Renaissance computing ... the concept seems weird. Although the Northstar Nerd has been involved with the web since the early 90's, the idea that we may have gone through a "dark ages", and are now in a renaissance is strange. Having said that, I am impressed with the Renaissance Computing Institute (Renci) out of the state of North Carolina. This combination of research colleges and universities is doing some great work, and has provides some great online resources to challenge your brain. For instance:
Regardless, while I don't believe were in a renaissance, and I hope were not in a dark ages with respect to the computer age, I like the work of Renci. It gets an A+ and an addition to the Engineering Learning Wiki and it's custom Google Search Engine.
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