Communications of the ACM
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March 2015
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Choose to Code With TouchDevelop
Looks like a good chance to earn some money for school projects and introduce students to programming. Open to US public schools only unfortunately. More information from the Choose to Code website.
Teach your students to code…From The Eponymous Pickle
Digital Trends at Frito Lay
Always a leader in technology. Frito Lay speaks out. " ... How a Top Frito-Lay Marketer Keeps Up With Digital Trends ... CMO Ram Krishnan is a 'Marketing Technologist' At Snack Maker ... "
From insideHPC
Using Benchmarks to Your Advantage
Over at Admin HPC, Jeff Layton from AWS writes that while benchmarks remains contentious in the HPC industry, they still can be very useful.
From insideHPC
Quantifying The Dynamics of Your Superorganism Body Using Big Data Supercomputing
The human body is host to 100 trillion microorganisms, ten times the number of cells in the human body, and these microbes contain 100 times the number of DNA genes that our human DNA does. UC San Diego CSE Professor, Larry Smarr…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Comments
I see that comments on posts are increasing. Spam has decreased now that you need to register. This decreases time needed to manage this blog. I still approve every comment. I usually do that within the same day, so be patient…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Data Science Books for Key Value Topics
Detailed piece on two new books on favorite topics: Time Series and Anomaly detection. based on my long experience in the enterprise, these were the most important topics that connect with decision science. These were important…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Making All Ads Shoppable
In Adage: L'Oreal USA Moves to Make All Types of Ads -- Online and Off -- 'Shoppable' ... Deal with Powa Could Allow Direct-Response Tags on All Ads, Promotions .. "
From The Eponymous Pickle
End of Apps via Connections?
As we know them. by Paul Adams" ...The experience of our primary mobile screen being a bank of app icons that lead to independent destinations is dying. And that changes what we need to design and build.How we experience content…
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Is the BBC’s ‘Micro Bot’ the Silver Bullet
It’s been all over social media and online news the last couple of days - BBC to give out one million 'Micro Bit' computers to get kids coding. I’m a little skeptical. I’ve heard things like this before. (and blogged about it…
From The Eponymous Pickle
The Algorithms of Robo Journalism
In the NYT. If an Algorithm Wrote This, How Would You Even Know?LET me hazard a guess that you think a real person has written what you’re reading. Maybe you’re right. Maybe not. Perhaps you should ask me to confirm it the way…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Changing Face of B2B Marketing
In Thinking with Google. Worthwhile examination. " ... There have been interesting shifts in B2B in the past two years. What's changed? To find out, we surveyed B2B decision makers about their research and purchase habits.…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Following Tableau 9 Beta
This week attended an overview of Tableau 9,0 Nicely done global streamed user meeting. I have yet to try the Beta myself. Impression based on the presentation.I much like the use of the phrase 'visual analytics'. Visualization…
From insideHPC
HPC News Roundup for Friday the 13th
As we pack our bags for a series of Springtime HPC conferences, it's time to clear the decks and point to some notable news items from this week that didn't make it to the front page.
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
Nominate Your Students for the Paul Baran Young Scholar Awards!
Please help the Marconi Society identify outstanding Young Scholars. The Marconi Society was established in 1974 to honor Guglielmo Marconi, the Nobel laureate who invented radio (wireless telegraphy). Each year the Society gives…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Rule Based Expert Systems
It is still possible to effectively build rule based expert systems. I see that LPA has just established a new information and Download page. Includes some good examples in a number of business contexts. Note how this relates…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Pi Day of the Century, and a Piece of Pi for You.
Tomorrow is the Pi day of the century. It is 3/14/15, More events and ruminations about the event and the inspirational, though irrational number at the Wolfram Blog. Including a way to get your own piece of Pi!
From insideHPC
Interview: SGI’s Jorge Titinger on HPC Teamwork and other Lessons from Soccer
In this Purematter video, SGI CEO Jorge Titinger discusses the role that his experiences as a professional soccer player has had in both his professional development and his company’s success. He also provides insights into how…
From insideHPC
OCP Improving Datacenter Design Through Shared IP
"Facebook had the forethought to create the Open Compute Foundation and share IP from designing a highly efficient computing infrastructure at an extremely low cost. We are now building on that collaborative development model…
From insideHPC
Dr. David A. Horner Named Director of DoD Modernization Program
Today Dr. David A. Horner was named director of the Department of Defense High Performance Computing Modernization Program at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center in Vicksburg.
From insideHPC
Video: Satoshi Matsuoka on the Outlook for HPC in 2022
In this video, Satoshi Matsuoka discusses the 2022 outlook for supercomputing as he accepts the IEEE Computer Society 2014 Sidney Fernbach Award. He received the award for his work on advanced infrastructural platforms, large…
From The Eponymous Pickle
More on Apple ResearchKit
Now everybody can do their part to advance medical research.Medical researchers are doing some of the most important work in the world, and they’re committed to making life-changing discoveries that benefit us all. To help, we…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Traditional TV Watching Falls
In the Washington Post, reporting on Nielsen studies:" ... Traditional television watching is declining faster than ever as streaming services become a mainstream feature in American homes, according to new research by Nielsen…
From The Eponymous Pickle
The Aloft Butler Brings you a Toothbrush
Finally a closer look at the hospitality robotic butler at the Aloft in Cupertino. I remember when there was a version of the Aloft in Second Life that I 'stayed' in, but that is long gone. Being used mostly to deliver things…
From Schneier on Security
Data and Goliath Makes New York Times Best-Seller List
The March 22 best-seller list from the New York Times will list me as #6 in the hardcover nonfiction category, and #13 in the combined paper/e-book category. This is amazing, really. The book just barely crossed #400 on Amazon…
From Putting People First
Nudging and Choice Architecture: Ethical Considerations
Nudging and Choice Architecture: Ethical Considerations by Cass R. Sunstein Yale Journal on Regulation January 17, 2015 50 pages Is nudging unethical? Is choice architecture a problem for a free society? This essay defends seven…
From Putting People First
The perils of the internet of things
In the not so distant future, every object in your life will be online and talking to one another. Although it will transform the way we live and work, Marc Goodman wants to know if the benefits will outweigh the dangers. “For…
From Putting People First
The value of design to the public sector
Reduced budgets mean innovation in the public sector is vital if our public services are to become more effective and improve the experience for users, argues Anna Whicher, Head of Policy, at the National Centre for Product Design…
From insideHPC
ANSYS Modernizes Code for Intel Xeon Phi
Today ANSYS and Intel announced a collaboration to speed structural code on x86 processors.
From The Eponymous Pickle
Wireless Bio-sensors and Eye Tracking
Have seen this demonstrated in-store before .... another example. Particularly useful in understanding in-store applications that look at products in shelf context. " ... iMotions and ASL announce the integration of live…
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
WATCH Talk- Cybersecurity and Privacy: Complementary– Not Mutually Exclusive– Concepts
The next WATCH Talk is Thursday, March 19, 12:00-1:00PM EDT. Mary Ellen Callahan, will discuss Cybersecurity and Privacy: Complementary– Not Mutually Exclusive– Concepts. Mary Ellen Callahan, Chair of Jenner & Block’s Privacy…