welcome-to-the-programmable-world Paving the Way Toward Excellence in Computing Education Sun, 01 Mar 2015 09:41:10 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.34 https://blog.inroads.acm.org/2013/07/welcome-to-the-programmable-world/#comment-19 Mon, 22 Jul 2013 12:30:30 +0000 http://inroads.acm.org/blog/?p=231#comment-19 Embedding data transfer abilities in every product will certainly vanquish any last doubt that we live in the world of Big Brother. And imagine the power needs of such a world, and the environmental consequences of producing so much electricity. Although the brave new cyberworld will certainly save a few lives and solve some problems, these benefits are far outweighed by the costs. More computation is not the answer.

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