'I'm not a programmer' anymore: Linus Torvalds on the only two tools he uses now ...

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Malcolm Gladwell is a staff writer for the New Yorker and the author of the best-sellers "The Tipping Point," and "Blink." He's also a sports fan, and has plenty to say about how his latest book, ...

The Boys Who Hunt for "Bugs" Bill Gates and Paul Allen, who became obsessed with computers at Lakeside School, had one major problem. They didn't have enough time to use the computer. At the time, ...

Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003, a 64-bit operating system for industry-standard x64 processors, is released for testing.

The sky over Albuquerque was high and clear. Spring 1975. Albuquerque, New Mexico, was far from being the center of the global computer industry. It was a place of vast, dry land with a modest ...

This article is part of “The Young American Scientists,” which includes stories of 28 extraordinary scientists poised to change the world, as well as a deep look at the past, present and future of ...

Due to high temperatures, some cities are delaying, modifiying or all together canceling parts of the celebration, including ...

Washington students begin making independent financial decisions after they graduate, but learning financial skills remains optional, contributor Sneha Moudgalya writes.

Abdulhaq Sodais wears an easy smile. He smiles when he talks about where he’s explored since moving to the Chicago area. He smiles when his wife shares how well she’s doing in her English lessons, ...

RIP "finger": the Unix command "finger" shows if a user is logged in, or else displays their "plan" file, with contact info. It used to be connected to the web, but that turns out to be dangerous.