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The no-excuses guide to introducing yourself to a new open source project

Getting started in an unfamiliar open source project seems intimidating because it is intimidating...
Mel Chua 16 Jul 2013 4 comments
4 books that spell out open

How to do open research: 5 basic principles

Some folks at UNICEF asked me to help them articulate a process for how to make their research...
Mel Chua 21 Mar 2012 2 comments
Open source stenography

Typing at 255 WPM shouldn't cost $4000: Plover, the open source steno system

"Imagine if programming required a special computer that couldn't connect to the internet or run...
Mel Chua 13 Jan 2012 12 comments
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The making of Arduino, an open source electronics prototyping platform

IEEE Spectrum, the flagship publication for the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers,...
Mel Chua 06 Dec 2011 5 comments
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Saddened and bewildered by academic copyright assignments

Karl Fogel reminded me to check the copyright assignment for the scholarly papers I'm starting to...
Mel Chua 30 Sep 2011 9 comments
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Commented on 29 Mar 2011
Can the open source way help nurture passion in classrooms?
Be around passionate people. When I see other people going for the things they love, it inspires me to do the same on the things I love, even if they are completely different. It's almost like being alive gives those...
Commented on 5 Mar 2011
Open source software gains ground in higher education
Weirdly enough, "release early release often" is sometimes actively discouraged in schools; any time we skip formative evaluations ("a little bland, try adding more salt") and go straight to summative...
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