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Norman Matloff says that passing the Senate's immigration reform bill would be a "historical watershed event," and not in a good way.

To help him write his dissertation, computer scientist Fred Stutzman created an app that blocks online distractions.

"Something quite unique about computer science: We don't have a postdoc tradition. That's because we have historically had so many positions available in Ph.D.-granting departments and available for fresh Ph.D.s. Traditionally, when you get your Ph.D. [in computer science], you've got some place to go. There was always more demand than there was supply, and industry was soaking up half."