Monthly Archives: August 2015

Explaining how clever a computer is

Posted on August 17, 2015 by Dimitrios Kalemis

When newcomers to computers ask me questions, I usually gather from their questions that they have a misconception concerning a computer’s intelligence. This is a typical conversation: Newbie: Blah, blah, blah… Me: OK. Let me ask you a question. From … Continue reading →

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My idea for a toddler’s puzzle game involving tessellation

Posted on August 16, 2015 by Dimitrios Kalemis

There are games they give to small children, that have them place shapes in equivalent holes, like in the image below: I will not give you the solution (which brown object goes to which hole), I will leave it as … Continue reading →

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A security proposal to Microsoft, something like UAC, but for the network

Posted on August 16, 2015 by Dimitrios Kalemis

Remember UAC (User Account Control)? It is a part of Windows since Vista, but when it was first introduced, it caused quite a bad stir. People did not like because it was way too annoying. It kept pestering users for … Continue reading →

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