Communications of the ACM
The blog archive provides access to past blog postings from Communications of the ACM and other sources by date.
November 2010
From Schneier on Security
Friday Squid Blogging: Flying Squid
Photographic evidence from Jamaica.
From The Eponymous Pickle
We Can Store it, but can we Effectively Think about it?
Cheap storage now allows us to store all that occurs in the Web. I have worked on projects that include using things like the Internet Archive to understand the evolution of specific changes online for decades. ReadWriteWeb…
From Schneier on Security
Me on Cyberwar
Last week, I gave a talk on cyberwar and cyberconflict at the Institute for International and European Affairs in Dublin. Here's the video.
It was only the second time I've given the talk. About three quarters in, I noticed…From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
The future of social networking
To Facebook message or to e-mail? Facebook message. At least that was the conclusion of a
From Wild WebMink
Artigos em Portugu
Iniciando um esfor
From The Eponymous Pickle
GMA Rolls out New Site and Blog
The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) now has a new site and blog. My enterprise was a member and attended a number of their webinars, seminars and conferences over the years. In their blog they talk about their enhanced…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Web 2.0 for Supplier Collaboration at Procter
Via Consumer Goods Technology .... Evidence of some excellent developments.Leveraging Web 2.0 Technologies for Improved Enterprise & Supplier CollaborationNovember 30, 2010 11 a.m. ET Register Now Industry leader Procter…
From BLOG@CACM
SC10: Green500 and Booth 'Awards'
SC10 has included several lists that rank supercomputers according to different criteria. The November 2010 Green500, focusing on energy efficiency, is out and has some interesting surprises.
From Schneier on Security
TSA Backscatter X-ray Backlash
Things are happening so fast that I don't know if I should bother. But here are some links and observations.
The head of the Allied Pilots Association is telling its members to avoid both the full body scanners and the patdowns…From BLOG@CACM
Game Design Through Mentoring and Collaboration
About the successful game design program for students at McKinley Tech and George Mason University which encourages young people to study STEM.
From Wild WebMink
Private Agreements Harm Communities
I pointed yesterday to an interesting comment about contributor agreements attached to a report about Michael Meeks speech a LPC. Another comment to the same article by Meeks himself casts light on another, much more serious…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Dual Business Intelligence Architectures
Thinking about differing architectures for casual versus power users of business intelligence. Having worked with executive information systems that needed to deal with this distinction, as well as the embodied ease of use issues…
From Wild WebMink
? Essays Now Creative Commons
I had a request on Identica to make one of my essays available under a Creative Commons licence so it could be translated. I thought that was such a good idea I’ve now applied a Creative Commons licence to the whole Essays section…
From Computer Science Teachers Association
Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship
Many years ago I had the tremendous pleasure of meeting Anita Borg and, although I did not realize it at that time, she had a tremendous impact on my career and my life. This is why I am truly delighted to share information …
From The Eponymous Pickle
Analytics is Hot
In the SASCom magazine, analytics is hot in the telecom industry. You don't have to tell me that, it should be hot everywhere.
From The Female Perspective of Computer Science
Traditional and Software Architects are Even Closer than You Think
I received a comment on Is a Software Architect Worthy of the Name? via email from Lourens Veen, a software architect for a project at the University of Amsterdam, where he is helping build a biodiversity information system. …
From The Eponymous Pickle
Collaboratively Watching Videos
Download squad shows a way to watch a video with friends using Youtube Social. I can see this also being used to rate a commercial with a group of consumers, or as a means to work with a group of colleagues on a video based…
From Schneier on Security
Airplane Terrorism Twenty Years Ago
Here's a scenario:
Middle Eastern terrorists hijack a U.S. jetliner bound for Italy. A two-week drama ensues in which the plane's occupants are split into groups and held hostage in secret locations in Lebanon and…
From The Eponymous Pickle
SAP's in Memory Analytics vs Neteeza?
Some interesting points here about SAP and Netezza. Set for release in November.
From Computational Complexity
Eleven Tweets from GASARCH
I don't do tweets-I don't think I have enough interesting 140-char notes to tell people (though that doesn't stop Lance). However, several tweet-worthy notes did come up recently so I'll post them here. Hope they are of interest…
From Wild WebMink
Contributor Agreements Say You
The conversation around LWN’s coverage of Michael Meeks’ talk at the Linux Plumbers Conference (sadly paywalled until now but available today and worth reading all the way through) provoked interesting comments. The subject of…
From Wild WebMink
links for 2010-11-18
Should Companies That Use Open Source Software Pay a Tithe? They should certainly budget to obtain service and ensure they pay the companies and people that make the software upon which they depend, whether they need support…
From Schneier on Security
Unsolicited Terrorism Tips to the U.S. Government
Adding them all up, the U.S. government "receives between 8,000 and 10,000 pieces of information per day, fingering just as many different people as potential threats. They also get information about 40 supposed plots against…
From BLOG@CACM
SC10: Dally Keynote, Heterogeneous Computing Systems
This post provides some impressions from Wednesday, November 17, at SC10, including Bill Dally's keynote address and panel discussions on heterogeneous computing.
From The Eponymous Pickle
Global Businesses Align to Provide Accurate Consumer Data
I am surprised this has not been done methodically long ago. It is becoming very important as shoppers need to get accurate data in-store. It is also key for other technological applications, like self-checkout and in store…
From Daniel Lemire's Blog
You probably misunderstand XML
When I took my current position, I was invited to teach a course on unstructured data. It is a sensible topic for a course: some say that between 80% to 90% of all enterprise data is unstructured. But I objected to the title…
From Putting People First
Michele Visciola on online healthcare information
Michele Visciola, Experientia partner, gave a talk last Sunday on online healthcare information at the 16th IFHRO (International Federation of Health Records Organizations) Congress in Milan, Italy. The International Federation…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Forbes on R Software
In the Forbes blog. Excellent article on the open source R statistical package. The visualization capabilities are emphasized. I agree that it is the package you really have to have on hand and know for statistics. It is…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Digital Coupon Use Soars
In Progressive Grocer, an overview article on the increasing use of digital coupons, with quite a few useful statistics. With the increasing use of smartphones, often mentioned here, the ability to acquire, organize and map"…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Adjusting Your Google Privacy
In Ars Technica, an article about the many privacy settings available for Google users. I use many Google services and am concerned about the privacy I give up when using their services. Google is reemphasizing the control that…