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Sleep Cycle Smartphone Apps Wake You When You're Rested

Sleep Cycle Smartphone Apps Wake You When You’re Rested

I was never a worse insomniac than when I was teaching. I would often spend nights just staring at the ceiling, my mind racing with lesson ideas, concerns about students, or replaying challenging events from the day. Now, smartphone apps can actually monitor your sleep cycles and wake you up with an alarm at the perfect moment to help you… Read more →

An Open Letter to the US Copyright Office in Defense of Jailbreaking

Dear Copyright Office—   I would like to register my support for the practice of jailbreaking of smartphones, tablets, and game systems on the principle that these devices are fully-functional computers and should not have their functionality crippled to promote monopolistic business practices by their manufacturers. I believe that “jailbreaking”– or “freeing personal electronics to function properly as the computers… Read more →