Communications of the ACM
The blog archive provides access to past blog postings from Communications of the ACM and other sources by date.
February 2018
From The Eponymous Pickle
Microsoft Teams vs Slack
Almost everyone I now talk to now is setting up a Slack channel. Microsoft Teams is now happening, but still don't see it mentioned by clients. Has to be a viable, free and easy to use option to compete. Better links to
Microsoft…
From The Eponymous Pickle
On Complex Network Analysis
Nicely done overview. And its not only about Python applications, includes an intro look at accessible and free systems like Gephi. Many network analysis concepts are described, gives you a view of the ultimate power of the…
From The Eponymous Pickle
On Marketing Mix
In Data Science Central. Good detailed view of marketing mix, by Vincent Granville. All the basics. Surprisingly non analytical, mostly a look at all the concepts, context and variables involved. A topic that all CPG companies…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Description of Amazon's Alexa Lab
Inside the Lab Where Amazon's Alex Takes over the World
By David Pierce in Wired.
WHEN IT FIRST launched in 2014, Amazon's Alexa voice assistant was little more than an experiment. It appeared first inside the Echo, itself a wacky…
From Schneier on Security
Jackpotting Attacks Against US ATMs
Brian Krebs is reporting sophisticated jackpotting attacks against US ATMs. The attacker gains physical access to the ATM, plants malware using specialized electronics, and then later returns and forces the machine to dispense…