Communications of the ACM
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April 2011
From The Eponymous Pickle
Brain Computer Phone Interface
Brain interfaces for computers and phones have been around for some time, but we have yet to see ones that are convenient, reliable and accurate enough to make them readily usable. Still waiting for that. In Mashable:Scientists…
From Computer Science Teachers Association
Candidate: Gail Chapman
Last weekend I had the privilege to spend time with a young Latina woman, Jessica, who is currently a junior in high school, enrolled in the CS 1 course at her school, actively engaging in the college search and application process…
From Computational Complexity
Choosing an Undergrad School
It is the time of year in the US that high school students have found out what schools have accepted them and now have to decide where to spend the next four years. Maybe because I am of that age, but I find myself talking more…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Wal-Mart buys Kosmix
Wal-Mart makes an interesting move into social media with the acquisition of Kosmix. " ... According to sources close to the situation, Wal-Mart Stores paid just over $300 million for Kosmix.The six-year-old Mountain View, Calif…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Microsoft Launches Photosynth
We examined the use of the MS package mobile Photosynth for producing panoramas of multiple images. See the link for a stitched view of Seattle Japanese gardens. We were not interested in vacation pictures, but rather how to…
From Wild WebMink
? Sweetness and Strength
Is Sugar Toxic? “I have eliminated refined sugar from my diet and eat as little as I possibly can,
From Schneier on Security
Software as Evidence
Increasingly, chains of evidence include software steps. It's not just the RIAA suing people -- and getting it wrong -- based on automatic systems to detect and identify file sharers. It's forensic programs used to collect …
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
XNA Game Development Tutorial
| From the makers of the From Putting People First The Interaction Design
Rahul Sen believes that the interaction design community is witnessing an important revolution From Putting People First The sharing economy
Thanks to the social web, you can now share anything with anyone anywhere in the world. Fast Company profiles Neal Gorenflo who, after quitting his job as strategist for a division of shipping giant DHL, started Shareable, a… From Putting People First EU recommendations on privacy protection in smart meters
The European Union’s Working Party on Data Protection has issued five recommended requirements for the protection of personal privacy in a time of Smart Meters in the home (pdf), outlining what needs to happen in order to gain… From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson The Internet is the Answer for School Reform
A friend of mine sent me links (via Slashdot which I occasionally read for the articles myself) that he thought were an interesting contrast.
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