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What is Edge Computing?

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IEEE  labels “ Edge Computing ” as one of the most important ingredients of 5G technology, but what exactly is edge computing? There are multiple architectural approaches to edge computing that are promoted by different groups: OpenFog (promoted in particular by vendors Cisco and Intel), Mobile Edge Computing (promoted by the ETSI and its members), Jungle Computing, Mist Computing, Dew Computing, Frontier Computing, etc. In brief, they are under one category: edge computing. Illustration of Edge Computing, Source:  IoT Institute Moving from Cloud to Edge is Historically Inevitable First, what is  edge ? The “ edge ” is where things and people connect and start to converge with the digital world via communications network. The edge today could be your smartphone, your home wireless router, your Play Station, your Apple TV, your Amazon Echo, your Surface Pro, a local cellular tower, or even a connected car. Edge computing describes a computing topolog...
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AR and VR Will Fail Without These 3 Changes

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AR and VR are poised to change the world — as long as innovators can overcome these 3 challenges. -  My job managing  digital disruption  is to evaluate new technologies and to try to figure out when they’re going to make it big, and I’ve come to the conclusion that despite the potential, these new technologies are not yet ready to tackle societal problems on a large scale. Moreover, they never will be, unless they mature in a few ways. Fortunately for VR enthusiasts, it looks as if these changes may well be underway. The business leaders that implement them most effectively, and soonest, will reap massive rewards. As Deloitte Digital Managing Director  Allan Cook and his co-authors explain ,we’re closer to widespread adoption of these technologies than ever before. “The future has arrived,” they say. “The digital reality trend shifts the focus away from technology and firmly toward their development and deployment.” Although we’re not completely there...
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Blockchain Isn’t a Revolution

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These days it’s hard to avoid pronouncements about how cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology could  change everything (or at least, create  massive wealth ). Yet there’s an equally loud chorus labeling them a  massive scam ,  useless , and  dangerous . And a surprisingly large audience still doesn’t understand what’s going on. One big reason for the confusion is that we’re not all talking about the same things. The truth is that there isn’t a blockchain phenomenon to be for or against. There are three. The three communities share a basic set of design principles and technological foundations — but the people, goals, and prospects are almost completely distinct. Those involved don’t help much by sniping constantly about which is the “real” movement. So, let me try to clarify things. There is  cryptocurrency:  the idea that networks can securely transfer value without central points of control. There is  blockchain : the idea t...
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Goodbye, Object Oriented Programming

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I’ve been programming in Object Oriented languages for decades. The first OO language I used was C++ and then Smalltalk and finally .NET and Java. I was gung-ho to leverage the benefits of  Inheritance ,  Encapsulation , and  Polymorphism . The Three Pillars of the Paradigm. I was eager to gain the promise of Reuse and leverage the wisdom gained by those who came before me in this new and exciting landscape. I couldn’t contain my excitement at the thought of mapping my real-world objects into their Classes and expected the whole world to fall neatly into place. I couldn’t have been more wrong. Inheritance, the First Pillar to Fall At first glance, Inheritance appears to be the biggest benefit of the Object Oriented Paradigm. All the simplistic examples of shape hierarchies that are paraded out as examples to the newly indoctrinated seem to make logical sense. And Reuse is the word of the day. No… ma...
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How to download a file using command prompt (cmd) Windows?

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If you’re like most Internet users, you download various types of files now and then. You either download these files with your web browser or some download manager software. Have you ever considered downloading files using the command prompt i.e. CMD? If not, we recommend you to try it. It’s quite interesting apart from being very useful as well. In this article, we’ll show you how to download a file using command prompt aka CMD. How to download a file using command prompt?   There are several useful commands for the Command Prompt and one of them is  bitsadmin . Though bitsadmin has several uses, here we shall limit this article to its role in downloading files only. If you want to read the details about bitsadmin syntax, continue reading this section. Otherwise, you can scroll down to the next section –  Downloading a file .   The syntax of bitsadmin is : BITSADMIN [/RAWRETURN] [/WRAP | /NOWRAP] command   As you know, the parts of the syntax inside ...
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The future of Artificial Intelligence: 6 ways it will impact everyday life

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Technology moves at breakneck speed, and we now have more power in our pockets than we had in our homes in the 1990s. Artificial intelligence (AI) has been a fascinating concept of science fiction for decades, but many researchers think we’re finally getting close to making AI a reality.  NPR notes that in the last few years, scientists have made breakthroughs in “machine learning,” using neural networks, which mimic the processes of real neurons. This is a type of “deep learning” that allows machines to process information for themselves on a very sophisticated level, allowing them to perform complex functions like facial recognition. Big data is speeding up the AI development process, and we may be seeing more integration of AI technology in our everyday lives relatively soon. While much of this technology is still fairly rudimentary at the moment, we can expect sophisticated AI to one day significantly impact our everyday lives. Here are 6 ways AI might affect us in the ...
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How to Include ThreeJs in Your Projects

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HOW TO INCLUDE three.js IN YOUR PROJECTS There are quite a few different ways to include three.js in your JavaScript application, some of them simple, some of them a little more complex, however, they all boil down to one simple idea: you need to include one (and  only one) of these three files in your project: three.js three.min.js three.module.js You can view them all  on the three.js GitHub repo , which we’ll explore in the next chapter. Each of these files a version of the three.js core, meaning that once you’ve included one of them in your application, you are all ready to get started in creating beautiful 3D scenes. There are two main ways to include these files in your project: include them in a  script tag  in your HTML import them directly into your JavaScript files. We’ll explore how to do in Section Two What’s the Difference Between these Files? The  three.js  file is intended to be included in a  <script> ...
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