Every great technology started as a toy. People played with kites and paper airplanes for thousands of years before the Wright Brothers achieved powered flight. Ada Lovelace and Charles Babbage toyed with the analytical engine over a hundred years before the digital computer.
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Thank you to the Chicago Chapter of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM Chicago) for inviting me to present Parallella: Supercomputer for Embedded Systems at the December 2015 meeting.
Slides and video appear below.
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Running a computer “headless” means running it with no display, no keyboard, no mouse. The only directly attached cables are power and a network connection.
Why would you run a computer headless? Headless configurations are typically used in a data center with hundreds of servers and limited space. Since a well-running server rarely needs direct interaction, you can save space (and money) by skipping the monitor/mouse/keyboard installation, and only connecting these devices when needed.
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The Internet of Things (IoT) is receiving a ton of attention in the press. What does IoT mean for software developers? How can someone with a web development background begin exploring IoT? And why would a web developer care?
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If you own a restaurant that offers WiFi, it can be frustrating to have “customers” camp out at a table all day using the WiFi and buying little. As an owner, you can get mad. Or you can come up with a way to capitalize on the opportunity.
Panera found a way to profit from the opportunity.
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