Communications of the ACM
The blog archive provides access to past blog postings from Communications of the ACM and other sources by date.
March 2010
From Daniel Lemire's Blog
Is programming
According to student evaluations, most of my students appreciate short programming assignments. Yet, every year, some students think that programming is below them or unimportant. Maybe I should start my courses with this theorem…
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
Hill Tech Happenings, Week of March 1
March 2
Hearing: The Human Rights and the Law Subcommittee of the Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on global internet freedom 10 a.m., 226 Dirksen Building
March 3
Hearing: The Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity…From BLOG@CACM
200 Years of Independence and Internet-Available Information
A quick summary of Web sites about the celebration of 200 years of independence in Latin America.
From Putting People First
Internet on mobiles: evolution of usability and user experience
Anne Kaikkonen, a UI product manager at Nokia, recently presented her doctoral dissertation on the usability and user experience of the mobile internet. Internet on Mobiles: Evolution of Usability and User Experience (pdf) Dissertation…
From Schneier on Security
Breaking in to Hotel Rooms
Is this how the al-Mabhouh assassins got in?
From Wild WebMink
links for 2010-03-01
From Putting People First
Interaction
Many videos of the Interaction10 conference are now online. Here are the one of the speakers mentioned in the recent review by Experientia partner Jan-Christoph Zoels. Paola Antonelli – Talk to Me Whether openly and actively,…
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Interesting Links 1 March 2010
Is it March that comes in like a lion and out like a lamb? Well up here in New Hampshire February left like a lion. At one point Thursday some 40% of the state was without power because of crazy high winds and some serious snow…