Communications of the ACM
The blog archive provides access to past blog postings from Communications of the ACM and other sources by date.
March 2014
From The Eponymous Pickle
Digital Asset Management
In the enterprise we were involved some of the earliest forms of what were to be called Digital Asset Management systems. Although the assets at the time were not necessarily at least originally digital. One of the firstMore…
From The Eponymous Pickle
What Makes a Data Visualization Memorable?
Interesting piece in CGW: The title question alone gives me pause. I want to make data useful and objective. I also want a data visualization to be the knowledge infrastructure for dealing with data and its meaning. It's…
From Putting People First
Why smart cities need an urgent reality check
Responsive urban technology sounds enticing but citizens must not be disconnected from plans drawn up on their behalf, argues Gary Graham in The Guardian. “It’s not clear at the moment whether future cities are strategic experiments…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Data Visualization as the Future
Short comment piece in Forbes. Worth a look. Several comments. It's not a new thing, it's the convenience to the analyst and the ability to make it interactive that is new. Access to more and new kinds of data is growing…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Looking for the Wearable App
Colleague Walter Riker is taking a close look at Google Glass to determine the future of wearable technologies. Follow his blog here. Send him some ideas about its use, collaborate with him on approaches. A smart guy.
From The Eponymous Pickle
Interview with Roy Marsten
In Data Science Central. Dr Roy Marsten comes from a similar background to my own, Operations Research and computational mathematics. Good to see related approaches discussed again." ... Dr. Marsten was the recipient ofDr…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Updated Linkedin Headline
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From The Eponymous Pickle
Consumer Psychology in Surveys
Via Wharton's Customer Analytics Initiative (WCAI): "You're always going to want to understand the consumer psychology: why are people doing what they're doing," says WCAI's Eric Bradlow ... Listen to the NPR Morning Editionn…
From Gödel's Lost Letter and P=NP
Could We Have Felt Evidence For SDP ≠ P?
Evaluating mathematical beliefs Rutgers in memoriam source. Leonid Khachiyan in 1979 caused arguably the most sudden surprise to the West’s popular scientific understanding since the successful launch of Sputnik in 1957. His…
From Gödel's Lost Letter and P=NP
Could We Have Felt Evidence For SDP ≠ P?
Evaluating mathematical beliefs Rutgers in memoriam source. Leonid Khachiyan in 1979 caused arguably the most sudden surprise to the West’s popular scientific understanding since the successful launch of Sputnik in 1957. His…
From The Eponymous Pickle
US to Give up Internet Administration
U.S. aims to give up control over Internet administration - in The Washington Post. What could go wrong here?
From The Eponymous Pickle
Killer Glass Apps
Been exploring the value of Glass beyond the merely convenient. Still seeking the killer app that will make it look useful, especially to business. It will require the integration of capabilities that are being developed by…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Underlying Foundations of Watson
An informative look at the foundations of the Watson offerings with this interactive Infographic. Particularly interesting to me, how IBM expects all their other offerings to connect with Watson. I would not expect that all…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Fingerprint Security
New kinds of fingerprint security approach claimed. " .... IDair’s technology uses the existing cameras on smartphones, coupled with its own software, to take pictures of users’ fingers and pull their fingerprints from these…
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
White House Accepting Applications for Presidential Innovation Fellows
The White House is now accepting applications for the third round of Presidential Innovation Fellows. Applications are due April 7, 2014. Click here to apply. The Presidential Innovation Fellows (PIF) program brings the principles…
From The Eponymous Pickle
KDNuggets Resource for Analytics
I was reminded of KDNuggets, which has been discussing the nuts and bolts of analytical methods for a long time. Worth following.
From The Eponymous Pickle
Voice Betrays Personality
In New Scientist: As detected other people, not by machine. And it is not clear what accuracy means here. By what other measure? " ... Although it's not clear how accurate such snap judgements are, what is apparent is that…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Freedom of Press vs Freedom of the Presses as a Technology
Recent rulings on technologies, say making a statement in a newspaper, versus a statement made in a blog. Volokh and his thoughts about the distinction. " ... Bloggers = Media for First Amendment Libel Law Purposes by Eugene…
From My Biased Coin
Those who Hire vs.
If you haven't yet, I encourage you to read the Inside Higher Ed article about a department that, when a candidate they had made an offer to attempted to negotiate the terms of that offer, then rescinded that offer.Let me beon…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Owl Ontologies
OWL Ontology language, an early view. We experimented with this method for corporate understanding projects. I recall the method did not have sufficient granularity for the purposes involved. Reviewing the current state of…
From Wild WebMink
2014: Year of the Linux Desktop
Originally posted on Meshed Insights & Knowledge:For those thinking that the supremacy of the Linux desktop is closely tied to the success of GNU/Linux distributions like Ubuntu and the downfall of Windows, this headline might…
From The Eponymous Pickle
The Web and its Tools, 25 Years Later
A remarkable comparison from economist Mark J Perry. With advertising flyers! " ... The web is now 25 years old and the equipment we use to surf the Internet is exponentially cheaper and faster than in 1989 ... "
From Computer Science Teachers Association
Why Would K-12 CS Teachers Want to Attend SIGCSE?
These were my thoughts several years ago as I was headed to my first SIGCSE. It seemed on the surface a little intimidating when the majority of attendees and sessions dealt with college/university level computer science. I was…
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
CSTA 2014 Board of Directors Candidates
The elections and nominations committee has announced the candidates for the Computer Science Teachers Association board of directors. You can read about the openings and the CSTA Board candidates on the CSTA web site. As usual…
From The Eponymous Pickle
It is the 25th Anniversary of the Web
Today is the 25th anniversary of the World Wide Web. It is celebrated here and elsewhere. I always take care to mention that the WWW is not the same thing as the Internet, though it runs on the Internet. I was a relatively…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Price Comparison Startup
A example of using a large scale database. A startup uses data to make comparison of grocery prices. Interesting example.I have been asked about the smattering of posts here about retail. I used to run an innovation center…
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
NIH Big Data to Knowledge Initiative Releases RFA
The NIH Big Data to Knowledge initiative (BD2K, http://bd2k.nih.gov/) has announced the release of an RFA for software and methods development in biomedical Big Data Science: Development of Software and Analysis Methods for Biomedical…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Nestle Works with Startups
Former colleague Pete Blackshaw gives some details in Adage about how Nestle is working with startups. " .... Nestle, which employs 339,000 people in more than 150 countries, has kept its Bay Area outpost small and nimble.…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Owning the Data
Who owns the data? A question that is increasingly arising as we start to use more complete and valuable data to scout next steps and drive analytical methods.
From Computational Complexity
Cosmos from Generation to Generation
During high school, well before the world-wide web with its bloggers and YouTube, out came a series Cosmos that I watched religiously. Back then you had to watch a show when it was aired and no skipping of commercials, though…