Articles by Nick Kolakowski
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Why One Venture Capitalist Went Big on Bitcoin
Late last week, the U.S. Marshals Service auctioned off 30,000 bitcoins seized from Silk Road, an online drug emporium shut down by the FBI in late 2013. Venture capitalist Tim Draper—with whom s… -
CarPlay, Android Auto and Other In-Car Systems You Need to Know
Earlier this week, the Automotive Grade Linux (AGL) project—hosted by The Linux Foundation—announced a crucial step in its quest to bring a Linux-based software stack to automobile dashboards: De… -
San Francisco: No Slowdown to Tech-Hiring Boom
No, the San Francisco tech market isn’t cooling down anytime soon. New data from IT staffing firm Robert Half Technology suggests that tech employment in Fog City is up 17 percent year-over-year,… -
Windows 9 Could Erase Windows 8's Biggest Mistake
Microsoft apparently wants to put Windows 8.x in its rearview mirror. Or, to choose a more extreme analogy, bury it completely. “Regardless of how usable or functional it is or isn't, [Windows 8]… -
Take a Look at This Job Resume on a Beer Carton
Canadian graphic designer Brennan Gleason wanted to attract more work, so he came up with a novel concept: custom-printing his resume on boxes of the beer he brews as a sideline. “I brewed up a n… -
Yes, You Can Build VR Goggles Out of Cardboard
Maybe you’ve heard of virtual reality. Maybe the concept intrigues you to such a degree, you checked out how much it would cost to buy one of those nifty Oculus Rift headsets. Maybe you saw the n… -
Uber Protests Highlight 'Disruption' Concerns
This week, Washington, D.C., became the latest city to experience taxi drivers striking over Uber, Lyft, and other next-generation car services. As with similar protests in London and other citie… -
Java/JavaScript, PHP, Python Top RedMonk List of Language Rankings
RedMonk, a tech-industry analyst firm, has issued its latest programming-language rankings, and the list should come with no surprises to seasoned programmers and developers: Java/JavaScript, PHP… -
Which Cloud-Storage Option Is Cheapest?
Over at Technologizer, Harry McCracken has assembled a chart comparing the major cloud-storage services by price, mobile support and other metrics. For anyone debating whether to put massive amou… -
New Programming Language Uses Schwarzenegger’s One-Liners
There are lots of programming languages out there. But how many of them let you code using Arnold Schwarzenegger’s iconic one-liners? The answer is one: ArnoldC, available on GitHub. If you ever…