James McGuffee, Ph.D.

Computer Memory Forget me not The processors get all the glitzy PR so the humble computer memory often gets forgotten. It is vital to the way a computer works though. So here we let’s celebrate those whose r…

Learn how information has been stored through history and ongoing research too in our Computer Memory portal
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Turing machine tape, punch cards, quipu, magnetic core memory, core rope memory, mercury delay lines, memristors, molecular memory and custard transistors.

The women are (still) here Click on the magazine cover to get a pdf copy of the magazine. Too important to be left to men Women have been at the forefront of computer science and electronic engineering from the outset. Does …

It is Ada Lovelace Day
Read about Women in Computer Science (lots of them) here
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Straight Answers: The Reasons Behind Restricting the Latin Mass Traditionalists often argue that Traditionis Custodes and diocesan limitations on the Tridentine Mass are unnecessary, punitive, and directed at sincere Catholics who only want to worship as their anc...

Time for some real talk.

Many Catholics devoted to the Tridentine Mass believe the recent restrictions are arbitrary or unjust—but the reasons behind them are real, concrete, and specific, and those reasons may be hard for some to hear.

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CC Faculty Focus: Dr. James McGuffee guides Computer Science students - CC Connected Dr. James McGuffee views himself as the guide for the figurative hike his students take in Computer Science classes at Columbia College.

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When I was little, the U.S. military came to our home at gunpoint and took me and my family away. We were imprisoned for years in barbed wire camps simply because we were Japanese American. I have spent my life telling that story, hoping it would never be repeated.

Pope Leo slams 'barbarity' of Gaza war as Israeli gunfire kills at least 73 at aid point Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli forces opened fire Sunday on a crowd of Palestinians waiting to collect humanitarian aid, providing a toll of at least 73 people killed. The latest deaths came...

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Texas Passes Bill Limiting Expressive Activity on Campus Students and free speech advocates argue that the bill is too vague and goes too far in its efforts to “prevent unnecessary disruption and to ensure campus safety.”

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How Do You Teach Computer Science in the A.I. Era?

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Pope Leo XIV on Cardinals Bernardin and Cupich, and the Value of Life Editor's Note: In 2023, at the 25th anniversary celebration of the Universidad Católica Santo Toribio de Mogrovejo (USAT) in Chiclayo, Peru, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost — now Pope Leo XIV — delive...

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Pope Leo’s Name Carries a Warning About the Rise of AI A century ago, Pope Leo XIII defended workers’ rights during the Industrial Revolution. Will Leo XIV do the same for AI?

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My proposal to present at the Illinois Computer Science Summer Teaching Workshop was accepted and I will be presenting on Tuesday, June 3, 2025.

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Pope Leo XIV to church authority: 'Make oneself small' to glorify Christ During Mass for cardinals, Scripture was read in both English and Spanish — a nod to the new pope's missionary work in both the United States and Peru.

Pope Leo XIV implored clergy in church authority to "make oneself small" in order to glorify Christ, echoing a theme of his predecessor Pope Francis in his first public Mass on May 9.

'Catholics loved it' says Trump over sacrilegious AI image of himself as pope Despite the firestorm surrounding his "Pope Trump" post, President Donald Trump claimed that the outrage was not from the millions of Catholics offended by his actions, but instead engineered by the "...

Donald Trump lies.
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See some of the most memorable moments from Pope Francis' papacy Pope Francis was a master of making emotional connections. He was, at heart, a pastor to wounded souls. Here are some of the most memorable moments of Pope Francis' papacy.

Pope Francis was a master of making emotional connections. He was, at heart, a pastor to wounded souls. Here are some of the most memorable moments of Pope Francis' papacy.

Is Trump administration 'the most Christian' ever? No, it's not. Here's why. The decadeslong effort to make unrestricted capitalism compatible with Catholic teaching keeps running into obstacles in Vatican II documents, papal encyclicals, bishops' pastoral letters, and Christi...

Is Trump administration 'the most Christian' ever? No, it's not. Here's why. www.ncronline.org/opinion/gues...

Trump, Musk, and the War on Empathy George Demacopoulos offers a Christian defense of empathy in response to Elon Musk's claim that it is a "weakness" of the West.

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Fortran, Delphi rise in Tiobe popularity index The two ‘dinosaur’ languages are competing for a top 10 spot in the Tiobe index of programming language popularity. They’re still critical in legacy systems, Tiobe says.

Open the door, get on the floor
Everybody walk the dinosaur

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Donald Trump Bought a $90,000 Tesla With 37 Recall Notices Against It Here’s hoping Elon Musk won’t have to personally fix President Trump’s new EV anytime soon.

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Bishop Barron compares Trump's address to Congress to the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass Bishop Robert Barron was "delighted" to attend President Donald Trump's joint address to Congress and celebrate a private Mass for lawmakers, he said on a lengthy social media video about his "thrilli...

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Sacraments 101: Penance (why we confess) - Busted Halo Why do we have to confess our sins to a priest? Can’t we just pray to God for forgiveness? If I sin but no one…

And while it's always good to talk with Jesus in prayer, for Catholics there is also a Sacrament where our sins are forgiven,
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YouTube video by mutembei melifera NEW RANDY TRAVIS -A LITTLE TALK WITH JESUS

This season for Lent, I've decided to share music with you on social media. I love music. Today, on Ash Wednesday, I share this B-side single released in 1991 by Randy Travis. It highlights the gifted singer's acapella voice.

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Read the Full Transcript of President Trump’s Speech to Congress (Gift Article) In a speech to Congress in his first weeks in office, the president laid out his vision to remake U.S. policy on the military, trade, immigration and foreign aid.

"We need Greenland for national security and even international security. And we’re working with everybody involved to try and get it. But we need it really for international world security. And I think we’re going to get it — one way or the other, we’re going to get it"

C++ creator calls for action to address 'serious attacks' Bjarne Stroustrup says standards committee needs to show it can respond to memory safety push

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A.I. Is Prompting an Evolution, Not Extinction, for Coders (Gift Article) A.I. tools from Microsoft and other companies are helping write code, placing software engineers at the forefront of the technology’s potential to disrupt the work force.

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The Incompetence of DOGE Is a Feature, Not a Bug A series of mistakes by DOGE shows just how arbitrary and destructive this slash-and-burn strategy can get.

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Pope Francis has pneumonia in both lungs, Vatican says Pope Francis has pneumonia in both lungs, according to the Vatican. There's concern about the ability of the 88-year-old pontiff to fight off the infection.

Prayers for the Holy Father.

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Elon Musk’s DOGE team may need a crash course in COBOL As Musk’s young engineers push to ‘modernize’ government systems, they may find themselves bogged down in a decades-old programing language.

Computer Programming Languages in the news. Elon Musk’s DOGE team may need a crash course in COBOL.

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