Amanda Smith is a freelance journalist and writer. She reports on culture, society, human interest and technology. Her stories hold a mirror to society, reflecting both its malaise and its beauty.

Recently Haiku has become a bit of a popular subject of articles and videos, owing perhaps to how close it currently is to be ...

This algorithm traces the contour of a binary mask in a clockwise direction. It was first described by Theo Pavlidis in "Algorithms for Graphics and Image Processing ...