In distant reaches of the world, such as Hollywood, Milwaukee and Schaumburg, Chicago is the Loop. Never mind the hundreds of square miles of vital neighborhoods that surround it. Never mind the ...

Though the phrase, which comes from a song by Philadelphia rapper Skrilla, may not have one specific meaning, its widespread use in youth culture is unmatched.

In cult sci-fi author Greg Egan’s Permutation City, there is a man who is obsessed with table legs. He’s been obsessed with sculpting them for nearly a hundred years, having instructed his digital ...

A series of instructions in a program that are constantly repeated. Also called an "endless loop," it may be intentional such as a never-ending demo on screen, or it may be a bug. Due to erroneous ...

A programming structure that continually tests for external events and calls the appropriate routines to handle them. An event loop is often the main loop in a program that typically waits for the ...

Backpack? Check. Pencil and paper? Check. An aggravating commute on the first day of school? Don't check that box just yet. To reduce traffic congestion and avoid possible collisions, the San Angelo ...